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Ferron vs Algernon: catalog facts
Ferron	Algernon
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, Self-hosted, Command line
Short, readable configuration for sites and reverse proxies Automatic TLS certificate issuance and renewal	Single self-contained executable HTTP/2 and QUIC support
Younger project with a smaller ecosystem than Nginx or Caddy Configuration is text-only, with no web interface	Smaller ecosystem than mainstream web servers Lua-based scripting may be unfamiliar
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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