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Ferron vs OpenResty: catalog facts
Ferron	OpenResty
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source; the company sells separate commercial products.
Windows, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, Self-hosted
Short, readable configuration for sites and reverse proxies Automatic TLS certificate issuance and renewal	Scripts Nginx request handling in Lua Bundles many Lua libraries and Nginx modules
Younger project with a smaller ecosystem than Nginx or Caddy Configuration is text-only, with no web interface	Requires familiarity with Nginx configuration and Lua Homepage also promotes paid commercial products
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: BSD-2-Clause
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it 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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