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lighttpd vs Apache Lounge: catalog facts
lighttpd	Apache Lounge
Free Free and open source under the revised BSD licence.	Free Free downloads, funded by voluntary donations.
Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, Self-hosted
Low memory and CPU use FastCGI, rewriting, compression and auth built in	Current Windows builds of Apache httpd Popular third-party modules available
Smaller ecosystem of guides than nginx or Apache Official downloads are source tarballs; most users install from distribution packages	Windows builds only Third-party builds rather than official ASF binaries
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is 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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