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lighttpd vs Ferron: catalog facts
lighttpd	Ferron
Free Free and open source under the revised BSD licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, Linux, Self-hosted
Low memory and CPU use FastCGI, rewriting, compression and auth built in	Short, readable configuration for sites and reverse proxies Automatic TLS certificate issuance and renewal
Smaller ecosystem of guides than nginx or Apache Official downloads are source tarballs; most users install from distribution packages	Younger project with a smaller ecosystem than Nginx or Caddy Configuration is text-only, with no web interface
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is 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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