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lighttpd vs Static Web Server: catalog facts
lighttpd	Static Web Server
Free Free and open source under the revised BSD licence.	Free Free and open source, dual-licensed under MIT and Apache 2.0.
Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Low memory and CPU use FastCGI, rewriting, compression and auth built in	Single small binary with no dependencies TLS, security headers and Basic Auth built in
Smaller ecosystem of guides than nginx or Apache Official downloads are source tarballs; most users install from distribution packages	Serves static content only, with no dynamic scripting Needs separate tooling for building the site itself
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: MIT OR 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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