Lighttpd 1.4.70, a lightweight http server, has been released, trying to combine high performance, security, standards compliance, and customization flexibility. Lighttpd is suitable for use on highly loaded systems and aims for low memory and CPU consumption. The project code is written in C language and distributed under the BSD license.
Major changes:
- mod_cgi speeds up the launch of CGI scripts.
- Provided experimental build support for the Windows platform.
- Preparations have been made to move the code with the implementation of HTTP/2 from the main server to a separate mod_h2 module, which can be disabled if there is no need for HTTP/2 support. Migration from native implementation to mod_h2 is expected in a future release.
- In proxy mode for HTTP/2, the ability to process requests from multiple clients within a single connection between the server and the proxy is implemented (mod_extforward, mod_maxminddb).
- The assembly of separate dynamically loaded modules mod_access, mod_alias, mod_evhost, mod_expire, mod_fastcgi, mod_indexfile, mod_redirect, mod_rewrite, mod_scgi, mod_setenv, mod_simple_vhost and mod_staticfile, the functionality of which is built into the main executable file, has been stopped (individual modules were not used in practice).
Source: opennet.ru