Apache HTTP Server
The world's most widely used web server
The Apache HTTP Server is a powerful, flexible open-source web server that can also act as a reverse proxy and load balancer through its mod_proxy modules. It has decades of stability.
Key features
- Mature reverse proxy
- Extensive module system
- Per-directory configuration
- Cross-platform
Strengths
- Released under the Apache-2.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Active community (4k GitHub stars)
- Written in C
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