On Sunday 28 Jun 2015 05:23:01 Jean-Christophe Bach wrote: > * Bill Kenworthy <bi...@iinet.net.au> [28.06.2015. @05:45:37 +0800]: > > Hi all, > > > > over the years when I need a web-server I have just used Apache. I am > > > > in the process of consolidating my separate services VM's for various > > things into LXC containers and am looking for something a bit lighter if > > its worthwhile. > > > > I am currently using Apache for internal and external http/https static > > pages, webdav and radicale (dav/wsgi calendar) sometimes using vhosts. > > > > Is there something else much lighter weight than Apache for (each) of > > these tasks? - doesn't have to be the same application as I want to > > separate the tasks rather than have one huge complex Apache > > configuration serving an extremely light load. > > > > Nginx is an alternative for radicale (is it worth changing from one > > large application to one almost as heavy?) but what else can do wsgi/dav? > > > > BillK > > Hi Bill, > > I am "self-hosting" a lighttpd server with a cal/card dav sever: Baikal > [1]. I also added a web (js) interface for it, in case of I would need > it: CalDavZAP [2] and CardDavMATE [3] which were unified by InfCloud > [4]. > I chosed lighttpd because Apache became to heavy and to complex to > admin for a simple personal server. > > Hope it will help you, > > JC > > [1] http://baikal-server.com > [2] https://www.inf-it.com/open-source/clients/caldavzap/ > [3] https://www.inf-it.com/open-source/clients/carddavmate/ > [4] https://www.inf-it.com/open-source/clients/infcloud/
I am using apache, nginx, thttpd, boa. I have also used lighttpd in the past. For speed and features I would go with nginx. Small footprint single threaded boa is also extremely fast. YMMV. -- Regards, Mick
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