Web Servers
Web server guides for localhost: Apache, Nginx, Node.js, IIS, Caddy, Tomcat, and more. Default ports, install steps, and configuration.
- Caddy Local Development Guide · Web Servers — Use Caddy to provide automatic HTTPS and reverse proxy on localhost, forwarding requests to backends like Vite, Node, PHP, etc.
- Apache HTTP Server Local Development Guide · Web Servers — Install and configure Apache HTTP Server on localhost, default ports 80/8080, local access at http://localhost.
- Cherokee Web Server Local Guide · Web Servers — Cherokee is an open-source web server with a web management interface, allowing configuration of static and PHP sites on localhost.
- Gunicorn Local Python Web Development Guide · Web Servers — Run Django, Flask, and other Python WSGI applications on localhost using Gunicorn, default binding to 127.0.0.1:8000.
- HTTP File Server (HFS) Local File Sharing · Web Servers — HFS quickly publishes folders as HTTP file services accessible via http://localhost on Windows.
- Hiawatha Web Server Local Guide · Web Servers — Hiawatha is a lightweight web server focused on security, hosting static and PHP sites on localhost.