Open Source Web Servers Software
Found 19 self-hosted alternatives in this category.
Algernon
Small self-contained pure-Go web server with Lua, Markdown, HTTP/2, QUIC, Redis and PostgreSQL support
Apache HTTP Server
Secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards
BunkerWeb
Next-gen Web Application Firewall (WAF) that will protect your web services. ([Demo](https://demo.bunkerweb.io), [Source Code](https://github.com/bunkerity/bunkerweb), [Clients](https://docs.bunkerweb.io/latest/plugins/))
go-doxy
Lightweight, simple, and performant reverse proxy with WebUI, Docker integration, automatic shutdown/startup for container based on traffic
godoxy
High-performance reverse proxy and container orchestrator for self-hosters. ([Demo](https://demo.godoxy.dev/), [Source Code](https://github.com/yusing/godoxy))
HAProxy
Very fast and reliable reverse-proxy offering high availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP and HTTP-based applications
Lighttpd
Secure, fast, compliant, and very flexible web server that has been optimized for high-performance environments
Nginx Proxy Manager
Docker container for managing Nginx proxy hosts with a simple, powerful interface
NGINX
HTTP and reverse proxy server, mail proxy server, and generic TCP/UDP proxy server
Pangolin
Identity-aware tunneled reverse proxy with dashboard UI, access control, and WireGuard-based tunnels (alternative to Cloudflare Tunnel, Tailscale)
Pomerium
Identity-aware reverse proxy, successor to now obsolete oauth_proxy. It inserts an OAuth step before proxying your request to the backend, so that you can safely expose your self-hosted websites to public Internet
SafeLine
Web application firewall / reverse proxy to protect your web apps from attacks and exploits. ([Demo](https://demo.waf.chaitin.com/), [Source Code](https://github.com/chaitin/SafeLine))
Static Web Server
Cross-platform, high-performance, and asynchronous web server for static file serving
SWAG (Secure Web Application Gateway)
Nginx webserver and reverse proxy with PHP support, built-in Certbot (Let's Encrypt) client and fail2ban integration
UUSEC WAF
Industry-leading high-performance, AI and semantic technology web application firewall and API security gateway (fork of nginx)
Vinyl Cache
Web application accelerator/caching HTTP reverse proxy (formerly Varnish)