CategoryWeb Servers
PricingFree, open source
Self-hostableYes
Repositorycherokee/webserver
LicenseGPL-2.0
LanguageC
Last activitySep 2026Active
Repository
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Stars569
Forks106
Open issues438
Last pushSep 2026
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