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Features

Static file handling

  • Static file serving (even above 2GB)
  • Directory listing serving
  • Protection against path traversal
  • Content-Range support (for non-HTML static files; also for HTML files from SVR.JS 3.15.1)
  • Serving from web root different than SVR.JS installation directory

Security

  • HTTPS support
  • HTTP/2 support
  • Built-in block list
  • Protection against HTTP authentication brute force attacks (from SVR.JS 3.4.8; enabled by default)
  • Ability to hide server version
  • OCSP stapling support (from SVR.JS 3.4.9)

Configuration and customization

  • Configurability via config.json file
  • Expandability via server-side JavaScript and mods
  • Ability to serve non-standard error pages
  • URL rewriting engine
  • Event driven architecture powered by Node.JS, along with clustering.

Compression and content delivery

  • Brotli, gzip and Deflate HTTP compression (Brotli supported since SVR.JS 3.4.11)
  • SNI (Server Name Indication) support
  • ETag support (from SVR.JS 3.6.1)
  • Reverse proxy functionality (requires reverse-proxy-mod SVR.JS mod)
  • Forward proxy functionality (requires forward-proxy-mod SVR.JS mod)

Authentication and access control

  • HTTP basic authentication

Gateway interfaces

  • CGI (Common Gateway Interface) support (requires RedBrick mod)
  • SCGI (Simple Common Gateway Interface) support (requires OrangeCircle mod)
  • JSGI (JavaScript Gateway Interface) support (requires YellowSquare mod)
  • PHP support (PHP-CGI with RedBrick mod or PHP-FPM with GreenRhombus mod)

Additional functionality

  • Logging
  • Ability to display IP addresses, from which originally request was made (from reverse proxies; via X-Forwarded-For)