lighttpd
fast webserver with minimal memory footprint
Command lineInternetWeb, file and network servers
Not tested on a device yet. What that means
Limits in Breadstick
lighttpd cannot use port 80, which Android does not give apps, so set server.port above 1024 in lighttpd.conf.
lighttpd in Breadstick
Breadstick runs Debian's own lighttpd package for ARM64, the build a Debian 13 computer with an ARM processor installs, so lighttpd should behave as it does on a Linux PC. It is a command line program rather than an app with a window of its own: you run it by typing its command in Breadstick's Terminal, or in any terminal window on the Linux desktop, and it needs no Desktop or Floating session running.
Commands in the package
lighttpdlighttpd-angellighttpd-disable-modlighttpd-enable-modlighty-disable-modlighty-enable-mod
There is no systemd in Breadstick, so a server does not start on its own: you start it by hand from the Terminal. Android does not give apps the network ports below 1024, so a web or file server listens on a higher port, and other devices on your network can reach it at the device's address when it listens on all addresses and Breadstick is running. More in the docs: What Breadstick cannot do: the system itself.
About lighttpd
From Debian's package description
lighttpd is a small webserver and fast webserver developed with security in mind and a lot of features. It has support for
- CGI, FastCGI and SSI
- virtual hosts
- URL rewriting
- authentication (plain files, htpasswd, LDAP)
- transparent content compression
- conditional configuration
- HTTP proxying
and configuration is straight-forward and easy.
From Debian's description of the lighttpd package, under that package's license.
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Sources and licenses
- Name: the Debian package name.
- Summary: Debian's short description of the lighttpd package, under that package's license.
- Description: Debian's description of the lighttpd package, under that package's license.
- Versions and sizes: Debian's archive for ARM64, as on packages.debian.org.
- Popularity: Debian Popularity Contest counts.
More in About the catalog.