Standalone HTTP servers

Starman

Powerful, fast and configurable preforking HTTP server. Inspired by Ruby's Unicorn web server. Supports HTTP/1.1 and has lots of configuration options.

• Based on Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Prefork by Andy Grundma
• Ported to Plack by Tatsuhiko Miyagawa
• Uses Net::Server::PreFork
• Supports HTTP/1.1
• Pipelined requests
• Chunked request/response
• Keep-Alives
• Graceful restart with HUP (No shutdown with QUIT yet)
• Server::Starter support
• No Win32 support
• Supports binding multiple interfaces
• UNIX Domain socket
• Dynamic worker configuration with TTIN/TTOU
• Spare servers (optional)
• Specifying backlog size (optional)
• Delay loading apps by default, preloading optional
• PID file and daemonize support

Starlet

Lightweight and fast standalone HTTP server. Best used behind frontend proxy (such as nginx or lighttpd) with Server::Starter superdaemon.

• Written by Kazuho Oku
• Uses Parallel::Prefork
• Supports HTTP/1.0
• Keep-Alives
• Graceful restart (with Server::Starter)
• Graceful shutdown (Parallel::Prefork)
• Server::Starter support
• Win32 support
• Preloading apps by default

HTTP::Server::Simple::PSGI

PSGI compatible standalone HTTP server with minimum dependencies.

• Written by Tatsuhiko Miyagawa
• Uses HTTP::Server::Simple which has no non-core module dependencies
• Has no dependency on Plack. Supports perl back to 5.6
• Best to be used in the embedded systems such as Android
• Single process, no fork support