Abyss Web Server

Compact, easy to use and feature-rich

Abyss Web Server is a compact web server available for Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems.

Despite its small footprint, it supports HTTP/2, secure SSL/TLS connections (HTTPS), automated provisioning and renewal of free certificates from Let's Encrypt® (ACME v2), IPv6, on-the-fly HTTP compression, dynamic content generation through CGI/FastCGI scripts, ISAPI extensions, native ASP.NET, HTTP/HTTPS/WebSocket reverse proxying, eXtended Side Includes (XSSI), custom error pages, password protection, IP address control, anti-leeching, bandwidth throttling, and log rotation.

It also features an automatic antihacking system as well as a multilingual remote web management interface that makes its configuration as easy as browsing a web site.

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Supported operating systems

All editions (64 and 32-bit) of Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, and XP
All editions (64 and 32-bit) of Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012, 2008, Home Server, and 2003
macOS 14 (Sonoma), macOS 13 (Ventura), macOS 12 (Monterey), macOS 11 (Big Sur), macOS 10.15 (Catalina), macOS 10.14 (Mojave), macOS 10.13 (High Sierra), macOS 10.12 (Sierra), Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan), 10.10 (Yosemite), and 10.9 (Mavericks) on all 64-bit Intel-based and all ARM-based Apple Silicon Macintosh computers.
Linux for Intel x64 (64-bit) and x86 (32-bit)
Any Linux distribution released after 2006 - requires GLIBC 2.4 or later and Linux kernel 2.4 or later

Available in two editions

Depending on your use and your needs, you may choose one of the two available editions (what's the difference?):

Abyss Web Server X1 Free Download
Free personal edition. It isn't a trial version or a demo. It is a fully usable personal web server with no limitations, no nag screens, no spyware, and no advertisements.
Abyss Web Server X2 Buy Now
Professional edition priced at US $59.95. It is a professional web server which comes with 1 year of update protection (includes free access to new versions and priority technical support).

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Abyss Web Server X1 vs. Abyss Web Server X2
View the features summary and learn about the differences between the personal and the professional edition.
Overview of Abyss Web Server capabilities
Find out about the major features of Abyss Web Server.
Abyss Web Server users & customers
Abyss Web Server X1 is used worldwide and X2 customers are from more than 75 countries.
Abyss Web Server in the media
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Getting Started
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