Compact, easy to use and feature-rich

Abyss Web Server is a compact web server available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD operating systems.

Despite its small footprint, it supports HTTP/1.1, secure SSL/TLS connections (HTTPS), on-the-fly HTTP compression, dynamic content generation through CGI/FastCGI scripts, ISAPI extensions, native ASP.NET support, eXtended Side Includes (XSSI), custom error pages, password protection, IP address control, anti-leeching, and bandwidth throttling.

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.

Major features All the Features

• Virtual hosting (support for many hosts on a single computer)
• Secure SSL/TLS connections (HTTPS)
• Dual hosts (HTTP+HTTPS)
• Comprehensible SSL certificates management interface
• On-the-fly HTTP compression
• Native ASP.NET support
• Support for PHP, Perl, Python, "Classic" ASP, and almost any Web scripting language including the ability to run database (MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL Server, MS Access, etc...) backed Web applications
• Support for the Ruby on Rails framework
• CGI, FastCGI, and ISAPI extensions support
• Custom directory listings
• URL Rewriting engine
• Multilingual remote web configuration interface (console)
• Unicode support
• Automatic anti-hacking system
• Anti-leeching system to control cross-site linking
• Server-wide, per file, and per directory bandwidth control
• Windows System Service, MacOS X Startup Item, and Linux/FreeBSD daemon support (Automatic startup when the computer boots up)

Supported operating systems

	All editions of Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Home Server, and 2008
	Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar), 10.3 (Panther), 10.4 (Tiger), and 10.5 (Leopard) on PowerPC and Intel-based Macintosh computers
	Linux for Intel x86 (any modern distribution - needs GLIBC 2.1 or later - Kernel 2.0 or later)
	FreeBSD 6.0 and later for Intel x86

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

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Overview of Abyss Web Server capabilities

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Abyss Web Server X1 is used worldwide and X2 customers are from more than 50 countries.

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