lwan

Benchmarks in the README show up to 320,000 requests/second for static content without disk I/O, achieved through a coroutine-based event loop and multi-threading.

Automatically serves pre-compressed files, caches file metadata, and generates directory indices, reducing disk I/O and improving response times for static content.

Supports Lua or LuaJIT for dynamic request handling, enabling custom web frameworks and logic without external dependencies, as detailed in the Lua module documentation.

Uses a simple key-value syntax with support for environment variables and nested sections, allowing fine-tuned control over server behavior, as explained in the configuration file format.