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Servasm is a minimal web server written entirely in x86_64 assembly language for Linux systems. It serves static files using a forking architecture where each request runs in a separate process, leveraging kernel… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Servasm – Literate web server in x86 assembler launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   ServBay▲399

   Hello HN, I’m one of the creators of ServBay. I built this because I got tired of the cognitive load required just to start coding. On my Mac, it was a fragile mix of Homebrew services and asdf conflicts. On Windows, managing PATH variables and fighting with Docker Desktop's resource usage was equally frustrating. I missed the simplicity of the MAMP/XAMPP era, but I needed to support modern stacks (Go, Rust, Node, etc.). What it is: ServBay is a native local development environment for both macOS and Windows. It is not a wrapper around Docker or VMs. It bundles everything you need into…

   2024 · servbay.com · its alternatives →

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   Building a web server in assembly to give my life (a lack of) meaning▲430

   This is ymawky, a static file web server for MacOS written entirely in ARM64 assembly. It supports GET, PUT, DELETE, HEAD, and OPTIONS requests, and supports Range: bytes=X-Y headers (which allows scrubbing for video streaming). It decodes percent-encoded URLs, strictly enforces docroot, serves custom error pages for any HTTP error response, supports directory listing, and has (some) mitigations against slowloris-like attacks. I’ve also written a more detailed writeup here: https://imtomt.github.io/ymawky/

   May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   HTTP server written in x64 assembly (x86-64)▲12

   A minimalist HTTP server for Linux, written in x86_64 assembly - jcalvinowens/asmhttpd

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   ZeroHTTPd: A web server to teach Linux performance, with benchmarks▲472

   Articles in this series Part I. Iterative ServersPart II. Forking ServersPart III. Pre-forking ServersPart IV. Threaded ServersPart V. Pre-threaded ServersPart VI: poll-based serverPart VII: epoll-…

   2019 · unixism.net · its alternatives →

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   TinyWasm – A tiny WebAssembly Runtime written in Rust▲172

   Show HN: TinyWasm - A tiny WebAssembly Runtime written in Rust Hi HN! I'm excited to share TinyWasm (https://github.com/explodingcamera/tinywasm), a WebAssembly Interpreter I developed for my final university project. The main goal of this project was to deepen my understanding of WebAssembly and interpreter design. TinyWasm successfully passes all the official WebAssembly 1.0 tests and also includes features from future proposals such as like bulk memory operations. Initially more of a research project, TinyWasm focuses on simplicity and portability. It has minimal…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Kyushu – A self-hostable WASM sandbox for JavaScript workers▲89

   A self-hostable Wasm sandbox for JavaScript workers.

   Jun 2026 · kyushu.dev · its alternatives →

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   Web Serve▲106

   "Web Serve" is a simple and easy-to-use application designed for quickly setting up and managing local static servers. Whether you are a developer, designer, content creator, or a regular user, this application can help you create local servers effortlessly for testing, development, or personal use. Key features: - One-click setup for local static servers - Simple and intuitive interface - Supports multiple concurrent servers - SPA mod rewrite feature for frontend developers - Support port forward GitHub: https://github.com/jaywcjlove/web-serve Website:…

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Vim online editor using WebAssembly, storing files using IndexedDB▲316

   2023 · vimonlineeditor.com · its alternatives →

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   AsmHTTPd – The tiniest webserver ever written (Linux, x86_64 assembly)▲8

   A minimalist HTTP server for Linux, written in x86_64 assembly - jcalvinowens/asmhttpd

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    WebVM – x86 VM in WebAssembly, now with networking (via Tailscale)▲23

    Linux virtual machine, running in the browser via HTML5/WebAssembly. Networking and graphics supported.

    2022 · webvm.io · its alternatives →

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    Local-First Linux MicroVMs for macOS▲213

    Shuru is a lightweight sandbox that spins up Linux VMs on macOS using Apple's Virtualization.framework. Boots in about a second on Apple Silicon, and everything is ephemeral by default. There's a checkpoint system for when you do want to persist state, and sandboxes run without network access unless you explicitly allow it. Single Rust binary, no dependencies. Built it for sandboxing AI agent code execution, but it works well for anything where you need a disposable Linux environment.

    Feb 2026 · shuru.run · its alternatives →

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    Wrote a tiny WebAssembly (wat2wasm) compiler in Go▲75

    As a personal project I wrote a really tiny Wat 2 Wasm compiler in Go. Mainly for demonstrative and educational purposes. It was tough: I didn't know anything about WebAssembly internals and I'm a newbie with Go... so I tried to document it as much as I could for anyone that would like to approach the quest in the future! It misses a lot of features (that will be gradually implemented). Any feedback is welcomed!! Demo: https://luna-demo.vercel.app

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Obelisk – a WASM-based deterministic workflow engine▲103

    A lightweight engine for durable execution / deterministic workflows I built with Rust, wasmtime and the WASM Component Model. Its main use is running reliable, long-running workflows that can automatically resume after failures. Looking for feedback on the approach and potential use cases!

    2025 · obeli.sk · its alternatives →

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    WAPM – WebAssembly Package Manager▲186

    Hi HN! I’m Syrus, from the Wasmer team. We just released the new version of WAPM that is an order of magnitude better than the previous one (that we also announced here in HN two years ago! [0]), enabling an incredible experience for using and publishing WebAssembly packages. The tech stack that we are using includes: * Python and Django (for the backend) with Graphene (for the open GraphQL API [1]) and Django Channels with websockets over GraphQL [2] for subscriptions * Next.js [3] with React-Relay [4] and Tailwind.css [5] for the frontend * WebAssembly and Wasmer [6] (for the online shell)…

    2022 · wapm.io · its alternatives →

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    A little web server in C▲178

    A little web server written in C for Linux. Supports: CGI, Reverse Proxy. Single threaded using I/O multiplexing (select).

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I spent my vacation writing a modern JVM assembler▲218

    A JVM assembler for the modern age. Contribute to roscopeco/jasm development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A pure ARM64 Assembly web server, now on Linux with CGI for no reason▲51

    This is ymawky, a now-dynamic web server written entirely in ARM64 Assembly. I've previously posted about ymawky here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48080587 In the past month and a half, I've made some pretty major improvements: I've added CGI scripting support, so the server now supports query strings and dynamic content; and I've fully ported ymawky to run on Linux, rather than macOS-only. In addition to GET/PUT/HEAD/DELETE/OPTIONS requests, because of CGI support ymawky also accepts POST requests (only to CGI resources for now). I've also updated…

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Servus for Mac and Dropbox▲95

    I've built a thing! A few months back someone (not me) posted my Mac app Droplings to HN. It was incredibly rough around the edges back then, and in alpha. Well, it's finished now and sparkles like crazy. Please take a look! :)

    2012 · servus.io · its alternatives →

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    WAPM▲126

    The WebAssembly Package Manager

    2019 · wasmer.io · its alternatives →

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    Docker in the browser using x86-to-WASM recompilation▲119

    Run KolibriOS, Linux or Windows 98 in your browser

    2022 · copy.sh · its alternatives →

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    A tiny WASM compiler and runtime for demonstration purposes▲48

    Hello, I'm building a WebAssembly compiler and documenting the process in the meantime. This aims to be a tool for demonstration and education purpose. It doesn't aim to do fancy stuff nor to replace existing ones. I'm building this to learn and to improve and hopefully it can be useful for others as well :) From last time I've presented the idea, I've implemented more basic features on Luna and I've built a custom and tiny runtime for Luna! (documenting it of course). Any feedback is really appreciated :) Repo: https://github.com/thomscoder/luna

    2022 · luna-demo.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    KORE.io▲88

    A fast SPDY capable web server for web development in C

    2015 · kore.io · its alternatives →

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    I wrote a WebAssembly Interpreter and Toolkit in C▲105

    Web49: WebAssembly Interpeter. Contribute to FastVM/Web49 development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A (marginally) useful x86-64 ELF executable in 466 bytes▲85

    Battery info program for x86-64 Linux laptops in 307 bytes of machine code - meribold/btry

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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