I'm rewriting a web server written in Rust for speed and ease of use
Hello! I got quite some feedback on a web server I'm building, so I'm rewriting the server to be faster and easier to use. I (and maybe some other contributors?) have optimized the web server performance, especially for static file serving and reverse proxying (the last use case I optimized for very recently). I also picked a different configuration format and specification, what I believe is easier to write. Automatic TLS is also enabled by default out of the box, you don't need to even enable it manually, like it was in the original server I was building. Yesterday, I released the first…
I'm rewriting a web server written in Rust for speed and ease of use launched on October 21, 2025 with 68 votes, #375 of 8,178 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
This is a Rust-based web server designed for developers seeking improved performance and simplicity. It handles static file serving and reverse proxying with optimized speed, includes automatic TLS enabled by default, and features a simplified configuration format. The project is maintained by its creator with contributions from others and has reached a release candidate stage.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Ferron is a fast, modern web server with built-in automatic TLS certificate management. Designed for speed, security and ease of use.
Configuration that catches typos before production does. Correlated logs and trace IDs that turn debugging into a simple lookup — so you know why a backend failed, not just that it did. $ c a t / e t c / f e r r o n / f e r r o n . c o n f { log /var/log/ferron/access.log error_log /var/log/ferron/error.log } api.example.com { proxy http://localhost:3000/ json_errors } $ s u d o s y s t e m c t l r e l o a d f e r r o n ; c u r l h t t p s : / / a p i . e x a m p l e . c o m / v 1 / t e s t { "status": 200, "message": "Hello World!" } $ c a t / e t c / f e r r o n / f e r r o n . c o n f { log /var/log/ferron/access.log error_log /var/log/ferron/error.log } api.example.com { proxy…from ferron.sh
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Hello! I got quite some feedback on a web server I'm building, so I'm rewriting the server to be faster and easier to use. I (and maybe some other contributors?) have optimized the web server performance, especially for static file serving and reverse proxying (the last use case I optimized for very recently). I also…
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