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Static Web Server

Cross-platform, high-performance, and asynchronous web server for static file serving.

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Still maintained? Yes: 25 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.44.1 (Oct 2026).

Docker #14 of 19 in Web Servers

At a glance

Static Web Server quick facts

Health score
88/100 GOOD
Stars
2,387
Last commit
12 days ago (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v2.44.1, Oct 2026
Licence
Apache-2.0, MIT
View static-web-server/static-web-server on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "Static Web Server (SWS) is a small, fast, production-ready web server for static file-serving that prioritizes simplicity and ease of use while delivering high performance and safety, powered by Rust. Built on Hyper and Tokio to deliver efficient and performant asynchronous I/O and HTTP/1-2 support with a low resource footprint."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Static Web Server scores 88/100, #14 of 19 in Web Servers: 25 commits in the last 90 days earn 29.2 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.44.1, 23 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 2,387 stars add 13.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 6.5 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 29.2 / 35

    25 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v2.44.1 released 23 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 13.5 / 20

    2.4k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

133 commits over the last 12 months
25
Last 90 days
133
Last 12 months
12 days ago
Last push

Ranked #14 of 19 tools in Web Servers by health , between Ferron (#13) and Vinyl Cache (#15) .

Details

LicenceApache-2.0, MIT
PlatformsRust, Docker
Latest releasev2.44.1 · 23 days ago
Stars2,387
Open issues35
DockerYes
Repositorystatic-web-server/static-web-server ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

Static Web Server vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a category with Static Web Server (Web Servers), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Caddy 100 79k Apache-2.0 today
Traefik 99 65k MIT today
NGINX 98 32k BSD-2-Clause yesterday
Static Web Server (this tool) 88 2.4k Apache-2.0 12 days ago
UUSEC WAF 74 1.7k GPL-3.0 10 days ago
Lighttpd 20 0 BSD-3-Clause 4 months ago

Static Web Server: common questions

Is Static Web Server still maintained?

Static Web Server had 25 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 12 days ago; the latest tagged release, v2.44.1, is from 23 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.