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Cherokee (web server)

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Cherokee Web Server
Original author(s)Álvaro López Ortega, Cherokee Project
Stable release
1.2.104[1] / 1 April 2014;10 years ago(1 April 2014)
Repository
Written inC,PythonandJavaScript[2]
Operating systemCross-platform[3]
Available inEnglish, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese Simplified, Catalan, Galician
TypeWeb server
LicenseGPLv2[4]
Websitecherokee-projectEdit this at Wikidata

Cherokeeis an open-sourcecross-platformweb serverthat runs onLinux,BSD variants,Solaris,OS X,andWindows.It is a lightweight,[5]high-performance[6]web server/reverse proxylicensed under theGNU General Public License.Its goal is to be fast and fully functional yet still light. Major features of Cherokee include a graphical administration interface namedcherokee-admin,and a modular light-weight design.

Cherokee is maintained and developed by anopen source community.[7]

Features

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Web server features

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Web applications

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Configurationwizardsare provided to automatically configure the web server to perform specific tasks, or run frameworks and applications. These provide support for:PHPthroughFastCGI,Ruby on Rails,ColdFusion,GlassFish,Django,Alfresco,GNU Mailman,.NETwithMono,rTorrent,Symfony,andZend Engine,plus genericVideo StreaminganduWSGI.[14]

Devices running Cherokee

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During the last few years Cherokee has been adopted by numerous electronic device makes and IoT technology manufacturers. Some examples includeGoProaction cameras and drones,[15]Xiaomiaction cameras,Digi International'sInternet of thingskits,[16]ATN Corporation's high-end rifle scopes,[17]Defender's security cameras,[18]etc. Since Cherokee is Open Source Software and does not require manufacturers to license the code, there is no way to know how many companies are embedding Cherokee in their products.

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Release v1.2.104".1 April 2014.Retrieved22 February2016.
  2. ^"Cherokee - Ohloh".Ohloh.net.Archived fromthe originalon 11 December 2008.Retrieved8 February2012.
  3. ^"Cherokee Downloads".Cherokee project.Retrieved2011-03-23.
  4. ^"Cherokee license".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-07-23.
  5. ^Frommel, Oliver."FEATHERWEIGHTS - Linux Magazine Online".Linux Magazine.Retrieved10 August2011.
  6. ^"Installing Cherokee With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Ubuntu 11.04".Linux.10 August 2011.Retrieved26 August2011.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^Contributors and metrics about Cherokee Project
  8. ^"TLS/SSL Cookbook".Cherokee project.Retrieved2010-09-16.
  9. ^"Virtual Servers".Cherokee project.Retrieved2010-09-16.
  10. ^"Supported authentication mechanisms".Cherokee project.Retrieved2010-09-16.
  11. ^"Supported logging styles".Cherokee project.Retrieved2010-09-16.
  12. ^"Cherokee uWSGI support".Retrieved23 March2011.
  13. ^"Application deployment with Cherokee Market".Archived fromthe originalon 26 February 2011.Retrieved23 March2011.
  14. ^"Recipes for specific tasks".Retrieved2010-09-16.
  15. ^"GoPro: Open Source Software".
  16. ^"Digi ConnectCard i.MX28"(PDF).
  17. ^"Hacking the ATN X-sight".
  18. ^"Wi-Fi камера Multicam Defender WF-10HD".
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