Re: [OT] local-only webserver for web app. thttpd or ??
On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 11:06:46 -0800, Kenward Vaughan
<kay_jay@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I am trying to set up a series of apps to run together for
> computational chemistry work at home. A Java-based front-end app I
> want to try is called WebMO, which uses a web interface requiring CGI.
> I have no server for doing this, so am looking for candidates. Thttpd
> seems to be a possibility. Apache strikes me as too big a package for
> what's needed.
>
> It would reside entirely on this one box on my internal LAN.
>
> I'm completely clueless as well about setting this up as well, so a
> simpler, kinder system would be of great help. I have no trouble
> beating my head against installation manuals, etc., but wanted to get a
> feeling for what others thought would be good to start with... ???
For localhost as well as internal LAN usage with not much
sophisticated configs, I find boa to be sufficient - it's lightweight,
and the packaged boa just works out of the box.
--
Paolo Alexis Falcone
pfalcone@gmail.com
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