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H2O (web server)

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H2O
Original author(s)
Initial releaseFebruary 18, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-02-18)[1]
Stable release
2.2.6 / August 13, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-08-13)[2]
Repository
Written inC
Operating systemUnix-like
TypeWeb server
LicenseMIT License
Websiteh2o.examp1e.net Edit this at Wikidata

H2O is a free and open-source web server. It is written in C, and is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.

It was designed with a focus on supporting HTTP/2 and TLS, maximizing the use of new web technologies such as prioritization and server push. As a result it achieves significantly better performance than conventional web servers such as nginx.[3]

Features

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H2O has the following key features:[4]

History

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In July 2014, Kazuho Oku [ja] started development of H2O for usage as a server for mobile games while working at DeNA.[6] The initial version was released in December 2014, and the first stable version was released in February 2015 when the HTTP/2 specification was finalized.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kazuho Oku (2015-02-19). "H2O, the new HTTP server goes version 1.0.0 as HTTP/2 gets finalized". Kazuho's Weblog. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  2. ^ "Releases". GitHub. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  3. ^ 原田美穂 (2015-12-08). "Nginxより高速、HTTP/2サーバー「H2O」" (in Japanese). @IT. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  4. ^ "H2O - the optimized HTTP/2 server". DeNA. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  5. ^ "Base Directives - Configure". H2O - the optimized HTTP/2 server. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  6. ^ Kazuho Oku (2015-01-27). "H2O - making HTTP better" (in Japanese). SlideShare. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  7. ^ Kazuho Oku (2016-02-05). "ウェブを速くするためにDeNAがやっていること - HTTP/2と、さらにその先" (in Japanese). SlideShare. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
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