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freenginx

HTTP and reverse proxy server, written in C, that the project describes as an effort to preserve free and open development of nginx.

freenginx is an HTTP and reverse proxy server written in C, which the project describes as an effort to preserve free and open development of nginx. Its source lives in a Mercurial repository, mirrored on GitHub, and the project publishes Windows binaries alongside the source. The server runs as a master process with worker processes, and support runs through mailing lists.

Worth knowing

The project publishes its releases on its own news page rather than through GitHub releases, and it maintains a stable line alongside a mainline line.

Identity

Status
Active
Maintainer
freenginx3
First release
20246

Rendering and deploy

Runs as
Always on7
Install with
source-mercurial4

Releases

Current major version
14
Last release
2026-10-275

Adoption

GitHub stars
1812
Contributors
698

Why these figures do not compare

Sources

  1. 2026-10-29: name, links, Categories, License, License model
    freenginx.org/en/
  2. 2026-10-29: links, Written in, GitHub stars
    api.github.com/repos/freenginx/nginx
  3. 2026-10-29: Maintainer, Runtime
    github.com/freenginx/nginx
  4. 2026-10-29: Current major version, Install with
    freenginx.org/en/download.html
  5. 2026-10-29: Last release
    freenginx.org/
  6. 2026-10-29: First release
    freenginx.org/2024.html
  7. 2026-10-29: Runs as
    freenginx.org/en/docs/control.html
  8. 2026-10-29: Contributors
    api.github.com/repos/freenginx/nginx/contributors

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