[geeks] Simple web server?

[Joshua D. Boyd]

James Birdsall <jwb-tech at picarefy.com> wrote:

>Apache has grown enormously and is now like using a whale to swat a fly
>
>if all you want to do is serve some static content. Surely somebody out
>
>there has written a web server that is small and simple to configure, 
>for those with minimal needs. After thinking about it for a bit, I 
>really only have three requirements: 1) virtual domains, 2) basic 
>password control for a few directories, and 3) the ability to 
>autogenerate a directory listing for directories which don't have an 
>index.html.

Nginx is simple to install and configure. It absolutely supports virtual domains and basic auth. It probably supports directory listings, but I don't use that feature.