Open-source alternatives to Node

Stoatchat is a real-time chat server and messaging backend that utilizes WebSockets to handle instant communication, live event updates, and user presence tracking. The project incorporates an encrypted file storage system and cloud storage layer that applies AES encryption to binary data before upload. It also functions as an HTTP content proxy server to mask user IP addresses when fetching media from third-party services and as a push notification gateway to ensure reliable alert delivery via a background dispatch queue. The system includes role-based access control to manage user permissi

🩵 Self-hosted & Fully-automated ActivityPub Bridge for Static Sites.

SiteOne Crawler is a cross-platform website crawler and analyzer for SEO, security, accessibility, and performance optimization—ideal for developers, DevOps, QA engineers, and consultants. Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux (x64 and arm64).

A self-contained browser engine that fetches, renders, and extracts web content as Markdown, JSON, or screenshots — no Chromium, no API key, no setup.

A blazingly fast, minimalist HTTP server built for modern Rust applications.

tunnelto is a network tunneling tool that creates a public URL to forward traffic to a locally running web server, making it accessible from anywhere. It provides a way to expose local development servers to the internet through temporary or persistent public endpoints. The project supports authenticating tunnel connections with an API key to prevent unauthorized access, and allows reserving custom subdomains so the public URL remains stable across sessions. It also enables debugging webhook integrations by forwarding incoming requests to a local server for inspection during development, and

Port forwarding utility written in Rust with IP and TLS SNI/ALPN-based forwarding rules, multiple targets per port, iptables support, and hot reloading.

Mini reverse proxy server written in rust

🪂 SkyFolder shares your folders on the network!

A fast production-ready static web server with TLS (HTTPS), routing, hot reloading, caching, templating, and security in a single-binary you can set up with zero code.

Fast, local-first web content extraction for LLMs. Scrape, crawl, extract structured data — all from Rust. CLI, REST API, and MCP server.

A cross-platform, high-performance and asynchronous web server for static files-serving. ⚡

Miniserve is an HTTP static file server that hosts local directories over the network with an integrated web-based file browser. It functions as a single-binary tool capable of serving as a markdown rendering server, a TLS-enabled web server for encrypted traffic, and a WebDAV file manager for remote file operations. The project distinguishes itself through specialized hosting modes, including a single page application mode that routes requests to a single index file and the ability to generate random hexadecimal access URLs to obscure served directories. It also provides the ability to conve

Host These Things Please - a basic http server for hosting a folder fast and simply

This project is a collection of specialized HTTP servers designed for static file hosting, secure file uploads, and encrypted web traffic. It provides implementations for delivering local files and directories over HTTP and HTTPS, including support for index pages and single-page application routing. The software differentiates itself through dedicated server roles, including a secure file upload server with size limits and token validation, and an HTTPS web server that utilizes PKCS#12 certificates for TLS encryption. It also includes a specialized gateway for managing cross-origin resource