Ask HN: which web server is the fastest?

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What is the fastest web server for serving static content and proxying? And what is its peak throughput? I've seen Nginx, Cherokee, GWan, etc. mentioned...

Additional info such as ease of use (custom C/C++ handlers, asynchronous request handling, etc.), community maturity, etc. would be useful as well...

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If you need to ask which is the fastest, you generally don't need the fastest.

My two cents.

This may seem like a flippant answer, but it's true. I'll add that if you do need the fastest and you have to ask, you should probably hire someone who doesn't need to ask that question.

Similar to not worrying about scaling because 99% don't get to the point where they need scaling.

Nginx

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