algernon

title: Algernon description: Web server with built-in support for Lua, Teal, Markdown, Pongo2, Amber, Sass, SCSS, GCSS, JSX, TypeScript, Bolt, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, Valkey, MariaDB, MySQL, MSSQL, Tollbooth, Pie, Graceful, Permissions2, users and permissions, IPv6, React19 keywords: web server, QUIC, lua, teal, markdown, pongo2, application server, http, http2, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, go, golang, algernon, JSX, TSX, TypeScript, React, BoltDB, Bolt, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, Valkey, MariaDB, MySQL, Three.js, ipv6, react19 theme: material --

Web server with built-in support for HTTP/2, HTTP/3 (QUIC), Lua, Teal, Markdown, Pongo2, HyperApp, Amber, Sass(SCSS), GCSS, JSX, TypeScript, Ollama (LLMs), BoltDB (built-in, stores the database in a file, like SQLite), Redis, Valkey, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MariaDB, MySQL, MSSQL, IPv6, npm-less React 19, rate limiting, graceful shutdown, plugins, users and permissions.

All in one small self-contained executable.

Distro Packages ---------------

Quick installation ------------------

Requires Go 1.26 or later.

go install github.com/xyproto/algernon@latest

Or manually (development version):

git clone https://github.com/xyproto/algernon
cd algernon
go build -mod=vendor
./welcome.sh

Releases and pre-built images -----------------------------

See the release page for releases for a variety of platforms and architectures.

Getting Started ---------------

See TUTORIAL.md.

Docker ------

The Docker image is less than 17MB and can be tried out (on x8664) with:

mkdir localhost
echo 'hi!' > localhost/index.md
docker run -it -p4000:4000 -v .:/srv/algernon xyproto/algernon

And then visiting http://localhost:4000 in a browser.

Technologies ------------