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brew install httpd v2.4.68 Apache-2.0

Apache HTTP Server 2.4: production-grade web server with module-based architecture written in C.

Why you might care

httpd is a battle-tested, widely-deployed web server essential for hosting dynamic and static content at scale. Use it when you need full control over server configuration, HTTPS/HTTP/2 support, and extensive module ecosystem (mod_php, mod_ssl, mod_rewrite, etc.). Alternatives like nginx are lighter and faster for simple reverse-proxy tasks, but httpd offers deeper extensibility and better Apache Module compatibility if your stack requires it.

Categories

web-server server

Alternatives

nginx caddy apache2
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Runtime dependencies

apr apr-util brotli libnghttp2 openssl@3 pcre2

Links

Caveats

DocumentRoot is $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/var/www.

The default ports have been set in $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/httpd/httpd.conf to 8080 and in
$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/httpd/extra/httpd-ssl.conf to 8443 so that httpd can run without sudo.

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