Name: Algernon
Author: Alexander F. Rødseth

Algernon

Alexander F. Rødseth·xyproto.algernon

Small self-contained pure-Go web server with Lua, Markdown, HTTP/2, QUIC, Redis and PostgreSQL support

winget install --id xyproto.algernon --exact --source winget

Latest 1.17.10·July 4, 2026

Release Notes

Also support case-insensitive file systems when checking for permissions (thanks @manus-use).
Fix issue #122, open the internal log file with different flags.
Fix the flag precedence issue, ref #145.
Make the path handling more robust in connection with React / Hot Module Replacement.
Render more types of Lua tables, ref #119.
Encode filenames in connection with the directory listing, ref #144.
Add the remoteaddr function, ref #114.
Let KeyValue also support table values, ref #113.
Add support for global.lua files for initializing the Lua pool, ref #103.
Also allow SIGUSR2 to clear the cache, thanks @MatrixNeoKozak, ref #174.
Make argument handling more robust.
Handle 127.0.0.1 and ::1 as localhost when serving domains.
Add -D as a short flag for --domain.
Use html/template for the error message page.
Escape filenames in error messages when in debug mode.
Make HMRUpdateHandler more robust.
Use encodeURIComponent in the registration for example.
Make two path-related errors into warnings.
Fix and update the dockerfiles.
Add container files and scripts for Podman.
Use the correct host for the auto-refresh feature.
Update dependencies.
Add an example that uses SQLite.
Update example projects.
Add more tests.
Add "make cover" for checking the test coverage.
Use build-time platform detection whenever possible.

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1.17.9

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1.17.8

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1.17.7

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1.17.6

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1.17.5

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1.17.4

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1.17.3

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1.17.2

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1.17.1

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1.15.2

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