Built with Go · Production Ready

Web Server with
Native .htaccess Support

Onifast Aero is a blazing-fast, single-binary Go web server with native HTTP/2, TLS automation, virtual hosting, PHP-FastCGI, reverse proxy, and built-in DDoS protection — all without the bloat.

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Everything in One Binary

No modules to install. No config files to memorize. Onifast Aero ships as a single executable and just works.

HTTP/2 Native

Full HTTP/2 support with multiplexing, server push readiness, and header compression. No plugin — baked in.

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Auto TLS (ACME)

Automatic Let's Encrypt certificate provisioning via HTTP-01 challenge, with hot-reload on renewal. Zero downtime.

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Virtual Hosting

Serve unlimited domains from a single instance. Each with isolated configs, PHP versions, and access controls.

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PHP FastCGI Pool

Intelligent per-socket PHP connection pooling delivers PHP performance that rivals FPM tuned by experts.

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Reverse Proxy + Tunnel

Full-featured reverse proxy with WebSocket passthrough, dynamic port prefixes, and encrypted tunnel relaying.

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DDoS / IP Blocker

Real-time rate-limit tracking with configurable thresholds. Block at system level or per-owner domain level.

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GZIP Compression

Per-request adaptive compression with smart format detection. Skip binaries, compress everything else.

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Multi-Port Isolation

Bind domains to custom ports with strict isolation enforcement. Global ports and domain-specific ports coexist safely.

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Async Activity Logs

Non-blocking buffered log queue with 2,000-entry capacity. Telemetry never slows down request handling.

Performance

Raw Numbers Don't Lie

wrk benchmark · 12 threads · 400 connections · 30s · static file · 8-core server

Requests / Second (Higher = Better)

Onifast Aero
148,200
Caddy 2
122,000
Nginx 1.26
113,500
LiteSpeed
104,200
Apache 2.4
62,400

Baseline Memory Usage (Lower = Better, % of 8GB)

Onifast Aero
~18 MB
Caddy 2
~35 MB
Nginx 1.26
~46 MB
LiteSpeed
~80 MB
Apache 2.4
~125 MB
Feature Comparison

How We Stack Up

A feature-by-feature breakdown against the most popular web servers in production today.

Feature Onifast Aero Apache 2.4 Nginx LiteSpeed
Native .htaccess Support Built-in Native No support Apache compat
Copy Config And SSL Certificates Single folder Multi-dir Multi-dir Multi-dir
Licensing

Freedom vs Restrictions

License terms affect what you can build, sell, and modify. Here's the full picture across major web servers.

License Aspect Onifast Aero Apache 2.4 Nginx (OSS) Nginx Plus LiteSpeed OSE LiteSpeed Ent. Caddy OSS
License Type Proprietary Apache 2.0 BSD 2-Clause Commercial GPLv3 Commercial Apache 2.0
Free to Use ~ Tiered Always Always Paid GPLv3 Paid Personal
Commercial Use Licensed Paid ~ GPL copyleft Paid ~ EULA applies
Modify Source ~ Limited GPL terms
Redistribute w/ GPL
SaaS / Hosting Use Allowed ~ Check EULA
Patent Grant Explicit None ~ GPL implied Apache 2.0
Copyleft / Share-alike GPLv3 strong
Price / Year Contact Us Free Free $2,500+ Free $0–$3,000+ Free
Enterprise Support Included Community Community Community
Onifast Aero
Proprietary + Tiered
Use freely in production
SaaS / hosting allowed
Enterprise support included
~Feature tiers available
Source not public
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Apache 2.4
Apache License 2.0
Completely free forever
Modify & redistribute
Explicit patent grant
No copyleft obligation
Community support only
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Nginx OSS
BSD 2-Clause
Free & permissive
Modify & redistribute
No patent grant
Advanced features = paid
Community support only
LiteSpeed OSE
GNU GPL v3
Free to use
~Strong copyleft (GPL)
Derivative = open source
Enterprise features locked
Needs Linux
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Caddy OSS
Apache License 2.0
Single binary like Aero
Auto TLS built-in
~Commercial EULA applies
Enterprise = paid tier
Plugin ecosystem required
Architecture

Built Different

Every component is designed to be lock-free, goroutine-safe, and zero-allocation on hot paths.

  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  │                   Onifast Aero Core                          │
  │                                                             │
  │  Port :80/:443        ┌──────────────┐   ┌──────────────┐  │
  │  + Custom Ports  ───▶ │  VirtualHost  │──▶│  DomainCache  │  │
  │                       │   Handler    │   │ (sync.RWMu)  │  │
  │                       └──────┬───────┘   └──────────────┘  │
  │                              │                              │
  │          ┌───────────────────┼────────────────────┐         │
  │          │                  │                    │         │
  │   ┌──────▼──────┐   ┌───────▼──────┐   ┌────────▼──────┐  │
  │   │ PHP FastCGI  │   │  Rev Proxy   │   │ Static File  │  │
  │   │ Pool Mgr    │   │  + WebSocket │   │  + GZIP/Inj  │  │
  │   └─────────────┘   └──────────────┘   └──────────────┘  │
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  │   IP Blocker ──▶ System Level + Per-Owner Level             │
  │   ACME Engine ──▶ Memory Challenge + Disk Fallback           │
  │   TLS Manager  ──▶ Hot-Reload Cert Cache (sync.RWMu)         │
  │   Activity Log ──▶ Async Channel (buf=2000, non-blocking)    │
  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘