Portable Abyss Web Server

Before making a website available online tests need to be done in a closed environment in order to make sure that everything works as it should. This can be done with the help of a web server run locally.

Abyss Web Server has been created exactly for this purpose and allows setting up the server in no time, especially with the portable version that does not require installation.

Access to the contents available on the server is done through a web browser, which also stands for the interface of the application.

Apart from server configuration options the main page makes available settings relating to the management of SSL/TLS certificates along with statistics and console access restrictions.

As far as the server is concerned you can define the root location together with the values for the maximum number of simultaneous and keep-alive requests and the timeout duration before closing an inactive connection.

There is also the possibility to regulate the bandwidth used, either the total amount or how much an IP address is allowed.

Protective measures against hacking are on the list as well, providing options to ban the connection after a specific number of bad requests during a specific period of time and how long is the ban active.

Additional options refer to IP address control, which enable the administrator to create a list with blocked IPs and define a range with those that are allowed to connect.

Abyss Web Server is versatile enough to provide plenty of the functionality required for testing a website under controlled conditions.

It offers anti-hacking measures, on-the-fly compression for both static and dynamically generated content as well as an easy way to set it up. On the other hand, since this version is for personal use not all the functions are active.