Web server integration

uWSGI supports several methods of integrating with web servers. It is also capable of serving HTTP requests by itself.

Nginx

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Nginx support

The uWSGI module is included in the official Nginx distribution since version 0.8.40. A version supporting Nginx 0.7.x is maintained in the uWSGI package.

This is a stable handler commercially supported by Unbit.

Apache

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Apache support

The Apache2 mod_uwsgi module was the first web server integration module developed for uWSGI.It is stable but could be better integrated with the Apache API.

It is commercially supported by Unbit.

Since uWSGI 0.9.6-dev a second Apache2 module called mod_Ruwsgi is included. It’s more Apache API friendly. mod_Ruwsgi is not commercially supported by Unbit.

During the 1.2 development cycle, another module called mod_proxy_uwsgi has been added. In the near future this should be the best choice for Apache based deployments.

Lighttpd (Experimental)

This module is the latest developed, but its inclusion in the official Lighttpd distribution has been rejected, as the main author considers the uwsgi protocol a “reinventing the wheel” technology while suggesting a FastCGI approach. We respect this position. The module will continue to reside in the uWSGI source tree, but it is currently unmaintained.

There is currently no commercial support for this handler. We consider this module “experimental”.

Twisted

This is a “commodity” handler, useful mainly for testing applications without installing a full web server. If you want to develop an uWSGI server, look at this module. Twisted.

Tomcat

The included servlet can be used to forward requests from Tomcat to the uWSGI server.It is stable, but currently lacks documentation.

There is currently no commercial support for this handler.

CGI

The CGI handlers are for “lazy” installations. Their use in production environments is discouraged.

Cherokee (Obsolete)

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Cherokee support

The Cherokee webserver officially supports uWSGI.Cherokee is fast and lightweight, has a beautiful admin interface and a great community.Their support for uWSGI has been awesome since the beginning and we recommend its use in most situations.The userbase of the Cherokee uWSGI handler is probably the biggest of all. The Cherokee uWSGI handler is commercially supported by Unbit.

Mongrel2 (Obsolete)

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Attaching uWSGI to Mongrel2

Support for the Mongrel2 Project has been available since 0.9.8-dev via the ZeroMQ protocol plugin.

In our tests Mongrel2 survived practically all of the loads we sent.

Very good and solid project. Try it :)