XYxyproto·Oct 9, 2026
Yes, I added support for deterministic `.prompt` files to the Algernon web server 2 years ago: https://github.com/xyproto/algernon/commit/e09858f9364f8e018...
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Small self-contained pure-Go web server with Lua, Teal, Markdown, HTTP/2, QUIC, Redis, TypeScript, npm-less React 19, SQLite, and PostgreSQL support ++
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Small self-contained pure-Go web server with Lua, Teal, Markdown, HTTP/2, QUIC, Redis, TypeScript, npm-less React 19, SQLite, and PostgreSQL support ++
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| 2015 | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 (partial) | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What Hacker News says
5 sourcesA self-contained little web server that supports Lua, HTTP/3, PostgreSQL and all sorts of different things:
https://github.com/xyproto/algernon
A snappy and configuration-free little editor/IDE for the terminal:
https://github.com/xyproto/orbiton
In Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)Does Algernon fit the bill? https://github.com/xyproto/algernon
Quoting their README:
Web server with built-in support for QUIC, HTTP/2, Lua,
Markdown, Pongo2, HyperApp, Amber, Sass(SCSS), GCSS, JSX,
BoltDB (built-in, stores the database in a file, like
SQLite), Redis, PostgreSQL, MariaDB/MySQL, rate limiting,
graceful shutdown, plugins, users and permissions.
All in one small self-contained executable.
In Medium is not the home for your ideasSelf-Contained Pure-Go Web Server with Lua, MD, HTTP/2, QUIC, Redis Support
216 points · Open discussionHTTP/2 web server that can serve Markdown and Lua scripts as pages
3 points · Open discussion