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I really don't like OpenBSD's httpd. Last I checked (three months ago?), it couldn't do something as simple as adding a custom header to a static file. Why you'

by ohazi 8y ago

I really don't like OpenBSD's httpd. Last I checked (three months ago?), it couldn't do something as simple as adding a custom header to a static file. Why you'd use it over Apache or nginx is beyond me.

petee 8y ago
I'd love to know what header you desperately need just for a static file, that would necessitate a behemoth such as nginx, or apache and all it's CVEs? Simply having all the bells, whistles and free candy, doesn't determine 'toy' status
- ohazi 8y ago
  X-some-signal-to-tell-aws-that-its-okay-to-use-this-file: true "Why would anyone need this" was also the typical dismissive response I got when looking around for help.
  - petee 8y ago
    It's definitely a legitimate question - not everybody knows that AWS needs some silly header, nor why. OpenBSD people will be the first to call out unnecessary/outlandish requests unless you can back it up with a good reason outright. I appreciate the fact that httpd doesn't attempt to be the end-all server for everybody - its primarily a lightweight way to run things like the BGPd looking glass, other tools, a simple website, or something via fastcgi. The term they use often when denying pull requests is 'Featuritis', which Apache & Nginx suffer from.
    - abiox 8y ago
      what would you recommend for someone needing to add headers?
      - sedachv 8y ago
        I had the same issue (wanted to add a Content-Security-Policy header to a site hosted on OpenBSD httpd) and switched to https://www.lighttpd.net/ https://www.lighttpd.net/
      - stevekemp 8y ago
        If you're using httpd you'd probably pair it with relayd. With relayd you can add custom headers, as this random example shows: https://github.com/reyk/httpd/wiki/Using-relayd-to-add-Cache-Control-headers-to-httpd-traffic https://github.com/reyk/httpd/wiki/Using-relayd-to-add-Cache... However that's probably not great still, because it's a global solution to a per-file problem.
joshklein 8y ago
That is outside the scope of httpd; use relayd.

by ohazi 8y ago

petee 8y ago

I'd love to know what header you desperately need just for a static file, that would necessitate a behemoth such as nginx, or apache and all it's CVEs? Simply having all the bells, whistles and free candy, doesn't determine 'toy' status

ohazi 8y ago
X-some-signal-to-tell-aws-that-its-okay-to-use-this-file: true "Why would anyone need this" was also the typical dismissive response I got when looking around for help.
- petee 8y ago
  It's definitely a legitimate question - not everybody knows that AWS needs some silly header, nor why. OpenBSD people will be the first to call out unnecessary/outlandish requests unless you can back it up with a good reason outright. I appreciate the fact that httpd doesn't attempt to be the end-all server for everybody - its primarily a lightweight way to run things like the BGPd looking glass, other tools, a simple website, or something via fastcgi. The term they use often when denying pull requests is 'Featuritis', which Apache & Nginx suffer from.
  - abiox 8y ago
    what would you recommend for someone needing to add headers?
    - sedachv 8y ago
      I had the same issue (wanted to add a Content-Security-Policy header to a site hosted on OpenBSD httpd) and switched to https://www.lighttpd.net/ https://www.lighttpd.net/
    - stevekemp 8y ago
      If you're using httpd you'd probably pair it with relayd. With relayd you can add custom headers, as this random example shows: https://github.com/reyk/httpd/wiki/Using-relayd-to-add-Cache-Control-headers-to-httpd-traffic https://github.com/reyk/httpd/wiki/Using-relayd-to-add-Cache... However that's probably not great still, because it's a global solution to a per-file problem.

joshklein 8y ago

That is outside the scope of httpd; use relayd.