HTTPD(8) System Manager's Manual HTTPD(8)

httpd — HTTP daemon

httpd [-dnv] [-D macro=value] [-f file]

The httpd daemon is an HTTP server with FastCGI and TLS support.

The FastCGI implementation has optional socket support. httpd can log to syslog(3) or per-server files with several standard formats.

httpd rereads its configuration file when it receives SIGHUP and reopens log files when it receives SIGUSR1.

It is furthermore equipped with the additional functionality provided by the httpd-plus add-on package.

The options are as follows:

macro=value
Set a macro to a value. Macros can be referenced in the configuration files.
Debug mode. Create one server and don't detach or become a daemon. This allows for easy monitoring of httpd.
file
Specifies the configuration file. The default is /etc/httpd.conf.
Check that the configuration is valid, but don't start any servers.
Verbose mode. Multiple -v options increase the verbosity.

/etc/httpd.conf
Default configuration file.
/etc/ssl/private/server.key
Default SSL/TLS server key.
/etc/ssl/server.crt
Default SSL/TLS server certificate.
/var/www/logs/access.log
Default access log file.
/var/www/logs/error.log
Default error log file.

acme-client(1), httpd.conf(5), slowcgi(8)

The httpd program first appeared in OpenBSD 5.6. httpd is based on relayd(8).

The httpd program was written by Reyk Floeter <reyk@openbsd.org>.

October 24, 2022 OpenBSD