Falcon – fast, asynchronous, Rack-compatible HTTP server

Falcon is a fast, asynchronous, Rack-compatible HTTP server for Ruby applications. It uses a multi-process, multi-fiber architecture, with each request running within a lightweight fiber.

Blocking upstream operations do not stall the entire server process. Falcon is built on the Async ecosystem and supports HTTP/1 and HTTP/2 natively.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Multi-process, multi-fiber architecture.
• Executes each request within a lightweight fiber.
• Native HTTP/1 and HTTP/2 support.
• Compatible with Rack applications.
• Asynchronous request handling.
• Rails integration.
• WebSocket support.
• Interim HTTP response support.
• Hosts multiple server instances within a single worker.
• Utilization metrics.
• Deployment support for systemd and Kubernetes.

Website: github.com/socketry/falcon
Support:
Developer: Socketry
License: MIT License

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