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OpenResty

OpenResty is an nginx distribution which includes the LuaJIT interpreter for Lua scripts. The software was created by Yichun Zhang. It was originally sponsored by Taobao before 2011 and was mainly supported by Cloudflare from 2012 to 2016. Since 2017, it has been mainly supported by OpenResty Software Foundation and OpenResty Inc.

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Developers
OpenResty Software Foundation · OpenResty, Inc.
License
FreeBSD license
Original author
Yichun Zhang
Other names
ngx_openresty
Release
September 2009; 16 years ago (2009-09)
Repository
github.com/openresty/openresty

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OpenResty

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples26
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
Components1

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OpenResty

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related to history · 15
OpenResty → China, CPAN, In October, In September, Its README, JavaScript, Lua, LuaJIT, Open API, Perl, PostgreSQL, REST, RIAs, Taobao, Yahoo
Developers · 2
OpenResty → OpenResty Software Foundation, OpenResty, Inc.
License · 1
OpenResty → FreeBSD license
Original author · 1
OpenResty → Yichun Zhang
Other names · 1
OpenResty → ngx_openresty
Release · 1
OpenResty → September 2009; 16 years ago (2009-09)
Repository · 1
OpenResty → github.com/openresty/openresty
Stable release · 1
OpenResty → 1.31.1.1 / 29 May 2026; 2 months ago (29 May 2026)
Website · 1
OpenResty → openresty.org/en/
Written in · 1
OpenResty → C

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nginx lua web software server mainly supported applications also luajit taobao modules written yichun zhang foundation inc based extended databases

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OpenRestyDevelopersOpenResty Software Foundation1.00infobox
OpenRestyDevelopersOpenResty, Inc.1.00infobox
OpenRestyLicenseFreeBSD license1.00infobox
OpenRestyOriginal authorYichun Zhang1.00infobox
OpenRestyOther namesngx_openresty1.00infobox
OpenRestyReleaseSeptember 2009; 16 years ago (2009-09)1.00infobox
OpenRestyRepositorygithub.com/openresty/openresty1.00infobox
OpenRestyStable release1.31.1.1 / 29 May 2026; 2 months ago (29 May 2026)1.00infobox
OpenRestyWebsiteopenresty.org/en/1.00infobox
OpenRestyWritten inC1.00infobox
OpenRestyis anginx distribution which includes the LuaJIT interpreter for Lua scripts0.90text
OpenRestyrelated to historyIn October0.60section

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