Hiawatha is a lightweight and secure web server that can be installed on Windows 10. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Hiawatha on your Windows 10 computer.
The first step is to download the Hiawatha installer from the official website (https://www.hiawatha-webserver.org/).
Once the download is complete, navigate to the downloaded file and double-click to run it.
The installer will then prompt you to choose the installation directory. You can either choose the default directory or choose a custom directory of your preference.
After selecting the installation directory, click on the 'Install Hiawatha' button to begin the installation process.
By default, Hiawatha will listen on port 80 for incoming web traffic. If this port is already taken by another application, you can change the port number during installation.
Once the installation is complete, open the Hiawatha configuration file located at C:\Program Files\Hiawatha\hiawatha.conf. You can open this file using any text editor.
In the configuration file, you can customize the server settings such as server name, SSL settings, and access control.
To start the Hiawatha server, open the command prompt and navigate to the installation directory (C:\Program Files\Hiawatha).
Type the following command:
Hiawatha
This will start the server, and you should see a message similar to the following: 'Hiawatha webserver 10.9.0 started.'
Open your web browser and enter your IP address or 'localhost' in the address bar followed by the port number(default is 80).
Example: http://localhost
If Hiawatha is properly installed and configured, you should see the default Hiawatha webpage.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Hiawatha on Windows 10. We hope this guide has been helpful, and if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them in the comments section below.
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