Lucee

Lucee: Open-Source CFML Application Server & Language

Lucee is an open-source CFML application server and language implementation that can be used as an alternative to Adobe ColdFusion. It is lightweight, fast, and compatible with most ColdFusion code.

What is Lucee?

Lucee is an open-source CFML (ColdFusion Markup Language) application server and language implementation that can be used as an alternative to Adobe ColdFusion. It was forked from Railo in 2014 and aims to provide a free, lightweight, and high-performance option for hosting and running CFML apps and websites.

Some key features of Lucee include:

• Open-source code and community-driven development
• Compatible with most existing ColdFusion code, allowing easy migration
• Very fast startup and request times compared to Adobe CF
• Lightweight footprint and lower system requirements
• Robust JVM foundation with extensive configuration options
• Apache/Nginx module available for direct integration into web servers
• Support for clustering, caching, OSGi, and other enterprise features
• Extensive developer-focused admin interface and modern code editor

With its speed, compatibility, and customization options, Lucee represents an appealing free alternative for teams currently relying on commercial solutions like Adobe ColdFusion. It can help reduce infrastructure costs and allow deeper control over hosting environments for CFML applications.

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