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# Cherokee Reviews
**Vendor:** Cherokee  
**Category:** [Web Server Accelerator Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/web-server-accelerator)  
**Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 4
## About Cherokee
Cherokee is a feature rich, lightning fast and easy to configure open source web server designed for the next generation of highly concurrent secured web applications.




## Cherokee Reviews
  ### 1. No dependency beyond the C

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Satyendrakumar A. | Principal Member Of Technical Staff, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** September 27, 2022

**What do you like best about Cherokee?**

That the server is plain C and no other dependency

**What do you dislike about Cherokee?**

The user interface could have been better.takes time to understand the nuances

**What problems is Cherokee solving and how is that benefiting you?**

For me it solves performance factors as tech writer.
Being light weight adds more advantages with less resources at discretion


## Cherokee Discussions
  - [What is Cherokee used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-cherokee-used-for)

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## Cherokee Features
**Performance**
- Content Delivery Acceleration
- Caching and Prefetching
- Content Compression
- Load Balancing
- Server Clustering
- Real-Time Monitoring

**Security**
- SSL/TLS Processing
- Adminstration Control

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