Questions and Answers

Where did GoAhead come from?

The GoAhead embedded HTTP server was originally written by Embedthis staff when working at GoAhead Software in 1998 and GoAhead has been embedded in hundreds of products and hundreds of millions of devices. It remains very popular to this day. With the acquisition of GoAhead Software Inc. by Oracle, Oracle asked Embedthis to support existing GoAhead customers and to provide ongoing development and commercial licenses for the GoAhead embedded web server.

How does the GoAhead compare with Ioto?

GoAhead is a simple, compact web server that is useful for small devices without much memory. It is easily ported and has been ported to many embedded operating systems. Ioto is our latest generation web server. It embodies over 20 years of experience with embedded web servers. It is simpler, yet much faster and offers more extensive capabilities. We recommend using Ioto for all new products. For more detail, read the Web Server Comparison.

Is Embedthis enhancing the GoAhead Embedded Web Server?

Embedthis is continuing to provide security updates for GoAhead, but all our development engergies are now behind the Ioto web server.

I have products based on GoAhead 2.1. How can I upgrade?

We have released a special security update version GoAhead 2.2. This is designed to provide an easy upgrade path. It provides fixes for all known security issues and bugs while maintaining 100% API compatibility with GoAhead 2.1.8. Read more at GoAhead 2 Security Update or contact sales@embedthis.com.