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actix-web
Rust web framework for HTTP/1.x and HTTP/2 servers on Tokio
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- Stars
- 25k
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Last commit
- Nov 2026
- Last release
- Nov 2026
- Language
- Rust
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Overview
Actix Web is a general-purpose Rust web framework with routing macros, middleware, WebSockets, multipart streams and static file serving. It runs on Tokio and supports TLS through OpenSSL or Rustls. It has no AI-specific features; it fits this list as a base for a backend service that exposes models or agents over an API.
Who it is for: Rust developers building HTTP or WebSocket backends, including AI APIs
Strengths
- Supports HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2, WebSockets and streaming in one framework
- Built-in compression (br, gzip, deflate, zstd) and TLS via OpenSSL or Rustls
- Examples repo covers Postgres, SQLite, MongoDB, Diesel and templating
- Compatible with Tokio and runs on stable Rust 1.89+
Weaknesses
- No AI, LLM or agent features; model serving must be built by the user
- Rust-only, so Python AI libraries need a separate service or bindings
- Experimental features are prefixed and may break in any release
- Library, not a template; auth, database and layout are left to you
What it needs
- no GPU
- Needs Rust 1.89+, Tokio
What changed
From the release notes. No flag means the note does not say so, not that the upgrade is safe.
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