one binary that serves your site and renders it too
Algernon is a small, self contained web and application server written in Go. It serves ordinary static files and also renders on the fly: Markdown becomes a themed HTML page, Lua files execute server side and write their own response, and Amber, Pongo2, GCSS and JSX are handled the same way. TLS, HTTP/2 and an embedded datastore are built in, so a complete dynamic site runs without a separate application server, reverse proxy or database daemon alongside it.
The cloudimg image boots serving a real site rather than an empty directory index, with a small default site that demonstrates the Markdown and Lua rendering the product exists for. A TLS certificate is generated on first boot, so no two instances ever share private key material, and none ships in the image. The server runs unprivileged under systemd with the document root deliberately not writable by the service account, no interactive prompt and no debug surface exposed. A shipped selftest proves the server is genuinely rendering rather than merely listening. Paired deployment guide and 24/7 cloudimg support.