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Can I detect what webserver a website is using?

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Mar 15, 2026195671 views
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Is there any program or command that I can use to detect what webserver a website is using? With webserver I mean in software i.e. IIS 6, Apache or nginx.

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You can use Netcraft What's That Site Running for a one off query. You can use Which will dump the server headers into a new file index.html which you can then view in a text editor. Eg, for this site: If you need a one-liner to just report the webserver type only and filter out the unwanted stuff then use:

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