LiteSpeed Web Server

LiteSpeed Web Server

LiteSpeed Web Server is a commercial, high-performance PHP web server designed for low memory consumption, scalability, Apache compatibility, caching, security, and optimized hosting of popular applications.

In this article

LiteSpeed Web Server Overview

The platform LiteSpeed stack is HTTP/3-ready with support enabled by default. A Public IP is required to bypass the Shared Load Balancer and connect directly to the server over HTTP/3.

Event-driven architectureUses fewer resources than Apache’s process-based model and can provide better performance with lower RAM and CPU consumption.
Apache compatibilitySupports commonly used Apache features such as mod_rewrite, .htaccess, and mod_security.
Application optimizationProvides optimizations for WordPress, Magento, Drupal, Joomla, and other popular hosting platforms.
Security and cachingSupports caching plugins, anti-DDoS protection, and a built-in Web Application Firewall.
i

Commercial license

LiteSpeed cannot be distributed freely. The platform applies and manages the required license, and an additional license fee is charged for using this application server.

Create a LiteSpeed Environment

1

Open the environment wizard

Sign in to the dashboard and click New Environment.

Create a new environment
Open the environment topology wizard.
2

Select LiteSpeed

Open the PHP tab and choose LiteSpeed Web Server as the application server.

LiteSpeed application server wizard
Select LiteSpeed Web Server in the PHP topology wizard.
3

Configure resources and create

Adjust Cloudlets, disk space, region, Public IP, and other required parameters, then click Create.

Dedicated Environment Variables

JELASTIC_AUTOCONFIGEnables or disables automatic configuration of LiteSpeed worker-process count based on allocated RAM and CPU cores. Enabled by default.
LSWS_MAX_CHILDRENOverrides the maximum child-process limit. Hidden by default because the platform normally sets it to the number of available CPU cores. Restart the server after adding or changing it.
WAFEnables or disables the Web Application Firewall with the default Comodo ruleset. Disabled by default.
WP_PROTECTDefines the WordPress brute-force protection action: off, on, drop, deny, throttle, or captcha.
WP_PROTECT_LIMITSets the WordPress brute-force protection limit. The documented default is 10.
LiteSpeed environment variables
Adjust LiteSpeed-specific variables through the environment settings.

Open and Manage the Server

1

Open the default page

After creation, click Open in Browser beside the LiteSpeed server to view the default phpinfo data.

Open LiteSpeed in a browser
Open the LiteSpeed server and review its default PHP information page.
2

Open the Admin Panel

Open the Additionally menu for the layer and select Admin Panel. The access credentials are sent by email after node creation.

LiteSpeed Admin Panel
Open the LiteSpeed Admin Panel from the layer’s additional actions.
!

Platform-specific management rules

Use the platform-native container redeploy feature instead of Actions → Version Manager. Also ignore license-expiration notices in the LiteSpeed Server Log Viewer because license leasing is managed automatically by the platform.

LiteSpeed version management
Use platform-native redeployment instead of LiteSpeed Version Manager.
LiteSpeed license expiration notice
License-expiration notices can be ignored because the platform manages license leasing.

Application deployment follows the standard platform deployment workflow used for other application servers.

License Pricing

The platform integrates LiteSpeed license cost into its pay-as-you-go model. The license is billed hourly only for active containers, based on 730 hours per month.

  • A new license is issued for each newly created LiteSpeed container, including containers added by horizontal scaling.
  • The license is updated when the resource limits of a container change.
  • The license is decommissioned when the environment is stopped or scaled in.

Expected Result

A LiteSpeed PHP environment is created with the selected resources and optional Public IP. The server can be opened in a browser, managed through the Admin Panel, customized through dedicated environment variables, and used with the standard application deployment workflow.

Important Notes

  • A Public IP is required for direct HTTP/3 access.
  • LiteSpeed is commercial software and incurs an additional license fee.
  • Use the platform-native redeploy feature for version changes.
  • Restart the server after changing LSWS_MAX_CHILDREN.
  • Review WAF and WordPress protection settings before production use.
  • Admin Panel credentials are sent by email after node creation.