A Complete Guide to Installing OpenLiteSpeed on a Dedicated Server








If you have been running Apache or Nginx on your dedicated server and hitting performance walls during traffic spikes, LiteSpeed is worth a serious look.

OpenLiteSpeed vs Apache OpenLiteSpeed (OLS) is the open-source version of LiteSpeed Enterprise. It is completely free and highly capable of handling production workloads. Because it operates on an event-driven architecture, it uses a fraction of the RAM that Apache does when under heavy load. It also features zero-downtime graceful restarts and native HTTP/3 support.

What You Will Need:

  • A dedicated server running Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04.

  • Root or sudo access via SSH.

  • Ports 80, 443, 7080, and 8088 open on your firewall.

I have published a complete, step-by-step walkthrough on the Fit Servers blog. The guide covers everything from adding the official GPG keys and repository to installing LSPHP 8.3 and configuring your very first Virtual Host using LiteSpeed's built-in Web Admin Console.

Read the full tutorial here to upgrade your server today!

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