OpenLiteSpeed is a lightweight, high performing open source web server created, copyrighted and kept up by LiteSpeed Technologies. It has a momentous online GUI for organization.
Update Repository
Step 1:- Update the current Ubuntu repository by using the command.
$ sudo apt-get update Install Dependencies
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential -y
$ sudo apt-get install rcs libpcre3-dev libssl-dev libexpat1-dev libgeoip-dev libudns-dev zlib1g-dev libxml2 libxml2-dev libpng-dev openssl -yInstall OpenLiteSpeed
In this post, We will download the latest binary from given link, Use the https://openlitespeed.org/downloads/ .
Use the following command for to download and compile OpenLiteSpeed Server.
$ cd /tmp
$ wget https://openlitespeed.org/packages/openlitespeed-1.6.10.tgz
$ tar -xzvf openlitespeed-1.6.10.tgz
$ cd openlitespeed/
$ sudo ./install.sh
Get the Admin Access
After script execution you can get the openlitespeed web server username and password by using the commands.
$ sudo cat /usr/local/lsws/adminpasswdDaemon Controlling
After that you need to start the openlitespeed service by using the command as well as you can control the openlitespeed daemon.
$ sudo systemctl status lsws.service # To get the status
$ sudo systemctl start lsws.service # To start the service
$ sudo systemctl stop lsws.service # To stop the service
$ sudo systemctl enable lsws.service # On boot enable
$ sudo systemctl enable lsws.service # On boot Disable
Port Testing
Now you need to open the browser with given ip address.
$ netstat -plntuUFW Rules
You need to allow the required port to use OpenLiteSpeed web server, Use the following command to make changes.
$ sudo ufw allow 8088/tcp
$ sudo ufw allow 7080/tcp
$ sudo ufw allow 80
$ sudo ufw allow 443
$ sudo ufw reloadAccess the OpenLiteSpeed Admin Panel
Open the browser with given URL http://ip_address:8088 or http://localhost:8088
How to install Litespeed Web Server on an Ubuntu 18.04
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