Install OpenLiteSpeed on Ubuntu and CentOS/Alma Linux

Installing OpenLiteSpeed on Ubuntu

Step 1: Update the package repository

Before installing OpenLiteSpeed, make sure your package repository is up-to-date. You can do this by running the following command:

$ sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install OpenLiteSpeed

Next, you’ll need to install OpenLiteSpeed. You can do this by running the following command:

$ sudo apt-get install openlitespeed

Step 3: Configure OpenLiteSpeed

Once OpenLiteSpeed is installed, you can configure it by accessing the web interface. Open your browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip:8088, replacing “your-server-ip” with the IP address of your server.

You’ll be prompted to enter a username and password. The default username is “admin” and the default password is “123456”. After logging in, you can configure OpenLiteSpeed to suit your needs.

Step 4: Start OpenLiteSpeed

To start OpenLiteSpeed, run the following command:

$ sudo service lsws start

Installing OpenLiteSpeed on CentOS/Almalinux

Step 1: Update the package repository

Before installing OpenLiteSpeed, make sure your package repository is up-to-date. You can do this by running the following command:

$ sudo yum update

Step 2: Add the OpenLiteSpeed repository

Next, you’ll need to add the OpenLiteSpeed repository to your system. You can do this by running the following command:

$ sudo rpm -ivh http://rpms.litespeedtech.com/centos/litespeed-repo-1.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm

Step 3: Install OpenLiteSpeed

Once the repository is added, you can install OpenLiteSpeed by running the following command:

$ sudo yum install openlitespeed

Step 4: Configure OpenLiteSpeed

Once OpenLiteSpeed is installed, you can configure it by accessing the web interface. Open your browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip:7080, replacing “your-server-ip” with the IP address of your server.

You’ll be prompted to enter a username and password. The default username is “admin” and the default password is “123456”. After logging in, you can configure OpenLiteSpeed to suit your needs.

Step 5: Start OpenLiteSpeed

To start OpenLiteSpeed, run the following command:

$ sudo systemctl start lsws

That’s it! You’ve now installed and configured OpenLiteSpeed on Ubuntu and CentOS.