Set Up Native LiteSpeed Enterprise Without a Control Panel.

Jun 26, 2023

This video demonstrates how to install the Enterprise edition of LiteSpeed Web Server to be used in Native mode without a hosting control panel.

Requirements:
- Full root access to a server with a supported operating system (see below)
- Linux: kernel 3.0+
- 512MB RAM, or more
- Minimum of 200M disk space
- Intel: x86-64 CPU
- A domain name
- Your SSH port should be open
- TCP ports 7080,80, 443 open
- UDP port 443 open

Supported Operating Systems:
Fresh installs of CentOS: 7+, Ubuntu: 14.04+, Debian: 8+, FreeBSD: 9+

Additional Resources:

Find a LiteSpeed VPS Hosting Partner:
https://www.litespeedtech.com/partners

How to choose a LiteSpeed Web Server license:
https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server/choosing-a-license

Purchase a license:
https://store.litespeedtech.com

CLI command to install LSWS with a trial license or a serial number:
https://docs.litespeedtech.com/lsws/installation/#new-installations

Recommended installation destination directories:
/opt/lsws
/usr/local/lsws
~/lsws (your home directory)

Script to start or stop the server:
/usr/local/lsws/bin/lswsctrl

Failsafe installation commands, if you have problems with the script:
https://docs.litespeedtech.com/lsws/installation/#failsafe-installation

Check if LiteSpeed is listening for connections:
sudo lsof -i -P -n | grep LISTEN

How to access the WebAdmin Console:
https://example.com:7080
Replace example.com with your domain or IP address, and replace 7080 with your custom port number if you have changed it.

WebAdmin Console documentation:
https://www.litespeedtech.com/docs/webserver

Best practises for securing the WebAdmin Console:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gt8D6tUZQ0

Update LSWS from the command line:
/usr/local/lsws/admin/misc/lsup.sh

Update LSWS via a cron job:
0 0 * * * /usr/local/lsws/admin/misc/lsup.sh

Getting started with LSPHP
https://docs.litespeedtech.com/lsws/extapp/php/getting_started/

Tuning LSWS as a Dedicated Server with a Large Site:
https://docs.litespeedtech.com/lsws/tuning-dedicated/

Open a support ticket:
Send email to [email protected]