# LiteSpeed Web Server

Web server from LiteSpeed Technologies, sold under paid licenses, that reads Apache configuration files and includes a WebAdmin console.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/litespeed-enterprise/
Last reviewed: 2026-10-29
Listed since: 2026-10-29

## Record

### Links

- home: https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server
- docs: https://docs.litespeedtech.com/lsws/
- pricing: https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server/lsws-pricing
- x: https://twitter.com/litespeedtech/
- forum: https://www.litespeedtech.com/support/forum/
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2gbIbGhz3PR6N_U_MJLrzg
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/litespeedtech/
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/litespeed_technologies/

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: LiteSpeed Technologies, Inc.
- maintainerType: company
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: unknown
- hqCountry: US

### Kind

- category: web-server
- hosting: binary
- language: unknown
- runtime: binary
- runtimeMin: unknown
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

- contentStore: not applicable
- databases: not applicable
- adminUi: yes
- headlessApi: not applicable
- templating: not applicable
- i18n: not applicable

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: always-on
- renderingModes: not applicable
- installMethod: install script run as root with a serial number

### License

- licenseModel: commercial
- license: unknown

### Releases

- currentMajor: 6
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-09-23

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: unknown
- packagistDownloads: unknown
- npmWeeklyDownloads: unknown
- contributors: unknown
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: unknown
- dependentPackages: unknown

### Sources

- name: https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server (read 2026-10-29)
- urls: https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server (read 2026-10-29)
- urls: https://docs.litespeedtech.com/lsws/installation/ (read 2026-10-29)
- maintainer: https://www.litespeedtech.com/about (read 2026-10-29)
- hqCountry: https://www.litespeedtech.com/about (read 2026-10-29)
- category: https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server (read 2026-10-29)
- runtime: https://docs.litespeedtech.com/lsws/installation/ (read 2026-10-29)
- latestReleaseDate: https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server/release-log (read 2026-10-29)
- licenseModel: https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server/choosing-a-license (read 2026-10-29)
- urls: https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server/lsws-pricing (read 2026-10-29)
- installMethod: https://docs.litespeedtech.com/lsws/installation/ (read 2026-10-29)
- installMethod: https://docs.litespeedtech.com/lsws/installation/ (read 2026-10-29)
- installMethod: https://docs.litespeedtech.com/lsws/installation/ (read 2026-10-29)
- installMethod: https://docs.litespeedtech.com/lsws/installation/ (read 2026-10-29)
- adminUi: https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server (read 2026-10-29)
- runsAs: https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server/release-log (read 2026-10-29)
- currentMajor: https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server/release-log (read 2026-10-29)

## Notes

LiteSpeed Web Server is a web server from LiteSpeed Technologies, Inc. Its product page describes it as an Apache alternative that reads Apache configuration files directly and includes a WebAdmin console. It installs on a server with a script that asks for a serial number, or from a tarball unpacked and installed by hand. cPanel, Plesk and DirectAdmin users have pre-configured install options, and the release log describes its restart behavior under a systemd service.

## Worth knowing

The choosing-a-license page calls LiteSpeed Enterprise (LSWS) a paid product and names OpenLiteSpeed as its free, open source counterpart. A free Starter license limits the number of domains, workers and memory, and the paid plans raise those limits and add listener binding and anti-DDoS protection at the higher tiers. The install needs a serial number or trial key, and the server must reach the license server. The install page lists enterprise builds for Linux and FreeBSD.

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