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OpenLiteSpeed

Open source, event-driven HTTP web server from LiteSpeed Technologies, compatible with Apache rewrite rules and ModSecurity.

OpenLiteSpeed is an open source HTTP web server from LiteSpeed Technologies. It is event-driven and compatible with Apache rewrite rules and ModSecurity rules. It includes a built-in WebAdmin interface for managing the server.

The server can be installed from a LiteSpeed package repository, from a binary package, from source, from a Docker image or with a one-click script. After installation a command starts the web server, and it then keeps running as a server process.

Identity

Status
Active
Maintainer
LiteSpeed Technologies Inc.1
Maintained by
Company1
First release
20135
Headquarters
United States4

Rendering and deploy

Runs as
Always on7
Install with
linux-repository168910

Releases

Current major version
111
Last release
2026-10-2411

Adoption

GitHub stars
1,4882
Contributors
3512

Why these figures do not compare

Sources

  1. 2026-10-30: links, Maintainer, Maintained by, Admin interface, Install with
    openlitespeed.org/
  2. 2026-10-30: links, Categories, Written in, License, GitHub stars
    github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed
  3. 2026-10-30: links
    docs.openlitespeed.org/
  4. 2026-10-30: Headquarters
    openlitespeed.org/upgrade-to-litespeed-enterprise/
  5. 2026-10-30: First release
    github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/releases/tag/v1.0.4
  6. 2026-10-30: Runtime, Install with
    docs.openlitespeed.org/installation/binary/
  7. 2026-10-30: Runs as
    docs.openlitespeed.org/installation/upgrade/
  8. 2026-10-30: Install with
    docs.openlitespeed.org/installation/
  9. 2026-10-30: Install with
    docs.openlitespeed.org/installation/source/
  10. 2026-10-30: Install with
    docs.openlitespeed.org/installation/docker/
  11. 2026-10-30: Current major version, Last release
    github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/releases/tag/v1.9.4
  12. 2026-10-30: Contributors
    api.github.com/repos/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/contributors

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