Configuration

Configuration Examples

OpenLiteSpeed Configuration Examples You can install OpenLiteSpeed in multiple ways, and each way may associate OLS configuration files in different locations. The purpose of this article is not to cover the various default configurations for different installation methods, but instead to show you some basic…

WebAdmin Console

WebAdmin Console Makes Configuration Super Easy One of OpenLiteSpeed’s advantages over Apache and nginx is a GUI interface called the WebAdmin Console. By default you should be able to access it through https://your-server-ip:7080. Make sure port 7080 is open in your firewall. Of course you…

reCAPTCHA with OpenLiteSpeed

reCAPTCHA with OpenLiteSpeed As of OpenLiteSpeed 1.5.1, reCAPTCHA is available as a method of defense against DDoS attack. How To Enable at the Server Level Access the WebAdmin console via https://YOUR_SERVER_IP:7080 Navigate to Configuration > Server > Security > LS reCAPTCHA Enable reCAPTCHA: The master switch.…

Quick Install SSL with Let’s Encrypt

Let’s Encrypt Why choose Let’s Encrypt? Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority brought to you by the non-profit Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) Before Installing SSL Please install OpenLiteSpeed. You might want to follow one of these tutorials: 1Click or Repo install Please register a…

SSL Setup

Get a Certificate To set up SSL, please prepare a private key and certificate from a certificate issuer like Let’s Encrypt. You can follow one of these guides, if necessary: public certificate via Let’s Encrypt, or private self-signed certificate. You can set up SSL at…