OpenLiteSpeed is a free and open-source web server that is designed to be lightweight and high-performance. In this article, we will learn how to install and configure OpenLiteSpeed on Rocky Linux 8.
Prerequisites
Before we begin, make sure that you have a clean installation of Rocky Linux 8 and a user with sudo privileges. You will also need to have the following packages installed:
- build-essential: This package includes the tools required to build and compile software from source.
- curl: This package is required to download the OpenLiteSpeed installation script.
To check if the build-essential
and curl
packages are installed, run the following command:
dpkg -s build-essential curl
If the packages are installed, you should see a message saying Status: install ok installed
for each package. If the packages are not installed, you will need to install them by running the following command:
sudo apt install build-essential curl
Installing OpenLiteSpeed
To install OpenLiteSpeed, we will first download the installation script from the official website. You can find the latest version of the installation script at the following URL:
<https://openlitespeed.org/scripts/install.sh>
To download the script, run the following command:
curl -O <https://openlitespeed.org/scripts/install.sh>
Next, make the installation script executable and run it by running the following commands:
chmod +x install.sh
sudo ./install.sh
The installation process will take a few minutes to complete. Once the installation is finished, you can verify that OpenLiteSpeed is installed by running the following command:
systemctl status litespeed
You should see a message saying that the OpenLiteSpeed service is active and running.
Configuring OpenLiteSpeed
Now that OpenLiteSpeed is installed, we can configure it to meet our needs.
To manage OpenLiteSpeed, we will use the lswsctrl
command. This command allows us to start and stop the web server, as well as perform other administrative tasks.
First, we will start the OpenLiteSpeed service by running the following command:
sudo lswsctrl start
Next, we will enable the OpenLiteSpeed service to start automatically when the system boots up. To do this, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable litespeed
Now, we can access the OpenLiteSpeed web administration interface by opening a web browser and going to the following URL:
<http://localhost:7080>
You will be prompted to enter the username and password for the OpenLiteSpeed administrator. The default username is admin
and the default password is 123456
. Once you have logged in, you will see the OpenLiteSpeed web administration interface.
From the web administration interface, you can configure various aspects of OpenLiteSpeed, such as the server settings, virtual hosts, and rewrite rules. You can also monitor the server status and view the logs.
Here are some examples of configurations that you can perform using the OpenLiteSpeed web administration interface:
- Configure the server settings, such as the server name, port, and maximum number of connections.
- Set up virtual hosts to host multiple websites on the same server.
- Configure SSL/TLS certificates to enable secure HTTPS connections to your websites.
- Create rewrite rules to redirect traffic from old URLs to new URLs or to change the URL structure of your website.
- Configure caching to improve the performance of your websites by storing frequently accessed data in memory.
- Monitor the server status, including the CPU and memory usage, number of connections, and response times.
- View the logs to track the requests and responses handled by OpenLiteSpeed, as well as any errors or warnings.
These are just a few examples of the configurations that you can perform using the OpenLiteSpeed web administration interface. The interface is highly customizable, so you can configure OpenLiteSpeed to meet your specific needs.
And few examples of how to configure OpenLiteSpeed using the lswsctrl
command:
- Start the OpenLiteSpeed service:
sudo lswsctrl start
- Stop the OpenLiteSpeed service:
sudo lswsctrl stop
- Restart the OpenLiteSpeed service:
sudo lswsctrl restart
- Reload the OpenLiteSpeed configuration:
sudo lswsctrl reload
- Check the status of the OpenLiteSpeed service:
sudo lswsctrl status
- Upgrade OpenLiteSpeed to the latest version:
sudo lswsctrl upgrade
These are just a few examples of the lswsctrl
commands that you can use to manage OpenLiteSpeed. For a complete list of available commands, you can run the following command:
lswsctrl -h
This will display the help page with a list of all the available lswsctrl
commands. You can use these commands to manage and configure OpenLiteSpeed from the command line.
Conclusion
****In this article, we learned how to install and configure OpenLiteSpeed on Rocky Linux 8. We downloaded the installation script, ran it to install OpenLiteSpeed, and started the OpenLiteSpeed service. We also enabled the service to start automatically when the system boots up and accessed the web administration interface to configure OpenLiteSpeed. OpenLiteSpeed is a lightweight and high-performance web server that can be easily installed and configured on Rocky Linux 8.