Install from Repository¶

The LiteSpeed Repository allows you to easily install OpenLiteSpeed and PHP to a supported operating system.

Supported Operating Systems¶

OpenLiteSpeed supports current and non-EOL versions of the following Linux distributions:

• CentOS* 7 (EOL June 30, 2024), 8, 9
• Debian 10 (EOL June 30, 2024), 11, 12
• Ubuntu 20 (EOL May 31, 2025), 22, 24

* Includes RedHat Enterprise Linux and derivatives, AlmaLinux, CloudLinux, Oracle Linux, RockyLinux, VzLinux, etc.

Install the LiteSpeed Repository¶

sudo wget -O - https://repo.litespeed.sh | sudo bash

Install OpenLiteSpeed¶

sudo apt-get -y install openlitespeed

sudo yum install openlitespeed -y

Install LSPHP¶

This command will install lsphp81 and lsphp81-mysql into /usr/local/lsws/lsphp81/bin/lsphp:

sudo apt-get install lsphp81 lsphp81-common lsphp81-mysql

sudo yum install lsphp81 lsphp81-common lsphp81-mysqlnd

To get a list of the LSPHP packages and extensions available, you can run the following:

sudo apt-cache search lsphp

sudo yum search lsphp

Access the WebAdmin Console¶

The randomly generated WebAdmin password is stored in the /usr/local/lsws/adminpasswd file.

Run the following command to set the WebAdmin password if needed:

sudo /usr/local/lsws/admin/misc/admpass.sh

Next Step¶

Configure OpenLiteSpeed