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Drop-in Apache replacement with HTTP/3, QUIC, and the LSCache stack. Faster TTFB on the same hardware.
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Install LiteSpeed Web Server on Plesk (replace Apache)
Swap Apache for LiteSpeed Web Server on a Plesk box in about 30 minutes — run both side by side on a port offset first, then cut over standard traffic with one click.
2026-07-11
7 min
LiteSpeed anti-DDoS throttling setup on cPanel servers
Configure LiteSpeed's per-client throttling to absorb HTTP floods on cPanel — connection limits, request rates, banned periods, and the Cloudflare real-IP trap.
2026-06-12
8 min
LiteSpeed Web ADC: load balance a LiteSpeed fleet
Put a LiteSpeed Web ADC in front of two or more LSWS backends — install it, define a cluster, add nodes, terminate SSL, and size the worker-process license correctly.
2026-06-11
7 min
LiteSpeed ESI hole-punching for WooCommerce carts
Cache the full page for everyone while keeping the WooCommerce cart, "Hi, name" greeting, and nonce fields live — set up ESI blocks in LiteSpeed Cache the right way.
2026-06-01
11 min
Set up LSMCD as a WordPress object cache on cPanel
LSMCD is LiteSpeed's drop-in memcached and Redis replacement, tuned to feed LSCache ESI blocks and act as a WordPress object cache. Install, secure with SASL, and wire WP-LSCache to it on cPanel.
2026-05-22
8 min
Configure the LiteSpeed crawler to pre-warm LSCache
Pre-warm LSCache with the LSCWP crawler so the first visitor hits a cached page — covers the server-side allow flag, per-site sitemap config, LVE limits, and the four failures that quietly stop the crawler.
2026-05-20
9 min
Connect QUIC.cloud CDN to LSCache on a cPanel server
Wire QUIC.cloud's edge CDN into a cPanel server running LSCache — domain linking, CNAME setup, image optimization quotas, and verifying edge hits in under 20 minutes.
2026-05-17
8 min
Enable HTTP/3 and QUIC on LiteSpeed Enterprise for cPanel
Turn on HTTP/3 and QUIC for LiteSpeed Enterprise on a cPanel server — UDP 443, firewall rules, Cloudflare passthrough, and a 30-second check that it actually serves.
2026-05-16
6 min
Install LiteSpeed Web Server on a cPanel box (replace Apache)
Swap Apache for LiteSpeed Web Server on a running cPanel server in about 20 minutes — keep every .htaccess rule, every mod_security policy, and every PHP handler intact.
2026-05-15
7 min
Enable LSCache for WordPress on a cPanel server
Turn on LSCache for every WordPress account on a cPanel server in one WHM action, then verify cache hits and fix the three configurations that catch most operators out.
2026-05-15
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Fix LiteSpeed license errors after migration or IP change
Resolve the common LiteSpeed licensing failures — signature mismatch after migration, IP-locked reseller keys, and expired-key downtime recovery.
2026-05-16
4 min
Fix LSCache showing disabled in LiteSpeed Cache for WordPress
Why LSCWP shows 'disabled' — advanced-cache.php conflicts, server-level LSCache off, OLS vs LSWS config — and the exact toggles that re-enable caching.
2026-05-16