🚀 Installing the LiteSpeed WHM Plugin

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LiteSpeed Web Server is a high-performance replacement for Apache and integrates seamlessly with WHM/cPanel. This guide walks you through installing and uninstalling the LiteSpeed WHM plugin.

✅ Installing the LiteSpeed WHM Plugin

You can install the LiteSpeed plugin using either the WHM interface or via SSH.

🔹 Option 1: Install via WHM Interface

  1. Log in to WHM as the root user.
  2. Navigate to Plugins » LiteSpeed Web Server Plugin for WHM.
  3. Click Install to complete the setup.

🔹 Option 2: Install via Command Line

  1. Connect via SSH as the root user.
  2. Run the following commands:
cd /usr/src
wget http://www.litespeedtech.com/packages/cpanel/lsws_whm_plugin_install.sh
sh ./lsws_whm_plugin_install.sh
rm -f lsws_whm_plugin_install.sh

✅ This installs the LiteSpeed WHM plugin and adds it under WHM » Plugins.

❌ Uninstalling the LiteSpeed WHM Plugin

To completely remove LiteSpeed from your server:

🔄 Step 1: Switch Back to Apache

/usr/local/lsws/admin/misc/cp_switch_ws.sh apache

🔍 Step 2: Verify Apache is Running

systemctl status httpd

🧹 Step 3: Uninstall the WHM Plugin

/usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/lsws/lsws_whm_plugin_uninstall.sh

🗑️ Step 4: Remove LiteSpeed Web Server Files

/usr/local/lsws/admin/misc/uninstall.sh

🛑 Step 5: Prevent Automatic Reinstallation (if bought via cPanel Store)

touch /var/cpanel/disable_auto_lsws

📌 This prevents upcp from reinstalling LiteSpeed automatically during cPanel updates.

📝 Notes

  • Compatible with cPanel on CentOS, AlmaLinux, CloudLinux, Rocky Linux, etc.
  • Ensure port 7080 is open in your firewall to access the LiteSpeed Admin Web Console.
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