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Add to SafariWhen comparing Lighttpd vs OpenLiteSpeed, the Slant community recommends Lighttpd for most people. In the question“What are the best web servers?” Lighttpd is ranked 3rd while OpenLiteSpeed is ranked 8th.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Simple setup for static content
Pro Fast and built for scalability
Lighttpd is event-driven, asynchronous, non-blocking and single threaded. This allows lighttpd to be manage resources more efficiently compared to thread-based models (like Apache).
Pro Highly efficient memory use
With a small memory footprint compared to other web-servers, effective management of the cpu-load.
Pro Free and open source
Pro Lightweight
Lighttpd offers a more basic set of functions out of the box compared most web servers. Extra functionality can be added via modules.
Pro Quite easy to setup and configure
Pro GUI
OpenLiteSpeed has a GUI for easier setup.
Pro Open Source
OpenLiteSpeed is the open source version of the LiteSpeed web server.
Cons
Con Multiple steps
Some things require multiple steps, like creating a listener and a virtual host or a reverse proxy.
