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Docker Deployment

Learning Focus

By the end of this lesson you will know how to run OpenLiteSpeed in a Docker container.

Official Docker Image​

LiteSpeed provides an official Docker image:

# Pull the OpenLiteSpeed image
docker pull litespeedtech/openlitespeed

# Run with port mappings
docker run -d \
  --name openlitespeed \
  -p 80:80 \
  -p 443:443 \
  -p 7080:7080 \
  -v /var/www:/var/www \
  litespeedtech/openlitespeed

Docker Compose Example​

docker-compose.yml
version: '3'
services:
  openlitespeed:
    image: litespeedtech/openlitespeed
    ports:
      - "80:80"
      - "443:443"
      - "7080:7080"
    volumes:
      - ./sites:/var/www
      - ./conf:/usr/local/lsws/conf
    restart: unless-stopped

Key Considerations​

ItemDockerBare Metal
Setup speedFasterSlower
IsolationStrongShared
PersistenceVolume mounts neededNative
UpdatesRebuild containerPackage manager

Key Takeaways​

  • Use the official Docker image for quick containerized deployments.
  • Mount config and site directories as volumes for persistence.
  • Docker is ideal for dev environments and containerized production.

What's Next​

  • Continue to Kubernetes for orchestrated deployments.