Kubernetes

Learning Focus

By the end of this lesson you will understand how OpenLiteSpeed fits into Kubernetes deployments.

OpenLiteSpeed in Kubernetes

OpenLiteSpeed can run as a Pod in Kubernetes, typically as a web/PHP tier behind a Kubernetes Service and Ingress.

Basic Pod Spec

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: openlitespeed
spec:
  containers:
  - name: ols
    image: litespeedtech/openlitespeed
    ports:
    - containerPort: 80
    - containerPort: 443
    volumeMounts:
    - name: site-data
      mountPath: /var/www
  volumes:
  - name: site-data
    persistentVolumeClaim:
      claimName: site-pvc

Considerations

Item	Detail
Configuration	Use ConfigMaps or volume mounts for conf/
Certificates	Use Kubernetes Secrets or cert-manager
Scaling	Horizontal Pod Autoscaler for traffic spikes
Ingress	Use NGINX Ingress or Cloudflare Tunnel for routing

Key Takeaways

• OpenLiteSpeed works as a standard container in Kubernetes Pods.
• Use PersistentVolumeClaims for site data and Secrets for certificates.
• Kubernetes adds orchestration benefits like auto-scaling and rolling updates.

What's Next

• Continue to Cloud Hosting for cloud provider considerations.