Control Panels

Overview

Several hosting control panels support OpenLiteSpeed, providing a GUI for managing virtual hosts, SSL certificates, PHP versions, and more. This page covers the most common integrations.

CyberPanel

CyberPanel is the official control panel built for OpenLiteSpeed. It provides the most complete OLS integration available.

Install CyberPanel + OLS

sh <(curl -s https://cyberpanel.net/install.sh)

During installation, select OpenLiteSpeed when prompted for the web server.

Features

Automatic OLS virtual host management
One-click SSL via Let’s Encrypt
PHP version switching per site
LiteSpeed Cache management
Email server (Postfix + Dovecot)
DNS server (PowerDNS)
File manager, database manager, backup/restore
Docker support
Git deployment

OLS Configuration

CyberPanel manages OLS configuration automatically. Configuration files are at:

Server config: /usr/local/lsws/conf/httpd_config.conf
VHost configs: /usr/local/lsws/conf/vhosts/{domain}/vhconf.conf

CyberPanel CLI

# List websites
cyberpanel listWebsites

# Create website
cyberpanel createWebsite --domainName example.com --email [email protected] \
  --package Default --owner admin

# Issue SSL
cyberpanel issueSSL --domainName example.com

Using LiteHTTPD with CyberPanel

The LiteHTTPD module works alongside CyberPanel. Install it into the OLS modules directory, and .htaccess files placed by applications (WordPress, Laravel, etc.) will be processed automatically.

aaPanel

aaPanel is a popular control panel that supports OLS via a plugin.

Install aaPanel

# CentOS/AlmaLinux
URL=https://www.aapanel.com/script/install_7.0_en.sh && \
  if [ -f /usr/bin/curl ]; then curl -ksSO "$URL"; else wget --no-check-certificate -O install_7.0_en.sh "$URL"; fi && \
  bash install_7.0_en.sh aapanel

Install OpenLiteSpeed Plugin

Log in to the aaPanel web interface.
Navigate to App Store.
Search for “OpenLiteSpeed” and install.
Follow the prompts to replace the default web server with OLS.

Configuration

aaPanel manages OLS configuration through its web interface. Key paths:

Server config: /usr/local/lsws/conf/httpd_config.conf
VHost configs: generated by aaPanel under /usr/local/lsws/conf/vhosts/

DirectAdmin

DirectAdmin supports OLS through the CustomBuild 2.0 system.

Switch to OLS in DirectAdmin

cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild
./build set webserver openlitespeed
./build openlitespeed
./build rewrite_confs

Features with DirectAdmin

Automatic vhost configuration
PHP version management via CustomBuild
SSL certificate management
Per-user resource isolation

Switching Back to Apache

cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild
./build set webserver apache
./build apache
./build rewrite_confs

OLS WebAdmin Console

OLS ships with its own web-based administration console, independent of any control panel.

Access WebAdmin

The WebAdmin GUI runs on port 7080 by default:

https://your-server-ip:7080

Set Admin Password

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

WebAdmin Features

Server configuration (listeners, modules, tuning)
Virtual host management
External application setup (PHP, proxy backends)
SSL certificate management
Real-time server statistics
Log viewer
Graceful restart

Security

Restrict WebAdmin access to trusted IPs:

listener admin {
  address                 *:7080
  secure                  1

  accessControl {
    allow                 YOUR_IP_ADDRESS
    deny                  ALL
  }
}

Panel Comparison

Feature	CyberPanel	aaPanel	DirectAdmin	OLS WebAdmin
OLS support	Native	Plugin	CustomBuild	Built-in
Multi-site management	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
SSL automation	Yes	Yes	Yes	Manual
PHP management	Yes	Yes	Yes	Manual
Email server	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
DNS management	Yes	No	Yes	No
File manager	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Database GUI	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Free tier	Yes	Yes	No	Yes (always free)
Best for	OLS-first hosting	General hosting	ISP/reseller	Single-server

Troubleshooting

Panel changes not taking effect:

Restart OLS after panel configuration changes: systemctl restart lsws
Check for configuration syntax errors: /usr/local/lsws/bin/lshttpd -t

Panel cannot connect to OLS:

Verify OLS is running: systemctl status lsws
Check that the WebAdmin listener is active on port 7080

Conflicts between panel and manual OLS edits:

Panels may overwrite manual configuration changes
Use the panel’s interface for all changes, or exclude specific vhosts from panel management