Server & Hosting

A web server software that delivers content significantly faster than traditional Apache servers. Especially when used with WordPress , LiteSpeed ensures noticeably shorter loading times. Modern protocols and integrated caching contribute to this. For you, this means your site feels like it's in the fast lane, not stuck in the right lane with a truck in front.

LiteSpeed operates in an event-driven rather than a process-based manner. This sounds technical, but has a simple consequence: The server requires a fraction of the RAM for many simultaneous visitors and remains quiet under load, whereas Apache starts to struggle.

The biggest advantage lies in the built-in cache. A WordPress site without a cache has to start PHP and query the database every time it's requested, which typically takes 400 to 900 milliseconds. If the same page is stored as a finished file in the LSCache, this takes only 30 to 80 milliseconds. LiteSpeed runs in our high-speed environments, i.e., in the Space Cruiser and all website subscription packages, but not in the base station.

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