# What Is LiteSpeed Web Server?

> Much of our success here at Name Hero is credited to our high-speed infrastructure that allows for our customers to have extremely fast loading websites.

- Author: [Ryan Gray](https://www.namehero.com/blog/author/ryan-gray/)
- Published: 2017-05-22
- Updated: 2017-05-22
- Category: [Website Performance](https://www.namehero.com/blog/category/website-performance/)
- Web page: https://www.namehero.com/blog/litespeed-web-server/

Much of our success here at Name Hero is credited to our *high-speed infrastructure* that allows for our customers to have **extremely fast loading websites.**

With the rise of mobile devices accessing the Internet and Google’s constantly changing algorithm, there has never been a more important time than ever to have your website optimized for speed.

Personally, this was one of the main catalyst being developing *Name Hero in 2015*. ** I couldn’t find a reliable, dependable, fast web host** for my own websites without building my own dedicated or VPS. Not to mention one that was affordable for small businesses like my Dad’s self-storage facility.

One key element in our infrastructure is using all [LiteSpeed web servers](https://www.litespeedtech.com).

LiteSpeed is a lightweight piece of server software that conserves resources without sacrificing performance, security, compatibility, or convenience.

## Main LiteSpeed Benefits

- **Double the maximum capacity of Apache** – The majority of “shared” web hosts still use Apache web server. LiteSpeed Web Server’s streamlined event-driven architecture, capable of handling thousands of concurrent clients with minimal memory consumption and CPU usage.
- **Added security** – Continue using already familiar mod_security rules while also taking advantage of a host of built-in anti-DDoS features, such as bandwidth and connection throttling.
- **Reduce complexity** – By eliminating the need for an HTTPS reverse proxy or additional 3rd party caching layers.

## LiteSpeed vs. Apache Web Server

I’m a big fan of infographics, so here are some benchmarks comparing to the widely popular Apache web server (what most of the “big brands” use):

![](https://www.namehero.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screenshot-2017-05-22-11.41.45.png)

## LiteSpeed WordPress Cache

A couple of months ago, LiteSpeed implemented their caching software specifically for WordPress.

Our initial testing combined with Cloudflare saw a nice little jump in page-load times across the board.

LiteSpeed has also done their own internal testing that shows performance much better than Apache and other caching plugins:

[![](https://www.namehero.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screenshot-2017-05-22-11.52.41.png)](https://www.namehero.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screenshot-2017-05-22-11.52.41.png)

[![](https://www.namehero.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screenshot-2017-05-22-11.53.12.png)](https://www.namehero.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screenshot-2017-05-22-11.53.12.png)

Of course, all [Shared](https://www.namehero.com/web-hosting.php) and [Reseller](https://www.namehero.com/reseller-hosting.php) customers have the ability to use [LiteSpeed’s WordPress caching plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/litespeed-cache/) free of charge.

While LiteSpeed is just one piece of our infrastructure, it’s a very important one, and helps us deliver crazy-fast speeds so our customers can focus on what’s most important to them; running their businesses.

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