What Is LiteSpeed?
LiteSpeed Web Server is the web server technology running on all JIJ Web Solutions hosting accounts. If you have wondered why your site loads faster here than it did on your old host, LiteSpeed is a big reason why.
Unlike Apache -- the decades-old workhorse most shared hosts still run -- LiteSpeed was built from the ground up to handle modern web traffic efficiently. It is fully compatible with Apache configurations (so your .htaccess files just work) but processes requests dramatically faster.
The Numbers
In independent benchmarks, LiteSpeed consistently serves WordPress pages 3-5x faster than Apache under equivalent load. Under high-traffic conditions -- flash sales, viral posts, events -- the gap grows even wider.
LSCache: The Real Secret
The bigger advantage is LiteSpeed Cache (LSCache), a server-level caching plugin that integrates directly with WordPress. Unlike traditional caching plugins that still require PHP to run, LSCache can serve cached pages at the web server level -- no PHP, no WordPress bootstrap, no database query.
The result: a cached page on LiteSpeed can load in under 50 milliseconds.
What This Means for Your Site
- Better SEO: Google uses page speed as a ranking signal. Faster sites rank higher.
- Lower bounce rate: Visitors leave if a site takes more than 3 seconds. Faster sites keep people engaged.
- More traffic capacity: Your site handles traffic spikes without going down.
- Lower resource usage: Faster processing means your CloudLinux resource limits stretch further.
Setting Up LSCache on Your JIJ Account
All JIJ hosting accounts include LiteSpeed. To activate LSCache for WordPress:
- Log in to WordPress admin
- Go to Plugins, Add New, search "LiteSpeed Cache"
- Install and activate
- The plugin auto-detects the LiteSpeed environment and configures itself
No complex configuration needed. The plugin works with your existing theme and plugins.