LiteSpeed Load Balancer

LiteSpeed Load Balancer is an HTTP load balancing software designed to improve service speed and reliability. According to the vendor, it is suitable for small to large enterprises in various industries, including web hosting providers, e-commerce companies, content delivery networks (CDNs), online gaming companies, and financial institutions. The product helps distribute incoming network traffic across multiple servers to ensure optimal performance and availability.

Key Features

Software-based load balancing solution: According to the vendor, LiteSpeed Load Balancer is a software-based solution that distributes incoming network traffic across multiple servers, aiming to ensure high availability, scalability, and optimal performance.

Server-wide and Per-domain Cluster Configurations: LiteSpeed Load Balancer supports both server-wide and per-domain cluster configurations, allowing fine-grained control over load balancing settings and customization based on specific server or domain requirements.

SSL Installation and cPanel Addon/Sub/Parked Domains: The vendor states that LiteSpeed Load Balancer offers hooks for SSL installation and supports cPanel addon/sub/parked domains, aiming to facilitate easy SSL management and configuration.

Asynchronous Mod_security Engine: According to the vendor, the Mod_security engine in LiteSpeed Load Balancer is fully asynchronous, aiming to improve performance, scalability, and security by detecting and preventing web application attacks.

Transparent Proxies Support: LiteSpeed Load Balancer provides added support for transparent proxies, enabling seamless integration with existing proxy infrastructure and enabling transparent traffic routing and load balancing, as claimed by the vendor.

HTTP/3 Support: The vendor claims that LiteSpeed Load Balancer has updated HTTP/3 support to h3-27, providing compatibility with the latest HTTP/3 protocol version and aiming to enhance the performance and security of web traffic.

QUIC/HTTP3 Support: According to the vendor, LiteSpeed Load Balancer supports QUIC/HTTP3 versions up to Q050, h3-25, h3-27, aiming to enable faster and more secure communication between clients and servers, improving performance, and reducing latency.

X_SPDY Environment for IETF QUIC Connection: The vendor states that LiteSpeed Load Balancer allows the use of the X_SPDY environment for IETF QUIC connection, aiming to enhance flexibility in managing and configuring QUIC connections and providing compatibility with existing SPDY-related configurations.

Cluster Name in PROXY Target URL: According to the vendor, LiteSpeed Load Balancer allows the use of the cluster name in PROXY target URL, providing a higher priority than the proxy worker and enabling efficient load balancing and routing based on cluster names.

Rewrite Rule to Update Proxy-Host: LiteSpeed Load Balancer allows rewrite rules to update Proxy-Host without using PROXY action, providing flexibility in managing and customizing proxy settings and simplifying configuration and maintenance of load balancing rules, as claimed by the vendor.