Best Web Server? Apache vs Nginx vs OpenLiteSpeed (static content speed test)

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Find out which web server is the fastest between Nginx, Apache, and OpenLiteSpeed. Through a series of comprehensive speed, load, and stress tests, I systematically compare the performance of these web servers with a static HTML/CSS/JS website to see which is the best for this particular setup.
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@techbygul3303 2 жыл бұрын

The most valuable content just in a video. Thank man you packed a lot of knowledge in one video.

@visiongroove 3 жыл бұрын

Great Content Man! Best I've seen in a long time!

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks Andras!

@drmikeyg 3 жыл бұрын

Good job! Thanks Tony, love your content.

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@shakeel2473 3 жыл бұрын

Damn! - another great vid Tony - keep em coming ;-)

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

:) Appreciate it. More to come

@PeterBaller 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video where you gathered quality, un-biased data and shared the results in a way that is easy to understand. While I love the factual nature of this content, eventually it would be awesome to see you bring it all together and give an overview of your preferred use-cases for the different technologies. IMO, in any kind of comparison it's very unlikely that "option A" is better than "option B" in every single way, so I'd love for an explanation on what would you factor into your decision when deciding to choose option "A" over option "B" or "C". Keep up the great stuff!

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Peter and for watching some of my videos! It'd be a challenge to make that video, but I definitely see how it'd be super helpful

@presidas 3 жыл бұрын

High quality video! Congrats!

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

@khalidkhabouz 2 жыл бұрын

Great content , Thank you Tony

@TonyTeachesTech 2 жыл бұрын

Very welcome

@helloukw 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for this informative video. Kudos on your testing methodology.

@bkasunasiri7657 3 жыл бұрын

Great video brother appreciate your work

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@NaveenGanesan 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel is one of the best things in 2021 i came across..

@TonyTeachesTech 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@dodgewagen 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Great video.

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

@1000left 2 жыл бұрын

WOW!!! Very thorough test!!! I'm an Apache guy so I got a little tear in my eye!!!! :) WELL DONE and thanks for your video!!!!

@TonyTeachesTech 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@Hunter-1984-X 3 жыл бұрын

GOOD JOB!!! that was always my question

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@electrolinks 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome tests

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@srineo9118 2 жыл бұрын

Love your stuffs. Thank you. Will be great to see comparison with a Wordpress install.. 😃

@TonyTeachesTech 2 жыл бұрын

Stay tuned!

@piotrszczesniak685 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this one - it would be great to see a server speed with WordPress and WooCommerce setup. At the moment I need to choose VPS setup LS/A2/Nginx for my WooCommerce stores and seeing this kind of test for WooCommerce store would be beneficial.

@topsecret4791 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! SUBSCRIBED!!

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub! You're very welcome Joseph

@gospelhubdigital 3 жыл бұрын

Everything is well defined, well tested deeply. Soon this should be the best channel for Web Techies Review. Thanks Tony I learn more everyday

@atulhostdotcom 3 жыл бұрын

I would like to see the same benchmark with dynamic content (WordPress) with and without cache.

@gospelhubdigital 3 жыл бұрын

@@atulhostdotcom I think he has it in one of his videos 4 months ago, you can check it on his channel.

@atulhostdotcom 3 жыл бұрын

@@gospelhubdigital I'll definitely check that out.

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtGadtam172Rf30.html doesn't include OLS though

@FactExplorers0 Жыл бұрын

Hey, awesome video. Would love a video on best web server for WordPress.

@CsakaMaiNapInfo 2 жыл бұрын

Pure gold 🥇 congratulations 👍

@TonyTeachesTech 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@BarryGildea 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video

@TonyTeachesTech 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

@GordonPotter Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ddrci88 3 жыл бұрын

Thirt time watch :)) I’m consuming your video like drinking water 😂😂

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

Hahah no way 😊 Thanks for your support!

@electroumit Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@day2dayja110 3 жыл бұрын

GOOD JOB!!! Openlightspeed almost got me!!!!

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks for watching :)

@ravi-gadhiya 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Tony 🏆 Nginx 🏆Win

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

😀

@danidwiaryaputra 3 жыл бұрын

Terima kasih telah membuat vidio perbandingan antar web server

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

🤔

@EpithetMusicTV 3 жыл бұрын

a lot of benchmarks usually have openlitespeed ahead of nginx on static content so i think there’s something in the default config that’s limiting its potential. also would be great to see a php comparison in a future video.

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen the same sentiment about OLS on the internet, so I was also surprised to see Nginx come out on top. Definitely going to look into the PHP comparison for these web servers

@okao08 3 жыл бұрын

the same happens with apache using php-fpm, speed drastically changes i guess

@deewinc 2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyTeachesTech ~ Nginx doesn't come anywhere close to OLS. I can give you my server with OLS you repeat the tests.

@MGKday 2 жыл бұрын

@@deewinc hey, any chance you can share which Web Hosting Panel do you use with OLS ? I tried CyberPanel but I find it too..."hobby"-style, and don't trust it..

@deewinc 2 жыл бұрын

@@MGKday Cyberpanel will give you the best performance than any other panel out there. You can try the following: 1. AaPanel (Looks more professional but doesn't support multi-users) 2. DirectAdmin (Professional but not easy to use with OLS) 3. OviPanel (Mixed bag and a bit clunky)

@abhishek19471 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Tony, Great comparison as always, just a question..incase of wordpress which one you will prefer? Pls answer 🙏

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, my personal preference is Nginx :)

@CarlosPedroche 6 ай бұрын

Do you still recommend NGINX over LiteSpeed?

@alexmercer3001 Жыл бұрын

Can you do the same comparison with page heavy wordpress site on all 3 server platforms?. That way we can know how these handle dynamic data.

@KomentarSaya Жыл бұрын

@arezz7 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the video Tony! So does this is clear but can you explain why many company's like Cloudways and Plesk combine Nginx with Apache? Does this mean that a VPS at Cloudways or Plesk hosting at DO should probably perform better than a LSWS vps?

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

Good question. Have you ever heard of a reverse proxy? This is essentially where you have a web server that handles incoming requests and passes them on to another web server for processing. That's why you would use both. It can give you a performance boost in some cases. As far as why these web hosting companies choose Apache to begin with... I'm not sure.

@sakthi22b.e 2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyTeachesTech Nginx is great for static content, but for dynamic content with DB apache does well and a lot of compatibilities with other software like WordPress and easy to use .htaccess makes Apache preferable with a reverse proxy Nginx server. I use openlitespeed which provides the combined experience of both Nginx and Apache.

@MGKday 2 жыл бұрын

@@sakthi22b.e going to ask same thing as I did to somebody else in the comments, any chance you can share which Web Hosting Panel do you use with OLS ? I tried CyberPanel but I find it too..."hobby"-style, and don't trust it..

@Jagabandhusahoo12 3 жыл бұрын

Would love an extensive fight between Ngnix vs OLS with a woo-commerce

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

Good idea :)

@husybabahhh6057 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff! What was the hardware specs you used in webservers?

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

In this case, I believe it was a server with 1GB RAM and 1 virtual CPU core

@laci272 3 жыл бұрын

Hi.. First time viewer. Great video....but:) . 2... Would you repeat this test with a standard Wordpress install? We (I) knew that nginx is faster than apache for serving static content... and we know that both use FPM, still... it would have been nice numbers to have. Still, the best video I found on this topic! (remind myself not to comment before the end of the video...i deleted 1. and 3. :-) )

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

LOL! Yes, I need to do some more research to understand the implementation differences of PHP in each case. But I am planning on doing this video within the next few months.

@gerardok.2405 3 жыл бұрын

@@TonyTeachesTech great video. Do you know wich is better for Wordpress? Nginx or OpenLiteSpeed?? Thanks!

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

@@gerardok.2405 I'm gonna have to say that it depends on a lot of different factors such as how large your web pages are and what plugins you have installed. I haven't conducted a proper comparison test, so I don't have any quantitative data to provide for you.

@luigih5018 Жыл бұрын

Anyone else here to build their own website but had no clue how😂? I’m getting educated, replaying the video a couple of times as I’m not a tech person. Thank you Tony!

@TonyTeachesTech Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@AniketNBorhade 3 жыл бұрын

What about wordpress? Can you please make a comparison between Apache vs Nginx vs OpenLiteSpeed for dynamic content?

@TonyTeachesTech 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I will look into this

@dev_manish 3 жыл бұрын

Tony what happened to staging wordpress website on digital ocean server video ?

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

You must have missed my previous response: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pchkpM5_2dLKYGg.html&lc=UgyzmKGdrJPH-a7MdGt4AaABAg

@user-ke1ik9gk2i 9 ай бұрын

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:52 🖥️ Three web servers tested: Apache, Nginx, and OpenLiteSpeed, with identical configurations. 02:41 🕒 Nginx and OpenLiteSpeed respond faster to requests compared to Apache. 03:11 📈 Nginx is the fastest in terms of page load time, closely followed by OpenLiteSpeed. 03:38 📊 Nginx and OpenLiteSpeed handle concurrent users more efficiently than Apache. 04:50 💪 Nginx outperforms others in a stress test, handling more requests per second with a lower response time. Made with HARPA AI

@asifsuhaib 3 жыл бұрын

Tony, Could you Please Make a Video About Webinoly ? There're Very Less videos about that yet its a popular choice among Ngnix users...

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

I will look into this

@nick-leffler 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Caddy?

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

I plan to look into Caddy soon :)

@rolandscriven6060 3 жыл бұрын

Caching also taken into consideration next please. Specifically server side caching as I think anyone serious with OLS or Nginx for a static side would be caching. Most tests are false as they turn on server caching for OLS but not Nginx or only have application level caching for Nginx.

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

What caching solution would you like to see for Nginx, Apache, and OLS?

@rolandscriven6060 3 жыл бұрын

@@TonyTeachesTech Nginx Fastcgi vs OLS LS Cache. Don't know about apache.

@jofranlirio 3 жыл бұрын

What is the best nginx image for WordPress on digital ocean?

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

The OpenLiteSpeed WordPress image on DigitalOcean's marketplace is probably the best for beginners because it comes with the OpenLiteSpeed admin dashboard. I have a video walkthrough for this image that will be released tomorrow kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kNmln66exrW5j6c.html (link won't work until Dec 14 @ 5:15 am EST)

@benalaluf4868 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Does nginx have control panel? Like cyberpanel for lightspeed

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

No nginx does not have a control panel

@robertzoufood 2 жыл бұрын

aapanel is awesome because you can utilize OLS, nginx, or Apache (most is only Apache and Nginx or only OLS with the exception of Directadmin a paid control panel)

@RakeshMandalYT 2 жыл бұрын

U can use aapanel

@abhiruproyz 3 жыл бұрын

Please test on dynamic ecommerce sites. Like WordPress + WooCommerce + Theme

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

I will soon look into e-commerce

@tooblrrdelivery2429 2 жыл бұрын

what a about using wordpress woocommerce site not a static site?? Please do it . Thanks

@TonyTeachesTech 2 жыл бұрын

Planning on it!

@indramal Жыл бұрын

Please add NodeJS and Express JS servers also.

@ajdinzutic 3 жыл бұрын

Hi the second test solution is new for me. Do you got a link for "ksecs"?

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

What do you mean "ksecs"?

@ajdinzutic 3 жыл бұрын

@@TonyTeachesTech on 3:25

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

@@ajdinzutic Haha I need to stop mumbling. It's called k6 :) It's available at k6.io and they also have a way to do it with scripts kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q9GfdpZintTUhas.html

@rosemarieosborn8625 3 жыл бұрын

is Nginx a free and open source web server like Apache?

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@STFUandFY 2 жыл бұрын

How does Caddy compare?

@TonyTeachesTech 2 жыл бұрын

Good question. Looking into Caddy now

@Sdirimohamedsalah 2 жыл бұрын

So combining ngnix with lightspeed maybe this will make the best result

@TonyTeachesTech 2 жыл бұрын

Haven't tested that combo out yet. Have you?

@HahaHihi11111 2 жыл бұрын

I have brutal loads on VPS-es, Apache can´t run it, Nginx die in minutes and eat all 8GB ram, OpenLiteSpeed with ultra heavy load still okay, 4-5GB ram eated with same sites... And don´t forget, OpenLiteSpeed have a faster brother LiteSpeed. OLS and LS is the future. .htaccess support for clients is normal there, and integrated Cache, free WP cache plugin etc. Nginx don´t know what is that...

@TonyTeachesTech 2 жыл бұрын

Great perspective :)

@armanism24 2 жыл бұрын

Do a test with php.

@TonyTeachesTech 2 жыл бұрын

I will plan to do that

@mattiasfjellvang 3 жыл бұрын

You should make a test with a wordpress site instead of a static site.

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely will have a video like this in the next few months

@Mattias1995 3 жыл бұрын

@@TonyTeachesTech That sounds great. Because I think the results should vary a lot. But nevertheless interesting that your tests show considerable different results than themselves blog.litespeedtech.com/2019/11/25/http3-litespeed-vs-nginx/

@mrnayankumar 2 жыл бұрын

mern vs lamp performance test, there is no videos and data available on it

@TonyTeachesTech 2 жыл бұрын

I have never even heard of mern

@mrnayankumar 2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyTeachesTech mongodb, express js, react js, node js

@MG-yc6jr 3 жыл бұрын

No IIS ?

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

Not this time

@MG-yc6jr 3 жыл бұрын

@@TonyTeachesTech good, I hate IIS.

@SayWhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat 3 жыл бұрын

WHy you used different servers? Have 1 server.. install what needed -run tests. destroy server reinstall OS with new engine run tests.... that would be more logical imo.

@TonyTeachesTech 3 жыл бұрын

That's a good option. These servers are in the same datacenter