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

[@PeterBaller]

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]

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

[@gospelhubdigital]

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

[@atulhostvideos]

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

[@gospelhubdigital]

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

[@atulhostvideos]

@@gospelhubdigital I'll definitely check that out.

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Wow, thanks!

[@TonyTeachesTech]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpzNdKarp7xghas doesn't include OLS though

[@presidas]

High quality video! Congrats!

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Much appreciated!

[@visiongroove]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Wow, thanks Andras!

[@piotrszczesniak685]

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.

[@1000left]

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]

My pleasure!

[@techbygul3303]

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

[@NaveenGanesan]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Thank you very much!

[@ravi-gadhiya]

Thanks, Tony 🏆 Nginx 🏆Win

[@TonyTeachesTech]

😀

[@helloukw]

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

[@alexmercer3001]

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]

Uo

[@shakeel2473]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

:) Appreciate it. More to come

[@CarlosMontoyaPacheco]

🎯 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

[@drmikeyg]

Good job! Thanks Tony, love your content.

[@TonyTeachesTech]

I appreciate that!

[@EpithetMusicTV]

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]

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]

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

[@deewinc]

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

[@MGKday]

@@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]

@@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)

[@AniketNBorhade]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Yes I will look into this

[@srineo9118]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Stay tuned!

[@khalidkhabouz]

Great content , Thank you Tony

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Very welcome

[@bkasunasiri7657]

Great video brother appreciate your work

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Thanks!

[@Jagabandhusahoo12]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Good idea :)

[@tooblrrdelivery2429]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Planning on it!

[@abhiruproyz]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

I will soon look into e-commerce

[@rolandscriven6060]

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]

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

[@rolandscriven6060]

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

[@abhishek19471]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Hi, my personal preference is Nginx :)

[@Sdirimohamedsalah]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

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

[@dev_manish]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

You must have missed my previous response: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZOXop6EqdGZZpY&lc=UgyzmKGdrJPH-a7MdGt4AaABAg

[@Hunter-1984-X]

GOOD JOB!!! that was always my question

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Thanks!

[@CsakaMaiNapInfo]

Pure gold 🥇 congratulations 👍

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Thanks 👍

[@electrolinks]

Awesome tests

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Thank you!

[@husybabahhh6057]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

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

[@arezz7]

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]

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]

@@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]

@@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..

[@asifsuhaib]

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]

I will look into this

[@ajdinzutic]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

What do you mean "ksecs"?

[@ajdinzutic]

@@TonyTeachesTech on 3:25

[@TonyTeachesTech]

@@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 kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5zSdGZnbtOji9k

[@STFUandFY]

How does Caddy compare?

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Good question. Looking into Caddy now

[@ZalinaNahaylia]

2024 any update?

[@benalaluf4868]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

No nginx does not have a control panel

[@robertzoufood]

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]

U can use aapanel

[@luigih5018]

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]

You're welcome!

[@armanism24]

Do a test with php.

[@TonyTeachesTech]

I will plan to do that

[@indramal]

Please add NodeJS and Express JS servers also.

[@mattiasfjellvang]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

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

[@Mattias1995]

@@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/

[@nick-leffler]

Nice video. Caddy?

[@TonyTeachesTech]

I plan to look into Caddy soon :)

[@CarlosPedroche]

Do you still recommend NGINX over LiteSpeed?

[@topsecret4791]

Thank you!! SUBSCRIBED!!

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Thanks for the sub! You're very welcome Joseph

[@day2dayja110]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Haha, thanks for watching :)

[@dodgewagen]

Thank you! Great video.

[@TonyTeachesTech]

You are welcome!

[@mrnayankumar]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

I have never even heard of mern

[@mrnayankumar]

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

[@BarryGildea]

Thanks for the video

[@TonyTeachesTech]

You're welcome

[@rosemarieosborn8625]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Yep

[@ddrci88]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Hahah no way 😊 Thanks for your support!

[@jofranlirio]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

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 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKTYnX6jlrSIldU (link won't work until Dec 14 @ 5:15 am EST)

[@danidwiaryaputra]

Terima kasih telah membuat vidio perbandingan antar web server

[@TonyTeachesTech]

🤔

[@HahaHihi11111]

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]

Great perspective :)

[@vesogry]

3:57 - Why are you always using these graphs? On average time on request, it seems like Nginx is 10x faster than apache, and not 2x.

[@TonyTeachesTech]

You're right, the scale could have been more accurate here

[@MG-yc6jr]

No IIS ?

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Not this time

[@MG-yc6jr]

@@TonyTeachesTech good, I hate IIS.

[@laci272]

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]

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]

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

[@TonyTeachesTech]

@@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.

[@GordonPotter]

Thanks!

[@aguswidi9316]

I stuck at nginx configuration. So I stick with Apache for the rest of my life. 😁

[@electroumit]

Thanks.

[@SayWhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat]

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]

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

[@4g10w]

that intro needs an epilepsy seizure warning

APACHE FOREVER

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Lol :)

[@nikoch3776]

Nginx the best!

[@TonyTeachesTech]

Yay Nginx!

[@getsuperhost]

this guy fake all he talks and shows stuff that know nothing about it all about money money

[@FactExplorers0]

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