Config Cyberpanel/ OpenLiteSpeed server to run NodeJS on port 80/443

If you use LiteSpeed, you can run NodeJS project as a PHP project.

Step 1: Add a domain (example domain.com) to your server

You need to:

• Create a folder to upload your code. Or create by Cyberpanel admin tool (recommend).
• Add new DNS record (A) from domain to your server IP

Step 2: Modify the vhosts file:

Method 1: Edit vhosts file

You can edit on Cyberpanel (domain.com:8090) -> Websites -> domain.com -> vHost Conf. Or open vhosts by SSH.

(if forgot cyberpanel password, type adminPass newpasshere in terminal)

My vhosts file in: /usr/local/lsws/conf/vhosts/domain.com/vhost.conf

Replace all with this content:

docRoot                   $VH_ROOT/public_html/projectfolder/dist (folder contain your start JS file)
vhDomain                  $VH_NAME
vhAliases                 www.$VH_NAME
adminEmails               admin@gmail.com
enableGzip                1
enableIpGeo               1

extprocessor staging {
  type                    proxy
  address                 127.0.0.1:80
  maxConns                100
  env                     NODE_ENV=production
  initTimeout             60
  retryTimeout            60
  respBuffer              0
}

context / {
  type                    appserver
  location                /home/domain.com/public_html/projectfolder/dist
  binPath                 /usr/bin/node
  appType                 node
  startupFile             main.js
  appserverEnv            1
  maxConns                2000

  rewrite  {
    enable                1

  }
  addDefaultCharset       off
}

vhssl  {
  keyFile                 /etc/letsencrypt/live/domain.com/privkey.pem
  certFile                /etc/letsencrypt/live/domain.com/fullchain.pem
  certChain               1
  enableECDHE             1
  renegProtection         1
  sslSessionCache         1
  enableSpdy              15
  enableStapling          1
  ocspRespMaxAge          86400
}

This configs also can be made in LiteSpeed admin control panel.

Method 2: Config in LiteSpeed control panel

Follow this guide: https://openlitespeed.org/kb/setting-up-name-based-virtual-hosting-on-openlitespeed/

Step 3: Config listener on port 80

Method 1: Edit config file

You can make config in /usr/local/lsws/conf/httpd_config.conf (your config file may be in other folder) file as:

listener Default {
  address                 *:80
  secure                  0
  map                     domain.com domain.com:3000
  map                     domain2.com domain2.com
  map                     domain3.org domain3.org
}

Method 2: Setting on LiteSpeed admin control-panel:

Login to LiteSpeed admin: domain.com:7080

(if you forgot LiteSpeed admin pass, you can find in file: usr/local/lsws/admin/misc/admpass.sh)

Go to Listeners-> default (port 80)-> Virtual Host Mappings -> domain.com. Select Virtual hosts, then change Domain*: domain.com:3000

Then restart your server

Now, when you type http://domain.com (your domain) to browsers. Frontend run on port 80 or 443. Backend auto run your app on port 3000 (or any port you custom). Remember, node was install on your server. Check it in: /usr/bin/node file.

Read more how to config OpenLiteSpeed as Load Balancer: https://openlitespeed.org/kb/use-openlitespeed-as-a-load-balancer/