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Hide the OpenLiteSpeed admin panel: bind 7080 to 127.0.0.1 + reach it via SSH tunnel

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Linux ls -la output showing /bin, /boot, /etc, /home, /lib, /sbin and other root directories — typical first view after SSHing into a server (photo: Pixabay / Pexels)

OpenLiteSpeed’s admin panel runs on port 7080 by default and binds to *. That means anyone with your server’s IP can hit https://your-ip:7080/ and reach the admin login form. The form has authentication, sure — but having a login …

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