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VeloServe Documentation

Welcome to the official documentation for VeloServe — a high-performance web server written in Rust with embedded PHP support.

VeloServe can run as a standalone server in CGI or SAPI mode, or as a drop-in Apache replacement on cPanel servers with full WHM integration.

Choose Your Path

  • Quick Start

    Get VeloServe running in under 2 minutes with the one-line installer.

    Quick Start

  • Standalone CGI

    Simple and portable — works everywhere with any php-cgi binary.

    CGI Mode

  • Standalone SAPI

    Maximum performance with PHP embedded via FFI. 10-100x faster than CGI.

    SAPI Mode

  • cPanel Integration

    Replace Apache on cPanel servers. WHM plugin, AutoSSL, hook auto-sync.

    cPanel Overview

Key Features

Feature Description
Rust Core Memory-safe, async I/O with Tokio and Hyper
Embedded PHP PHP runs inside VeloServe via FFI — no process spawning
Multi-Layer Cache Page, object, and static asset caching with auto-invalidation
Built-in CLI Cache purge/stats/warm plus config and service commands
HTTP/2 & TLS Modern protocols with SNI-based certificate resolution
cPanel Integration One-click Apache swap, WHM management UI, cPanel hook auto-sync
WordPress & Magento Platform-specific optimizations out of the box

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://veloserve.io/install.sh | bash