X-Turbo-Charged-By

The HTTP X-Turbo-Charged-By response header is an unofficial HTTP header identifying a response served by a LiteSpeed web server with its built-in caching engine active.

Note

The "X-" naming convention for HTTP headers, "X" referring to "experimental", has been deprecated and needs to be transitioned to the formal naming convention for HTTP headers.

Usage

LiteSpeed Web Server adds the X-Turbo-Charged-By header automatically when its LSCache engine processes a response. The header acts as a server branding indicator, similar to the Server header but specific to LiteSpeed's caching layer.

When this header appears alongside the X-LiteSpeed-Cache header, the response was both served by LiteSpeed and handled by its caching system. Administrators concerned about exposing server details remove this header through server configuration or a reverse proxy using proxy_hide_header.

Values

LiteSpeed

The only known value is LiteSpeed, indicating the response was processed by LiteSpeed Web Server's LSCache caching engine.

Example

A response served by LiteSpeed Web Server with its caching engine active includes this header. The value LiteSpeed confirms LiteSpeed's LSCache processed the response.

X-Turbo-Charged-By: LiteSpeed

A typical response from a LiteSpeed-powered site includes several related headers. The Server header names the server software, while X-Turbo-Charged-By and X-LiteSpeed-Cache confirm the caching layer is engaged.

Server: LiteSpeed
X-Turbo-Charged-By: LiteSpeed
X-LiteSpeed-Cache: hit

Takeaway

The X-Turbo-Charged-By header is a LiteSpeed-specific branding header indicating the response passed through the LiteSpeed caching engine. The only value observed in production is LiteSpeed.

See also

Last updated: March 6, 2026