A control panel allows the customers of a web hosting company to manage much of their own affairs. For example, the control panel allows the owner of a domain to create and manipulate email and ftp accounts. The customer gets to do things quicker and without having to pay the hosting company for stuff they could do themselves.
The two big non free control panals are ![[WWW]](HostingControlPanels_fichiers/moin-www.png){kind=small}
cpanel and plesk
There are quite a few software libre panels:
AlternC
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License |
GPL |
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Packages |
deb:yes rpm:no tarball:no |
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multi-server support |
No |
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Links |
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Install requires: |
apache, Linux, mysql (?) |
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Servers managed |
apache, bind, courier, postfix,mysql, mailman |
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customers can: |
add/remove email accounts, change dns, create databases (??) |
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hosting company can: |
as above, add/remove customers (??) |
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Short notes |
much of documentation is french only |
ASM (Account Services Manager)
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License |
GPL |
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Packages |
deb:no rpm:yes tarball:yes |
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multi-server support |
No |
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Links |
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Install requires: |
All BSD Platforms (FreeBSD/NetBSD/OpenBSD/Apple Mac OS X), All POSIX (Linux/BSD/UNIX-like OSes), Linux, Solaris |
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Servers managed |
FTP, POP3, MySql, awstats |
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customers can: |
manage subdomains and password protected folders |
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hosting company can: |
add users, domains |
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Short notes |
current version is .94 Expected Release of .95 is February 14, 2002 |
Baifox
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License |
GPL |
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Packages |
deb:no rpm:no tarball:yes |
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multi-server support |
Not Sure Yet(check back in a few days) |
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Links |
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servers managed |
apache, awstats, banthwidth, bind, cron, MySql, logrotate, PureFTPd, Vpopmail |
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Install requires |
Linux, PHP, apache (1.3 recommended) |
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customers can: |
create/edit subdomains |
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hosting company can: |
Create databases, users w/permissions, awstats for every domain, individual virtualhost files for ever website |
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Short notes |
Uses pureftpd (not proftpd) Current release is of Baifox is: 0.8.6.1 (May 3rd, 2006) |
DTC (Domain Technologie Control)
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License |
GPL |
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Packages |
deb:yes rpm:yes tarball:yes |
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multi-server support |
No, but can run in |
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Links |
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servers managed |
bind/other, apache 1.3 or 2, postfix 2, qmail, dovecot, courier,
cyrus, amavis, clamav, spamassassin, pure-ftpd, proftpd, mysql, ncftp,
nssmysql, etc. |
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Install requires |
Any Debian flavor (from Stable to Unstable), understands, uses and configures about 150 debian packages |
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customers can: |
create email, subdomains, ssh and FTP accounts, mailing lists, mx & txt entries for owned domains. Stop, start, reinstall, fsck a Xen VPS (virtual private server). Instant account activation using Paypal or eNETS. |
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hosting company can: |
Create hosting packs, create domains, manage support tickets, and have configuration updated for both apache, bind and postfix, etc. simultaneously, do automated backups for shared hosting accounts, backup NS & MX, and many more. |
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Short notes |
NAT and SSL supported |
Freeside
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License |
GPL |
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Packages |
deb:no rpm:no tarball:yes |
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multi-server support |
No |
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Links |
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servers managed |
vpopmail, dovecot, Courier SQL, Cyrus, Communigate Pro, Critical Path, InfoStreet, Top Email, Everyone.net, PostgreSQL 7.x/8.x, LDAP RADIUS/SQL/text backend server, |
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Install requires |
Linux/Unix |
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customers can: |
customer service, public web server administration, real-time signup page |
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hosting company can: |
have real-time credit processing |
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Short notes |
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Fusion
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License |
GPL |
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Packages |
Not Yet Released |
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multi-server support |
N/A |
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Links |
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servers managed |
N/A |
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Install requires |
Multiplatform (Linux) |
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customers can: |
N/A |
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hosting company can: |
N/A |
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short notes |
ajax |
GNU Hosting Helper
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License |
GPL |
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Packages |
deb:yes rpm:yes tarball:yes |
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multi-server support |
Yes |
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Links |
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servers managed |
Apache 1.3x, 2x Sendmail, Postfix, Postfix/MySQL VMS, Most FPTD's, BIND 8x & BIND 9x, MyDNS, MySQL 3x/4.0.x |
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Install requires |
Linux/Unix |
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customers can: |
add/remove subdomain, email management (users/pass etc) |
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hosting company can: |
add/remove DNS zone, email access file, virtual host configuration file |
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Short notes |
Current Release of GNUHH: 2.04 |
GNUPanel
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License |
GPL |
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Packages |
deb:no rpm:no tarball:yes |
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multi-server support |
no |
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Links |
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servers managed |
Apache 2.x, Postfix/PostgreSQL, Proftpd, PowerDNS, MySQL 5.0, PostgreSQL 8.1, Mailman, Courier-POP, Courier-IMAP, Squirrelmail, PHPpgadmin, PHPmyadmin. |
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Install requires |
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (Etch) |
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customers can: |
Add/remove subdomain, email management (users/pass), auto responders, ftp management (users/pass), PostgreSQL and MySQL management, parked domains, directories protection, support tickets, english, spanish and french languages, Paypal, Dineromail and Cuentadigital payments support. Sets an editable default size of 10 MB for mail accounts and sends a warning when this limit is close. The panel do not take any action but the domain administrator will be notified. An historical file for web space and bandwidth consumption, The chance to edit the SPF record for each domain has been added. Also users will be able to receive mails sent to parked domains. Backup tool, the posibility to set tipical values for the server_encoding variable in new PostgreSQL databases, the posibility to choose different values for the AddDefaulCharset variable in Apache for each subdomain, installers for Joomla, phpBB, osCommerce, Wordpress, xoops, phpwcms and smf for all customers accounts. |
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hosting company can: |
Add users, domains, bandwidth and disk space control, billing support, technical support ticketing, activate or deactivate in each subdomain PHP directives like safe_mode and register_globals. |
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Short notes |
NAT and SSL support. Current Release of GNUPanel: 0.2.2 |
host4net
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License |
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Packages |
Not Yet Released |
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multi-server support |
No, but supports clustering |
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Links |
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servers managed |
N/A |
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Install requires |
N/A |
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customers can: |
N/A |
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hosting company can: |
config user management, billing support, technical support ticketing |
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Short notes |
Based on WebMin. To be available as Module/Standalone but currently only a module. not yet released (currently in beta) , supports PayPal, 2Checkout, Western Union and Wire Transfer |
ISPConfig
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License: |
BSD |
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Packages |
deb:no rpm:no tarball:yes |
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multi-server support |
No |
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Links |
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servers managed |
apache, bind, proftp/vsftpd, procmail |
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Install requires |
apache, sendmail/postfix, Quota pkg, PHP 4.0.5 apache mod, MySQL database, gnu-pop3d or similar, OpenSSL and mod_ssl for virtual hosts, Bind (8/9), iptables/ipchains |
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customers can: |
change mailbox settings (password, spam filter, etc), create/administrate subdomains and MySQL data, SSL |
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hosting company can: |
create database backups, edit/create DNS entries |
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Short notes |
3 Level Setup: Admin, Reseller, and Webmaster |
ISPMan
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License |
GPL |
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Packages |
deb:no rpm:no tarball:yes |
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multi-server support |
Yes |
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Links |
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servers managed |
apache, postfix, bind |
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Install requires: |
Linux, BIND 9(2), Postfix 2.x(2), IMAP/POP3, Apache 2, OpenLDAP(2), Horde/IMP, Pureftpd, Perdition(2) |
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customers can: |
manage domain, read mails, setup forwarding, filtering, auto-responding |
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hosting company can: |
manage domain users, DNS, Vhosts, Mailing lists, Access control |
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Short notes |
Typical use is 2 front-end, 2 back-end, 1 Spam/virus filter host, 1 management host. LDAP may be used as backend, Latest binary Oct 9, 2005 |
phpQLAdmin
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License |
GPL |
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Packages |
deb:yes rpm:no tarball:yes |
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multi-server support |
Yes |
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Links |
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servers managed |
QmailLDAP, QmailLDAP/Controls, Apache 1.3, Bind 9, SimScan, Ezmlm, Automounts |
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Install requires: |
PHP |
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customers can: |
Manage (email/shell) accounts, dns, email forwarding and autoreplies, spam filtering, mailing lists, MX pointers for owned domains, change passwords etc |
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hosting company can: |
Setup new customers and physical machines for mail/web |
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Short notes |
Requires an (Open)LDAP database and is mainly for QmailLDAP, but should work with ANY mailserver with LDAP support. Require libapache-mod-ldapcfg for Apache LDAP support |
QmailAdmin
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License |
GPL |
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Packages |
deb:no rpm:no tarball: yes |
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multi-server support |
No |
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Links |
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servers managed |
IMAP, POP3 |
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Install requires: |
vpopmail 5.4.0 or later |
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customers can: |
Change password, setup forwarding. IMAP, POP3, and (Squirrelmail)webmail access |
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hosting company can: |
Administer Email and Mailing Lists |
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Short notes |
Qmail is a Web control panel for the administration of qmail/vpopmail-based POP, IMAP, LDAP, or Web mail accounts, forwarding, aliases, autoresponders, and mailing lists Latest Release 1.2.1:June 25, 2004 |
RAQDevil
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license |
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Packages |
deb:no rpm:no tarball: yes |
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multi-server support |
Info coming soon... |
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Links |
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servers managed |
SNTP, DNS, FTP, SSL |
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Install requires: |
FreeBSD 6.0 or later, 4 GB of disk space, atleast 128 MB RAM |
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customers can: |
change mail password, set mail forwarding |
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hosting company can: |
manages system users, Web sites, email, DNS |
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short notes |
Based on Sun Cobalt RaQ550,runs on BSD and (BlueQuartz)Fedora,
NOT MEANT for systems already serving data for multiple virtual sites.
Not yet available in the FreeBSD ports collection, see |
Ravencore
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License |
GPL |
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Packages |
deb:no rpm:yes tarball:yes |
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multi-server support |
Info coming soon |
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Links |
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servers managed |
apache, bind, dovecot, postfix, clamd, spamassassin, vsftpd, proftpd, awstats |
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Install requires: |
Linux, or any web browser (lynx, any text based), can also be used from PDA's with web capabilities |
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customers can: |
check email, change password, redirect, forward |
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hosting company can: |
edit domains, users, mail accounts, databases, DNS, and system settings |
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Short notes |
Version 0.1.5 Released (4/15/06) , demo inaccessible as of 6/19/06 |
Syscp
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License |
GPL |
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Packages |
deb:yes rpm:no tarball:yes |
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multi-server support |
No |
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Links |
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servers managed |
apache, bind, courier, postfix, proftpd, crond |
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Install requires: |
Debian, see documentation for other flavors of Linux |
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customers can: |
manage email accounts/forwarding/passwords, subdomains, passwd protected dirs, webmail, language |
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hosting company can: |
Add Customers, Domains, Admins, view FTP/WEB usage |
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Short notes |
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Tequila
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License |
hard to tell |
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Packages |
deb:no rpm:no tarball:yes |
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multi-server support |
Info coming soon |
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Links |
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servers managed |
postfix w/Vm-pop3d , postfix w/Cyrus, or postfix w/Courier |
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Install requires: |
Perl, Postfix, Vmpop3d/qpopper, Cyrus-Imap, Cyrus-Sasl, Courier-Imap, OpenLDAP NOTE: Debian users must install libdb3-dev package to prevent Tequila from making unreadable DB files!!! |
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customers can: |
manage email aliases, vacation/forwarding, passwords, language |
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hosting company can: |
create/edit/remove virtual mail domains, create/edit/remove POP/IMAP mail accounts, virtual domain administration assigned to different admins, SASL acct/passwd in sync with Tequila accts |
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Short notes |
Only supports one domain per Tequla Server |
Usermin
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License |
BSD |
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Packages |
deb:yes rpm:yes tarball:yes |
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multi-server support |
No |
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Links |
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servers managed |
SSH/telnet, postfix, spamassassin |
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Install requires: |
Perl 5 |
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customers can: |
upload/download files from remote urls, email checking/forwarding, edit plan file, edit personal user details |
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hosting company can: |
run shell commands, kill processes, view user's quota, edit user owned cron files, edit user details |
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Short notes |
Demo not working as of 6/22/06 (webmin demo?) |
VHCS
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License |
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Packages |
deb:yes rpm:yes tarball:yes |
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multi-server support |
Information coming soon... |
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Links |
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servers managed |
proftpd, apache, postfix, BIND, courier |
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Install requires: |
postfix(ver 2+), proFTPd, apache(ver 2+), Courier POP3 & IMAP, BIND9, MySQL(ver 4+), iptables |
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customers can: |
manage domain, email/webmail, ftp, statistics, change personal data, language, customize menus, webtools with filemanager, backup/restore settings, customize error pages |
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hosting company can: |
manage users, view server/web statistics, manage ftp accounts, domain aliases, subdomains, SQL databases, SQL users |
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Short notes |
LDAP supported (with some mild modifications) |
VHFFS
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License |
GPL |
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Packages |
deb:not yet rpm:no tarball:yes |
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multi-server support |
Yes |
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Links |
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Install requires: |
Apache, Linux, postgresql |
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Servers managed |
apache, mydns, courier, exim4, mysql, listengine, postgresql, cvs, subversion, pure-ftpd |
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customers can: |
add/remove email accounts, change dns, create databases, create repository, create webspaces, create groups |
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Short notes |
Translated in several languages, developement still active |
vhost
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License |
GPL |
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Packages |
deb:no rpm:no tarball:yes |
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multi-server support |
No |
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Links |
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servers managed |
HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP |
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Install requires: |
perl and gcc, php4 for webGUI Apache (v1.3 or later), Wu-ftpd, ProFTPD, sendmail |
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customers can: |
setup email, ftp for owned domains/subdomains |
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hosting company can: |
administer domains, create users/domains/subdomains |
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Short notes |
Future NIS/LDAP Support is on their todo list (meaning not yet!), demo is not working as of 6/20/06 |
Virtualmin
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License |
dual: closed & GPL |
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Packages |
deb:yes rpm:no tarball:no |
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multi-server support |
No, but has cluster support |
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Links |
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servers managed |
proftpd, BIND, postfix, MySQL |
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Install requires: |
yum, up2date, or urpmi on RPM-based systems, or apt on Debian systems |
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customers can: |
administer their own domains, setup aliases, read mail, etc |
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hosting company can: |
Edit DNS, Virtual Servers, Mail/FTP users, Databases, Install scripts, Server maintenance(start/stop) |
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Short notes |
apt-cache show webmin-virtual-server (Used in conjunction with webmin.) |
Web-CP
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License |
GPL |
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Packages |
deb:no rpm:no tarball:yes |
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multi-server support |
NO, as of release 0.5.x (later releases might) |
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Links |
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servers managed |
BIND, TinyDNS, MyDNS, PowerDNS, ProFtpd, Wuftpd, PureFtpd, sendmail, qmail, VirtualQMail, httpd, Apache 2/1.3, Tux |
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Install requires: |
aptitude, webalizer, apache, mod_watch, proftpd, sendmail, MySQL, PHP |
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customers can: |
update personal info, change passwd, set spam filtering |
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hosting company can: |
domain user: add new users, aliases, subdomains, domain pointers and databases reseller user:add/modify domains server user:server admin can add/modify resellers, edit VirtualHost, DNS templates, restart services, monitor server usage, scripting, shell access, SSI, databases, mail, domains |
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Short notes |
4 CP's: personal, domain, reseller, and server. |
Webmin
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License |
BSD |
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Packages |
deb:yes rpm:yes tarball:yes |
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multi-server support |
No |
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Links |
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servers managed |
sendmail, postfix, WU-FTPD, BIND, Squid |
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Install requires: |
Perl 5, Perl MD5 module, Slackware users must install descrypt.tgz |
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customers can: |
mail forwarding/password |
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hosting company can: |
create/edit/remove users, mail settings, server settings |
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Short notes |
more admin-tool packed version of Usermin |
Zpanel
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License |
GPL |
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Packages |
available in zip and rar |
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multi-server support |
Information coming soon |
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Links |
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servers managed |
Webserver, FTP, SMTP, POP, MySQL |
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Install requires: |
PHP, Linux(SuSE,Debian, Fedora 2, FreeBSD, Mandrake, Redhat) or Windows(2000 Server/Advanced Server, 2003 Enterprise Server, XP) |
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customers can: |
send private messages via messaging system |
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hosting company can: |
file manager, billing history, server status/control |
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short notes |
produced by phpBB group, Site is somewhat disorganized, demo link from main site is wrong, correct URL: |
Credits/Sources
GPLHost.com , Debian-ISP , , Google , GNUtransfer