On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 4:49 PM, Trutwin, Joshua <JTRUTWIN@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
>
>
> I'm looking to setup a new CentOS box for a buddy of mine who
> wants to do hosting on a server via CoLo, Years ago I whipped up a CP of my
> own on a Debian box he colo’d running a basterdized qmail/tinydns and custom
> built httpd/mysql/etc (I was young). It worked ok but time to move on and I
> don't have time to maintain all those packages. I also don't have
> time to write another CP or port my PoS to it. I’m also just going to use
> the
>
> default packages (bind, postfix, etc) instead of the DJB stuff.
>
> Main requirements are fairly straightforward:
>
> 1. able to add/manage domains, ssl cert management, manage DNS records
> 2. able to manage email accounts and anti-spam settings
> 3. able to add/manage mysql and pgsql (nice to have)
> 4. user management - ftp/ssh accounts, password change, etc.
> 5. nice to have: add a wordpress blog / xcart store to a site
> 6. nice to have: users have own login to do some of the above for their
> domain only
> 7. nice to have: integrated website stats (awstats or equiv)
> 8. not optional - should have a focus on security
>
> Stuff like viewing logs, automated billing, hosting plans, managing backups,
> bandwidth monitoring, uploading web pages, managing server patches,
> adding new software, etc. I don't mind leaving off or doing myself. Willing
> to
>
> pay a license, but not a huge budget.
>
> I was leaning towards webmin/virtualmin but thought I'd check with this list
> for any suggestions. Had bad experiences with Plesk from a while
> ago so leaving that off the table. We have experience with cPanel
> through another fail host, it's ok but too much stuff and too
> expensive.
>
> Josh
>
> _______________________________________________
How many domains do you need to manage that cPanel is too expensive?
Have you looked at the free alternatives, like:
ehcp
Webmin + Virtualmin
vhcs
ISPConfig
etc?
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