ISPConfig

[Stephen Partington]

Ajenti might be a bit more what you are looking for. It is less ISP hosting
oriented, and more for general single-server management.




On Sun, May 9, 2021 at 11:09 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss <
plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:

> I should have given more info.
>
> I am not a system admin I am a PHP developer.  I think I know a fair
> amount about Linux when it comes to PHP/MySql hosting.  For instance I
> used an old laptop to create a development environment using my Cox
> business connection and for DNS I use ZoneEdit.  I think it might be
> running Ubuntu 218.04LTS.
>
> Mail and DNS are beyond my limits.  I do understand DNS, however I could
> know more.
>
> About 6 years ago a friend built me a complete web server on an old
> desktop that way just laying around.  It worked well.
>
> Based on that I bought a Dell i3 with 8G of RAM.  I was going to do all
> my hosting locally ... I know foolish...  But it was a learning project.
>
> Fast forward 6 years or so and the i3 has never been used.  I'm pretty
> sure about 3 years ago I swapped the spinner for an SSD.
>
> Another friend who owns a data center asked me to evaluate ISPConfig
> maybe 3 years ago.  I found it confusing and there was little
> information available beyond what ISPConfig provided.
>
> So here I sit with and i3, a copy of Ubuntu 20.04LTS, and an Internet
> connection that does not block ports.
>
> Currently I am hosting my websites on a VPS that is managed by Plesk.
> Plesk is really nice and has so many features I'm sure I have missed
> some opportunity.
>
> Based on all of this I do not want to do away with my VPS I just want to
> configure that now old i3 and play around with it.
>
> What I am looking for:
> 1) Automate creating vhost accounts. ( I think I read that ISPConfig is
> a replacement for WHM and Cpanel)
> 2) Automate creating DNS zone files.
> 3) Automate creating email accounts.
> 4) Automate registering and configuring Let's Encrypt certs.
>
> Basically something that does for me what Plesk does for me.  I am not a
> mail man nor is DNS really something I would like to manage by hand -
> maybe sometime in the future.
>
> Thank You for All Your Feedback!!
>
>
>   - - -
>
>
>
> On 2021-05-08 20:22, James Mcphee via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> > ISPConfig is a web application so other people can host websites on
> > your stuff.  It's a fat stack to maintain, and as such will take much
> > more time to work with than just standing up a webserver.
> >
> > If you're looking at learning ISPConfig, then there's no alternative.
> > Things like it are cPanel and Plesk if you want that kind of thing,
> > but haven't decided on ISPConfig.
> >
> > If you're just looking at standing up a webserver to do webservery
> > things, then i'd recommend not getting overly complicated.  Install
> > just what you need so you don't end up with a giant stack to maintain,
> > instead of focussing on what you're trying to learn.
> > There aren't many details on what you're looking for as an end result,
> > so I can't offer much advice there.  Generally I stand up a
> > loadbalancer that takes traffic from the interwebs, and use that to
> > route to whatever server behind I feel like playing with that day.
> > But this is very specific to my use case, and not for everyone.
> >
> > On Sat, May 8, 2021 at 7:22 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
> > <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> >
> >> I have a business account with Cox and they allow servers.  It will
> >> be
> >> public facing.  I would like to hear more about "it makes
> >> assumptions
> >> you may or may not be willing to accept.".
> >>
> >> Thank you for your feedback!!
> >>
> >> On 2021-05-07 21:19, Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> >>> ISP config is really geared to running an external facing server
> >> and
> >>> become hosting. It's very good for that, but it makes assumptions
> >> you
> >>> may or may not be willing to accept.
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 6:31 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
> >>> <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> I am considering configuring a "home web server" using ISPConfig.
> >>>> This
> >>>> is not a production situation.  It is for learning.
> >>>>
> >>>> Any thoughts?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks!!
> >>>> Keith
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> >> from
> >>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze
> >> button.
> >>>
> >>> Stephen
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rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

Stephen
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