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Thank you for your reply.  I'll checkout Ajenti.
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On 2021-05-09 13:24, Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> 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!!
>> 
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>> 
>> 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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>>>>> 
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