Server / Host Control Panels

[fos]

A server control panel is a must for most server and web administators. The commercial versions such as cPanel, ensim, and plesk are very expensive.

While I have used webmin for my personal system, how does it do in a commercial environment? There is also an additional module called virtualmin that can be used to facilitate virtual hosting. Virtualmin is also available as a commercial derivative for a fee with support available.

Have any of you used, either as a user or as an administrator any webmin or its derivatives on a hosted server?

fos....

[bluesdog]

Have you seen this (http://www.alternc.org/)?

.. and this (http://www.gplhost.com/software-dtc.html)?

.. and I've played with this (http://www.ispconfig.org/) a little bit.. Review, (not mine), here (http://mobile.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/01/02/1434241&from=rss)

[danieldk]

Be careful with control panels that replace packages and/or modify system settings. It often degrades system security.

[david23]

have a look at this list of open source software (http://www.debianhelp.co.uk/tools.htm)

hope this helps