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Processed in 0.196872 secs) Received: from [202.79.36.7] (HELO [202.79.36.7]) by smtp2.wlink.com.np (qmail-smtpd) with SMTP; 27 Nov 2007 06:48:17 -0000 (Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:33:17 +0545) Message-ID: <474BBD9A.30000@wlink.com.np> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:32:54 +0545 From: Tek Bahadur Limbu User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Windows/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Grant Peel References: <4746A5A3.7040508@wlink.com.np> <47496AD7.9070508@unixservers.us> <474AE1B0.4080006@wlink.com.np> <01d101c8303e$c93c7fb0$6501a8c0@GRANT> In-Reply-To: <01d101c8303e$c93c7fb0$6501a8c0@GRANT> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Check-By: smtp2.wlink.com.np Spam: No ; 0.2 / 8.0 X-Spam-Status-WL: No, hits=0.2 required=8.0 Cc: Ovi , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Open Source softwares in FreeBSD for web hosting platform X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:48:52 -0000 Hi Grant, Grant Peel wrote: > We, and many hundreds of other hosts use Webmin/Usermin/Virtualmin. > > It is free, > It is robust, > There are tons of third party mods to use, > Learning how to create your own mods is easy, > It is secure. > > www.webmin.com Thanks for your suggestions. I did not know that webmin could be used for a web hosting platform. I mean that I have only heard negative comments about it. And I thought that it was over bloated and was full of unwanted services thus making it very insecure. Now that you have mentioned it and corrected my thinking, I will definitely look into it and consider it. Thanking you... > > -Grant > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tek Bahadur Limbu > To: Ovi > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 10:09 AM > Subject: Re: Open Source softwares in FreeBSD for web hosting platform > > > Hi Ovi, > > Ovi wrote: > > Tek Bahadur Limbu wrote: > > > >> Hi All, > >> > >> I know that this question has been asked on this list in the past. So > >> I am sorry for repeating it. > >> > >> However, I would like to know the current answers and views on this > >> question. > >> > >> Basically, I want to know which software you might be using as a Site > >> configuration and management application for web hosting services. > >> > >> It will be used primarily to control about 500-1000 virtual domains. > >> > >> I know that there are Cpanel and Plesk which are very good commercial > >> softwares catering the needs for a good web based management tool. > >> > >> So far, I have only tried out RAQdevil http://www.raqdevil.com/ > >> > >> It seems good but is quite limited in it's features. > >> > >> So I would like to know more open source softwares used for this type > >> of services. > >> > >> > >> Thanking you... > >> > >> > > We are using syscp and it works well. (you will need to modify it to > > suit your needs, the source code is clean and easy to modify). > > Any open source software you try, it is not 100% complete (as far as I > > know, from my experience with open source web panels), so you will have > > to modify the code. The bad thing with syscp is that dns server is not > > configurable from web interface (there is a patch, but it allows you to > > modify DNS only from admin account, which is not good, I think you will > > need regular users to be able to configure their own dns servers), so > > this is one thing you must add. I asume you need 3 types of accounts, > > admin account, reseller account and user account. > > http://www.syscp.org/ > > I have heard about syscp and will definitely try it once. But I am not > very familiar with coding. Apart of the DNS configurations, do we need > to hack the code? > > By the way, how many virtual domains are you currently managing with syscp? > > > Thanking you... > > > > > > best regards, > > ovi > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > With best regards and good wishes, > > Yours sincerely, > > Tek Bahadur Limbu > > System Administrator > > (TAG/TDG Group) > Jwl Systems Department > > Worldlink Communications Pvt. Ltd. > > Jawalakhel, Nepal > > http://www.wlink.com.np > > http://teklimbu.wordpress.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Total Control Panel Login > > To: gpeel@thenetnow.com > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Remove this sender from my allow list > > > You received this message because the sender is on your allow list. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.5/1148 - Release Date: 11/23/2007 7:39 PM -- With best regards and good wishes, Yours sincerely, Tek Bahadur Limbu System Administrator (TAG/TDG Group) Jwl Systems Department Worldlink Communications Pvt. Ltd. Jawalakhel, Nepal http://www.wlink.com.np http://teklimbu.wordpress.com