Debian 9 Stretch support? Or am I better off reinstalling server with Debian 8 Jessie?

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Hello everyone,

My first post - as a first-time user of Virtualmin (with some previous experience of Webmin).

I’ve got a server with SyS and installed Debian 9 (Stretch) with a view to offering shared hosting to my Cycling forum membership at a discount - hence the purchase of Virtualmin Pro (so I can integrate it with WHMCS for billing / management).

However I’ve just tried the automated install bash script and it failed. On searching it seems the Virtualmin installer isn’t quite ready for Stretch, but is being worked on.

So … to my main question - should I go for manual install on Stretch or reinstall the server with Debian 8 (Jessie) and use the Virtualmin auto-installer?

Your advice greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Shaun :smiley:

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Your only choice for a Stretch install at this time is to use the VM6 beta install. It works pretty well. Try and start with a clean, minimal install if you can, and read the thread to get a feel for the issues that people have had (primarily with needing to stop firewalld after install so you can access vm/wm). If you do have any issues (or not) please report back to the thread.

https://www.virtualmin.com/node/52613