I’m in the process of converting from a hand-rolled server setup on Ubuntu to using Virtualmin. As I’m doing it, I’ve been eying other solutions. The only other one that intrigues me is DTC:
http://www.gplhost.com/software-dtc.html
Does anyone have experience with it? It seems to be a radically different approach than Virtualmin, putting nearly everything in a MySQL database instead of using system services, etc. The DTC interface seems more streamlined than Virtualmin/Webmin, and less flexible. That could be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on the situation.
What I like about Virtualmin:
- built on Webmin, which has a long history and is stable.
- makes minimal changes to Debian defaults, uses more-or-less default configuration
- active support
What is intriguing about DTC:
- streamlined interface, fewer options to mingle with (?)
- separates virtual users & permissions from system
- GPL is fully-featured
The DTC demo seems down, so I am going on screenshots and documentation here. I’m considering installing it and giving it a shot, but I thought I’d post and see if anyone has any experience with DTC to share. Should I bother?
Thanks!