Hello,
Virtualmin looks great, but am I required to use apache? I already have litespeed running and would prefer to stick with it.
Primarily, I want a way to setup virtual domain users for email purposes. Should I just use webmin instead?
Thanks,
Joe
Hey Joe,
Are you required to use Apache? Yes and No 
Apache is the only web server that’s supported.
However, if you’re willing to manually add the websites to litespeed yourself, you can certainly use Virtualmin to manage the other aspects of the server – Email, FTP, DNS, Mailman, user limits, and similar goodies.
You can go into System Settings -> Features and Plugins, and disable "Apache Website" – at that point, all feature but Apache would be available to you.
-Eric
cool. impressive response time, btw.
between the time I posted and your response, i’ve installed it and started playing around with it.
i already have the web sites up and functional in litespeed, so I’m good there.
I have found the page you mentioned and have disabled everything but email related functions.
By disabling apache, will it ensure that apache is not started at boot time? Is it safe to uninstall apache?
This is perfect. I downloaded and installed the GPL version, but I’d like to support your work, how much of a pain is it to upgrade to pro?
Thanks,
Joe
Hey Joe,
That’s good to hear, sounds like you’ve got it setup pretty well already.
Disabling Apache does not affect whether or not Apache starts at boot time, it just prevents Virtualmin from attempting to interact with it.
If you’d like to disable it at boot time, you can click Webmin (on the top-left) -> System -> Bootup and Shutdown, and make sure Apache is not set to boot.
Is it safe to uninstall Apache? It should be! Most people do use Apache, however, so the majority of testing occurs with Apache on the server. If you ever discover a problem, that’s probably a bug! Just file a bug report (using the Bugs and Issues link below) and Jamie will get it taken care of.
If at any point you’d like to give the Pro version a shot, you can go into System Settings, and click “Upgrade to Virtualmin Pro”. Out of curiosity, how did you go about installing Virtualmin? Did you use the install.sh script?
If you’d like to see what’s in the GPL versus the Pro version, there’s a list of differences here:
http://www.virtualmin.com/compare.html
Some of those will only work if you’re using Apache (for example, I’m not sure how well a lot of the Script Installers will with litespeed), but other things there should work fine either way.
Thanks, and have a good one!
-Eric
I installed using the installer, install.sh.
I would upgrade more for support than for features. I’m so glad that I’ve run into this program, so i would like to support it.
Thanks,
Joe
One thing everyone can do to support Virtualmin (whether you buy the product or not) is to mention us to your favorite dedicated hosting provider–the bigger they are, the better–in the sense of, "Are you guys going to offer Virtualmin anytime soon?" 
You’ll sometimes get a, “What’s that?” or a “No, we only use X!” But sometimes, they’ll get in touch with us, and we’ll get them onboard reselling Virtualmin…having larger customers buying in quantity helps Virtualmin the project and the company tremendously (the consistent and steady monthly revenue is vital for our health and growth).
In fact, saying good things about us to your hosting provider is probably more valuable, in the long run, than buying the product! (But, we’ll be happy to sell you some cool software, too, if it’ll be useful for you. We’ll be here to help, though, whether you use GPL or Professional.)