What are Virtualmin’s advantages versus other control panels or why shall anyone use it?

@jorgecardenas1 , Here are just a few off the top of my head… the core Webmin has been around longer then most of the others (early-mid 90’s) you can accomplish most things in the GPL (free) version and upgrade if you want even more features more powerful overall then most panels combined (…

This Forum. And not kicked out here when some misunderstanding in words / texts or knowledge. :wink: Happy holidays!

It’s subjective and dependant on use or purpose. I have used many control panels, free or commercial - bottom line is; one size doesn’t fit all. After a while as long as you understand your own needs - a suited control panel will be identified. If people randomly think a control panel will do magic…

It’s free. If you need professional support and even more features (which for general web hosting you will not) there’s the Pro version which is pretty cheap. As mentioned earlier, this forum. The actual programmers spend time here answering tough questions and working with free users. You don’t ge…

I like it because it’s generally very ‘light touch’ - in that in most cases it will read and update the existing configuration files - as opposed to other control panels I have tried which take over and get very upset if you manually edit any configuration files.

Free, with a paid pro features option. Compatibility with many operating systems. I like the visual design. Offer easier access to features and options, compared to the other trending “panels” which are painfully simplified. I.e. Gives me the control that I need. Wonderful developers/support, and a…

[image] vending_makina: It uses the domain name as the main account… I mean, if the same user (person) runs multiple domains, each domain is considered a separate account on the system and the admin requires a separate username/password combination to manage… I have good news for you @vending…

[image] vending_makina: In “System Customization → Custom Shells”, in no way I could wrap my head around how to manage these options. I was originally looking for a way to properly use Classic-FTP and/or SFTP on a domain with multiple sub-users (It seemed like if SFTP works for admin, only FTP w…

[image] Gomez_Adams: 2nd image It’s been a while since I ran into that issue, and while I prefer SFTP/SSH for security and easier management, eventually I could convince my users to stop requesting plain FTP. But from what I remember, and the image you have shared you can see how “Login acce…

It’s always worked for me both ways. If I set FTP access, it grants FTP access no matter what user it’s set on.

What do you like most about Virtualmin?

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calport December 31, 2021, 8:28am 8

I have good news for you @vending_makina.

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