Ajenti might be a bit more what you are looking for. It is less ISP hosting oriented, and more for general single-server management. On Sun, May 9, 2021 at 11:09 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I should have given more info. > > I am not a system admin I am a PHP developer. I think I know a fair > amount about Linux when it comes to PHP/MySql hosting. For instance I > used an old laptop to create a development environment using my Cox > business connection and for DNS I use ZoneEdit. I think it might be > running Ubuntu 218.04LTS. > > Mail and DNS are beyond my limits. I do understand DNS, however I could > know more. > > About 6 years ago a friend built me a complete web server on an old > desktop that way just laying around. It worked well. > > Based on that I bought a Dell i3 with 8G of RAM. I was going to do all > my hosting locally ... I know foolish... But it was a learning project. > > Fast forward 6 years or so and the i3 has never been used. I'm pretty > sure about 3 years ago I swapped the spinner for an SSD. > > Another friend who owns a data center asked me to evaluate ISPConfig > maybe 3 years ago. I found it confusing and there was little > information available beyond what ISPConfig provided. > > So here I sit with and i3, a copy of Ubuntu 20.04LTS, and an Internet > connection that does not block ports. > > Currently I am hosting my websites on a VPS that is managed by Plesk. > Plesk is really nice and has so many features I'm sure I have missed > some opportunity. > > Based on all of this I do not want to do away with my VPS I just want to > configure that now old i3 and play around with it. > > What I am looking for: > 1) Automate creating vhost accounts. ( I think I read that ISPConfig is > a replacement for WHM and Cpanel) > 2) Automate creating DNS zone files. > 3) Automate creating email accounts. > 4) Automate registering and configuring Let's Encrypt certs. > > Basically something that does for me what Plesk does for me. I am not a > mail man nor is DNS really something I would like to manage by hand - > maybe sometime in the future. > > Thank You for All Your Feedback!! > > > - - - > > > > On 2021-05-08 20:22, James Mcphee via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > ISPConfig is a web application so other people can host websites on > > your stuff. It's a fat stack to maintain, and as such will take much > > more time to work with than just standing up a webserver. > > > > If you're looking at learning ISPConfig, then there's no alternative. > > Things like it are cPanel and Plesk if you want that kind of thing, > > but haven't decided on ISPConfig. > > > > If you're just looking at standing up a webserver to do webservery > > things, then i'd recommend not getting overly complicated. Install > > just what you need so you don't end up with a giant stack to maintain, > > instead of focussing on what you're trying to learn. > > There aren't many details on what you're looking for as an end result, > > so I can't offer much advice there. Generally I stand up a > > loadbalancer that takes traffic from the interwebs, and use that to > > route to whatever server behind I feel like playing with that day. > > But this is very specific to my use case, and not for everyone. > > > > On Sat, May 8, 2021 at 7:22 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss > > wrote: > > > >> I have a business account with Cox and they allow servers. It will > >> be > >> public facing. I would like to hear more about "it makes > >> assumptions > >> you may or may not be willing to accept.". > >> > >> Thank you for your feedback!! > >> > >> On 2021-05-07 21:19, Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss wrote: > >>> ISP config is really geared to running an external facing server > >> and > >>> become hosting. It's very good for that, but it makes assumptions > >> you > >>> may or may not be willing to accept. > >>> > >>> On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 6:31 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> I am considering configuring a "home web server" using ISPConfig. > >>>> This > >>>> is not a production situation. It is for learning. > >>>> > >>>> Any thoughts? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks!! > >>>> Keith > >>>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >>> > >>> -- > >>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you > >> from > >>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze > >> button. > >>> > >>> Stephen > >>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > > James McPhee > > jmcphe@gmail.com > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen