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DirectAdmin is a web hosting control panel that supports various Linux distributions as well as FreeBSD. | DirectAdmin is a web hosting control panel that supports various Linux distributions as well as FreeBSD. | ||
Feature-wise, this product is limited when compared to cPanel. Features that I found lacking includes: | Feature-wise, this product is slightly limited when compared to [[cPanel]]. Features that I found lacking includes: | ||
* No replacement for EasyApache | * No replacement for EasyApache | ||
* ACME/Let's Encrypt not enabled by default | * ACME/Let's Encrypt not enabled by default | ||
* Non-intuitive UI. The whole vue.js thing with their new theme is absolutely annoying to use. | * Non-intuitive UI. The whole vue.js thing with their new theme is absolutely annoying to use. | ||
However, this is a huge step up from [[InterWorx]]. There is no ridiculous encoded-PHP-scripts-as-system-scripts everywhere. It allows for custom apache/PHP setups with the CustomBuild system. While the new modern web interface is a little non-intuitive, it's still functional. | |||
== Installation == | == Installation == | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 16 September 2019
DirectAdmin is a web hosting control panel that supports various Linux distributions as well as FreeBSD.
Feature-wise, this product is slightly limited when compared to cPanel. Features that I found lacking includes:
- No replacement for EasyApache
- ACME/Let's Encrypt not enabled by default
- Non-intuitive UI. The whole vue.js thing with their new theme is absolutely annoying to use.
However, this is a huge step up from InterWorx. There is no ridiculous encoded-PHP-scripts-as-system-scripts everywhere. It allows for custom apache/PHP setups with the CustomBuild system. While the new modern web interface is a little non-intuitive, it's still functional.
Installation
On a clean install of CentOS 7, install the required dependencies listed at https://help.directadmin.com/item.php?id=354
# yum install wget gcc gcc-c++ flex bison make bind bind-libs bind-utils openssl openssl-devel perl quota libaio \
libcom_err-devel libcurl-devel gd zlib-devel zip unzip libcap-devel cronie bzip2 cyrus-sasl-devel perl-ExtUtils-Embed \
autoconf automake libtool which patch mailx bzip2-devel lsof glibc-headers kernel-devel expat-devel \
psmisc net-tools systemd-devel libdb-devel perl-DBI perl-Perl4-CoreLibs perl-libwww-perl xfsprogs rsyslog logrotate crontabs file kernel-headers
Start the automatic installation with the auto parameter.
# wget https://www.directadmin.com/setup.sh
# sh setup.sh auto
Review /usr/local/directadmin/conf/directadmin.conf and ensure that the ethernet_dev value is correct.
Installation takes less than an hour. When completed, access DirectAdmin on port 2222. The Admin username/password are stored in the /usr/local/directadmin/scripts/setup.txt file.
Softaculous
Installation is super fast.
# wget -N http://files.softaculous.com/install.sh
# chmod 755 install.sh
# ./install.sh
See: https://www.softaculous.com/docs/admin/installing-softaculous-in-directadmin/
CustomBuild
CustomBuild is DirectAdmin's way of managing the software running on the server. The primary configuration file is located at /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/options.conf and can be edited either from the web interface or directly via SSH.
Backups
Backups are configured under 'Admin Backup/Transfer' on the admin panel. Backups can only be stored locally at /home/admin/admin_backups or via FTP.
Backup restores can be done by the user if they upload a backup to their ~/backups directory.