Introduction
ISPConfig is an open-source hosting control panel for Linux, licensed under BSD license and developed by the company ISPConfig UG.
ISPConfig allows administrators to manage websites, email addresses, and DNS records through a web-based interface. The software has 4 login levels: administrator, reseller, client and email-user.
More information can be found on official web page:
http://www.ispconfig.org/
Demo version can be tried here:
http://www.ispconfig.org/ispconfig/online-demo/
ISPConfig template
In Arahoster you are able to install ISPConfig template really easy and fast, only with a few mouse clicks:
- Login to the Clients Area;
- At the menu, select the My Services > Product Details ( the product you want to edit or manage)
- Press the "Install OS" button;
- Choose operating system, agree with warning and press "Continue";
- Wait for 5-10 minutes and refresh the VPS management page.
ISPConfig template contains:
- Debian 9
- Apache 2.4
- PHP 7.0
- MariaDB 10
1. Login
ISPConfig uses 8080 port, so to connect to control panel on your internet browser enter:
https://ip_of_your_server:8080
Log in details for the first attempt to log in are:
Username: admin
The password for the "admin" user matches the "root" user password. It can be found in your VPS management page under the Login Details tab.
After logging in for the first time for security reasons we recommend to change the password. To do this:
- On the top menu press "Tools";
- Then in the left menu choose "Password and Language";
- Enter your new password and save it.
2. Adding New User
In the top menu select "Client" then press "Add new client". Fill in all needed information and press "Save". After that you will be able to update the limits of the client.
3. Adding New Website
In the top menu select "Sites" then press "Add new website". There you will be able to configure all the information regarding your new website.
4. Adding Database
In the top menu select "Sites" then in the left menu select "Databases" and press "Add new Database" button.
5. Password reset
If you have lost your "admin" user password, in order to change it, you have to log in to your server via SSH and execute following commands:
First, you need to find out your "root" user password for mysql, you can do it with this command:
cat /usr/local/ispconfig/server/lib/mysql_clientdb.conf
When you know the MySQL password execute these commands:
Log in to your MySQL:
mysql -u root -p
Select the database:
use dbispconfig;
To change password you need to simply use function UPDATE, as in the example:
UPDATE sys_user SET passwort = md5('yournewpassword') WHERE username = 'admin';
Where "yournewpassword" should be replaced with your password. If all is done correctly, you should see these results:Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
Rows matched: 1 Changed: 1 Warnings: 0
Finally, you may quit the MySQL:
quit;
