CentOS Web Panel Overview

CentOS Web Panel (CWP) is a free hosting control panel for servers running the CentOS operating system. CWP provides a user interface for server and site management, installing and configuring web servers, databases and email. CentOS vds rental

CentOS Web Panel Features

Some features of CentOS Web Panel:

1. Free and open source. CentOS Web Panel is completely free and open source, allowing users to change and modify it according to their needs.
2. Server Management. CentOS Web Panel allows users to manage the server through a web interface, including managing domains, databases, FTP accounts, and so on.
3. Application Installation. CentOS Web Panel provides the ability to install applications and software using the built-in YUM package manager.
4. Monitoring system. The CentOS Web Panel monitoring system allows you to monitor server status, load, resource utilization and other statistical information.
5. Backup. CentOS Web Panel provides the ability to back up data and restore it in case of failure or errors.
6. Security. CentOS Web Panel has built-in security features, including protection against DDoS attacks and many other security threats.
7. Compatibility with cPanel. CentOS Web Panel is fully compatible with cPanel, allowing users to migrate their data and settings from cPanel to CentOS Web Panel seamlessly.

What features are available?

Some of the features provided by CWP include:

1. Managing web servers such as Apache and Nginx to customize websites and web applications.
2. Managing databases, such as MySQL and PostgreSQL, to store data on a website.
3. Mail server management, such as Postfix and Dovecot, to create and manage mailboxes and send mail.
4. Managing DNS servers and domain names.
5. Monitoring of the system and resources such as CPU, RAM and hard disk.

CWP provides all the tools you need to manage your server and create and manage websites and applications.

CentOS Web Panel interface

The CentOS Web Panel (CWP) interface is quite simple and intuitive. After logging in to the control panel, you are taken to the home page (Dashboard) where the main controls are located. On the main page you can quickly see the current server load, CPU, RAM and disk usage, as well as other useful information.

The main functions of the CentOS Web Panel are available in the menu on the left. These include:

1. Users - user management.
2. Hosting Providers - specifically for hosting providers, if you don't have a hosting business, you don't need to touch this option.
3. DNS manager - manage DNS zones and zone records.
4. Server - server administration including Apache and Nginx web server, databases, FTP server, SSH and others.
5. Email - set up and manage email.
6. File Manager - manage files and directories on the server.
7. Security - configuring server security, including firewall configuration, malware detection and protection from DDoS attacks.
8. Backup/Restore - backup and restore data.
9. System - system information, updates and monitoring.

The overall impression of CWP's interface is that it is simple and straightforward, which makes configuring and managing the web server a breeze.

How to connect SSL

To connect an SSL certificate in CentOS Web Panel (CWP), follow these steps:

1. Obtain an SSL certificate from a reputable certificate authority.
2. Upload the SSL certificate to the server in the appropriate folder. The most reliable way to accomplish this is to use an SFTP client such as FileZilla to securely transfer the certificates to the server.
3. Go to CWP and select "WebServer Settings" from the server menu. Under "SSL Certificates", enter the path to the folder where you downloaded the SSL certificate and key. Follow the on-screen instructions to specify the path to the certificate and key files.
4. Click the "Save Changes" button to save the settings. The SSL certificate will be automatically installed on the server.

After installing SSL on the server, make sure your site is using a secure connection. To do this, there should be a green lock in the browser address bar in front of the site address.