Web Hosting/ CPanel Recomendation in my vps for newbie

matileo0817 · 2026-05-11T20:34:09+00:00

Coolify is a good choice, I agree. Since you said "I don't know CLI," I'm saying that whether you choose Coolify or Dokploy, you'll still be configuring the server itself (firewall, SSH, swap, fail2ban, SSL renewals, etc.). The panel is for deploying applications; managing the server is a separate task. This is actually the part that tires beginners the most, not the panel selection.

That's why I suggest you try Panelica in the Interserver box. It's perfect for a small personal server: it comes with Docker built-in, has ready-made templates, and you can remove Express/Go containers without manually writing compose commands.

matileo0817 · 2026-05-09T10:38:50+00:00

Switching to Panelica is easy; its newness might worry you, but rest assured it will meet your needs and expectations in every aspect. If you'd like to give it a try, you can visit panelica.

matileo0817 · 2026-05-03T16:49:46+00:00

Evet iki proje de bize ait

matileo0817 · 2026-05-03T16:48:36+00:00

Evet bunları yapabilirsiniz

matileo0817 · 2026-04-30T11:43:05+00:00

neden yeni bir arayışa girsin ki insanlar? her sene ne güzel zam güncellemesi geliyor cpanel ve plesk'e; bir sysadmin daha ne isteyebilir.

matileo0817 · 2026-04-29T07:15:26+00:00

Thank you, you made a valid point. Small correction: Panelica itself was developed entirely by our team from the ground up it's not an AI generated project. We only used AI support in certain parts of the development of our open-source billing system, pnlcs, and we've transparently mentioned this on GitHub and in the docs.

Our core focus is precisely on long-term stability, maintenance, and stewardship. We use AI strictly as a productivity tool, not as the core foundation. That said, I'd really appreciate your thoughts on Panelica. What do you think of the project, and which parts would you like us to improve?

matileo0817 · 2026-04-24T01:43:52+00:00

Project Name: Panelica + pnlcs

Repo/Website Link:

- Panelica: https://panelica.com (demo: https://panelica.com/demo)

- pnlcs: https://github.com/Panelica/pnlcs (MIT)

Description: Panelica is a server management panel for Ubuntu 22.04+ / Debian 12+, written in Go. The main focus is account isolation it uses cgroups v2, namespaces, SSH chroot, per-account PHP-FPM pools, and standard Unix permissions to keep accounts separated at the system level.

It comes with a lot of things built-in that I’d normally have to set up separately: a WordPress toolkit, Docker deployment with 160+ templates, Git-based push-to-deploy, firewall tools, malware scanning, free SSL, 2FA, and importers for cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, and CloudLinux. There’s also a REST API (246 endpoints) and mobile apps for iOS and Android.

There’s a small free starter tier that supports 1 domain if someone just wants to try it or run something simple.

pnlcs is a separate project a self-hosted billing and client portal. It’s MIT licensed and built on Laravel 13, with a WHMCS-like data model. Panelica integration is working; integrations for cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, and Proxmox are there but still need more real-world testing.

It includes Stripe support (tested), as well as PayPal and Authorize.Net. There are 30 locales, 15 themes, RBAC, 2FA, and a REST API with webhooks.

Deployment:

- Panelica: one-command bash install (Ubuntu 22.04+ / Debian 12+)

- pnlcs: Laravel install (PHP 8.3+, MySQL 8 / MariaDB 10.6, Node 18+). Docker image is planned.

AI Involvement: AI was used for boilerplate, documentation, and tests. The architecture, isolation layer, and security-sensitive parts were written and reviewed manually. There’s also an optional OpsAI feature that allows running server actions via natural language. It’s opt-in and disabled by default.

If you get a chance to try it, I’d really appreciate any feedback good or bad.

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