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Frme

Hey everyone, new here (Frme). I'm a software developer and spend way too much of my free time self-hosting things: a handful of personal projects plus a couple of open-source ones that need a home. Mostly interested in networking, deployment, and figuring out which VPS providers actually hold up under real use.

Been lurking LET for a while and finally made an account. Looking forward to learning from you all, and I'll share what I learn as I go. Also curious to give AdminBolt a proper spin. A modern panel that isn't cPanel bolted onto more cPanel sounds great.

Good luck to everyone in the next round!

Inless

@BasToTheMax said:

@Inless said:

@Inless said:
RACKNERD CTRL + ADMINBOLT - ONE CLICK TO GET THE PARTY STARTED!seven

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Thanks a lot , I am new

Chris_AdminBolt

@tansel said:


@dustinc I’d like to report two issues:
1. After installing AdminBolt, I can no longer log in to my server via SSH，If even the server owner cannot access the server via SSH, I don’t see the point of installing AdminBolt.
2. I was able to log in to the AdminBolt panel initially, but now I can’t access it. It keeps showing the error: “These credentials do not match our records.”

Sorry about that, neither should happen. Let's get you back in.

Panel: the admin login is https://<server-ip>:8443/admin. The bare https://<server-ip>:8443 opens the client login, and admin credentials always fail there with exactly that message. If /admin rejects them too, open the HTML5 console for your VPS in RackNerd's ctrl panel, log in as root and run:

bolt-cli admin-sso-generate

It prints a one-time login link and the admin username it logs in as, which is no longer admin if you picked a username during onboarding. Once you're in, set a new password under My Profile.

SSH: in the panel, check:

1. Settings > Security > Fail2Ban > Bans: if your IP is there, unban it, then add it under Whitelists. Six failed SSH logins in 10 minutes ban an address for 24 hours.
2. Settings > Security > SSH Access: Permit Root Login should be on, and Allowed IP Addresses empty or containing your IP.

taer009

ADMINBOLT - 现代化的网站托管控制面板！

hhs2275

ADMINBOLT - THE MODERN WEB HOSTING CONTROL PANEL!

Chris_AdminBolt

@eziosyanse said:
Couple of small visual things I noticed after more clicking around:

• In tables (e.g. Accounts), the thick line under the header row looks a bit off.
• The dashboard skeleton loaders don't match the real card layouts (Server load / Needs attention / AI Usage), so the page jumps when the data comes in.
• The focus border on inputs looks like it has some black mixed into the orange, a bit muddy.
• In the sidebar, when a sub-item is active (e.g. Health > Overview) the parent isn't highlighted, so once the group is collapsed there's no hint where you are.

Minor stuff, panel feels nice otherwise.

Thanks for taking the time to write these up, that's really useful. We'll add them to our backlog and try to address them in future releases. Glad the panel feels nice otherwise!

sunnyzhang

ADMINBOLT - THE MODERN WEB HOSTING CONTROL PANEL!

Chris_AdminBolt

@dustinc said:

@rumpum said:

• Stack out of the box: Apache + ModSecurity, Postfix/Dovecot/Rspamd for mail, Fail2Ban. LiteSpeed/OpenLiteSpeed, Softaculous, Imunify360 and JetBackup are one-click installs.

Overall a very solid modern alternative to cPanel. Thanks @dustinc, RackNerd and AdminBolt!

Can we change web server to nginx? I heard someone say it does not work with Adminbolt.

Hi @rumpum -- Tagging @Chris_AdminBolt to better comment on nginx support

I do know AdminBolt supports both OpenLiteSpeed and LiteSpeed Enterprise, which is a plus -- cPanel/WHM doesn't support OpenLiteSpeed. One thing I particularly like about AdminBolt's implementation of OpenLitespeed is the choice of how .htaccess changes are handled, including a per-request module for rewrite rules, which doesn't require web server restarts.

That's a useful step toward addressing one of the usual OpenLiteSpeed limitations, and it's encouraging to see the team putting thought into those details!

@rumpum unfortunately nginx isn't an option for hosted sites. The web server can be Apache, LiteSpeed Enterprise or OpenLiteSpeed, and you switch between them from the Web Server page in the admin panel. The nginx you'll see on the server only runs the panel itself on port 8443.

Thanks @dustinc for the kind words about the OpenLiteSpeed setup!

Chris_AdminBolt

@dustinc said:

@Andru said:
Hmm.. adminbolt have support for cloudlinux but the installer is not cloudlinux ready. You have to do some minor changes in the install script in order to make it work.
As for now is looking good, you can feel the AI slop .

Hi @Andru -- Glad it's looking good so far! According to AdminBolt's documentation, the documented path is to install AdminBolt on AlmaLinux 9 or Rocky Linux 9, then convert to CloudLinux afterwards via the panel at the "/admin/cloudlinux-installer" path:

https://docs.adminbolt.com/1.7/user-guide/integrations/cloudlinux

Did you try installing directly on a fresh CloudLinux OS server, or did you start on AlmaLinux 9 and run into issues during the conversion? If you started directly on CloudLinux, that may explain the installer changes you needed.

Either way, I'm sure that @Chris_AdminBolt can better advise on direct installation support and the intended process. Appreciate you sharing your experience!

@Andru, sorry for late response.
The installer runs only on AlmaLinux 9 and Rocky Linux 9, so on a fresh CloudLinux server it stops at the OS check. The supported path is the one @dustinc described: install on AlmaLinux 9 or Rocky Linux 9, then open Modules > CloudLinux in the admin panel and convert the server from there with your CloudLinux activation key.

Chris_AdminBolt

@dustinc said:

@giang said:
I won a giveaway for very long time 🥂😁
Thank you RackNerd @dustinc for this!
For the AdminBolt, the UI is very simple and it's ok for a user like me, I mostly won't use the UI much, setup the panel, add a website and I will just visit sometime for update.
There are also some good things about the panel:

• It got Passkey login.
• I'm able to switch to ZeroSSL, Let's Encrypt is great, but they got very strict limits.

Not good:

• No nginx web server but the Panel itself is built on nginx?
• The UI is lagging.

Hi @giang! Congrats on the win, and you're very welcome 👊 Appreciate you trying AdminBolt and sharing both what you liked and where it could improve. Great to hear the straightforward setup, passkey login, and certificate options fit your needs.

@Chris_AdminBolt -- perhaps you can clarify the nginx question?

Thanks again for the feedback!

@giang congrats on the win, and thanks for the feedback! Right, nginx only runs the panel itself on port 8443. Your sites can run on Apache, LiteSpeed Enterprise or OpenLiteSpeed, and you switch between them on the Web Server page in the admin panel.

On the lag: which pages feel slow? We'll add it to our backlog and look into it.