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TVXL · 5:25PM

@schrauger said:

@TVXL said:

@TVXL said:
Keyword:

RAC-I-AM-BOT

Failed to catch any fish

Maybe it would if @dustinc quotes this comment in a reply. I'm guessing the bots would only trigger when he makes a comment.

I think so too

PuDLeZ · 5:28PM

I originally won on Friday and Dustin was all over mailing winners and even giving them the prize! I even mentioned in the mail that I don’t think I even blinked since I gave him my racknerd email address and it being added! I originally planned on checking it out Friday night/over the weekend but a friend was passing through town and they took priority.

So, install and setup was painless though I did find it a little annoying that it requires a first and last name. I mean, it’s not the end of the world as I did my default of throwing PuDLeZ into both fields but I think it should be optional or just have one ‘name’ field to be filled out.

I do love that it basically has everything for web hosting out of box and also includes fail2ban and firewall rules by default. The signed SSL cert by default is also nice though could you also include a cert for the IP by default? It could be included with the DNS one if you want/is easier but ideally it should be its own cert.

Metrics->Visitors: I noticed it shows errors/404 count which is nice but I think I should be able to click on the number and basically get the list with timestamp and url of the 404/error or at least be sent to a log page. I’dunno, just feels weird seeing the number and not being able to click it to “investigate” it more.

PHP versions: There’s several versions installed out of box which I’m sure I nice for folks but I also noticed there’s ones past EOL. Maybe only install the latest or still supported versions by default and make installing the others optional? That way, if an EOL version is required, a user has to manually click install or enable it and get a warning about using EOL versions?

I still have yet to test out the whole email thing, mostly I just don’t want to mess with some domain settings yet but I will eventually get around to it since my plan for this VPS is just trying out adminbolt (basically how I use these panels/things since I'm more of a playbook/script/manual type of guy for things).

Overall, very nice cpanel alternative that I’m excited to see how it evolves with time!
@dustinc @adminbolt @Chris_AdminBolt

Mason_ · 5:28PM

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ikunlala · 5:39PM

Are you ready?

zongyouxiao · 5:52PM

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tansel · 5:54PM

Thanks to RackNerd and AdminBolt for the giveaway!

Good:

Several commonly used website management and security tools come preinstalled.
The AI assistant is a useful tool that provides helpful guidance on using the panel.

Issues and suggestions:

1、It would be helpful to add a guided setup so that users who have never used cPanel or AdminBolt can quickly create a publicly accessible webpage.
2、Sometimes I can’t log in with my admin account. I have to run bolt-cli admin-sso-generate to log in and then reset my password.
3、Fail2Ban should display the number of banned IP addresses under Bans. Otherwise, it looks like no IP addresses have been banned.
4、Could AdminBolt be installed without reinstalling the server’s operating system? Users may already have their own files and data on the server before installing it.
5、Could we choose the database type when creating a database, such as MySQL or other open-source databases?
6、The layout of /client/password-and-security could be improved. I suggest using a two-column layout.
7、When creating an email account, entering aaabbb111 as the password should not result in a “strong password” rating.
8、The collation dropdown on /client/apps/phpmyadmin/ contains a lot of options. Could you make it searchable so users can quickly find the collation they need?

Thanks again to @dustinc @adminbolt @Chris_AdminBolt for organizing this event!

zeyunzheng · 5:58PM

RACKNERD CTRL + ADMINBOLT - ONE CLICK TO GET THE PARTY STARTED!seven

zeyunzheng · 5:59PM

RACKNERD-ACCOUNT-CREDIT-GIVEAWAY-PLZ!!!

dustinc · 6:08PM

@PuDLeZ said:
I originally won on Friday and Dustin was all over mailing winners and even giving them the prize! I even mentioned in the mail that I don’t think I even blinked since I gave him my racknerd email address and it being added! I originally planned on checking it out Friday night/over the weekend but a friend was passing through town and they took priority.

So, install and setup was painless though I did find it a little annoying that it requires a first and last name. I mean, it’s not the end of the world as I did my default of throwing PuDLeZ into both fields but I think it should be optional or just have one ‘name’ field to be filled out.

I do love that it basically has everything for web hosting out of box and also includes fail2ban and firewall rules by default. The signed SSL cert by default is also nice though could you also include a cert for the IP by default? It could be included with the DNS one if you want/is easier but ideally it should be its own cert.

Metrics->Visitors: I noticed it shows errors/404 count which is nice but I think I should be able to click on the number and basically get the list with timestamp and url of the 404/error or at least be sent to a log page. I’dunno, just feels weird seeing the number and not being able to click it to “investigate” it more.

PHP versions: There’s several versions installed out of box which I’m sure I nice for folks but I also noticed there’s ones past EOL. Maybe only install the latest or still supported versions by default and make installing the others optional? That way, if an EOL version is required, a user has to manually click install or enable it and get a warning about using EOL versions?

I still have yet to test out the whole email thing, mostly I just don’t want to mess with some domain settings yet but I will eventually get around to it since my plan for this VPS is just trying out adminbolt (basically how I use these panels/things since I'm more of a playbook/script/manual type of guy for things).

Overall, very nice cpanel alternative that I’m excited to see how it evolves with time!
@dustinc @adminbolt @Chris_AdminBolt

Hi @PuDLeZ -- Hahaha, sweet! Glad you got some time to explore it

Appreciate the detailed suggestions too -- being able to click through those error counts makes sense, and giving users a clear choice around older PHP versions is useful feedback. I'll leave those and your other observations to @Chris_AdminBolt to better comment on.

Great to hear you're excited about it overall, especially coming from someone who normally prefers scripts and doing things manually. Curious to hear how the email testing goes when you get around to it

dustinc · 6:09PM

@ikunlala said:
Are you ready?

Post the following and let's show some demand/love

#WHO'S READY? I AM, LET'S GO!!!

VGL · 6:09PM

WHO'S READY? I AM, LET'S GO!!!

a1943290532 · 6:09PM

WHO'S READY? I AM, LET'S GO!!!

wrenn · 6:09PM

WHO'S READY? I AM, LET'S GO!!!

dustinc · 6:10PM

@tansel said:
Thanks to RackNerd and AdminBolt for the giveaway!

Good:

Several commonly used website management and security tools come preinstalled.

The AI assistant is a useful tool that provides helpful guidance on using the panel.

Issues and suggestions:

1、It would be helpful to add a guided setup so that users who have never used cPanel or AdminBolt can quickly create a publicly accessible webpage.
2、Sometimes I can’t log in with my admin account. I have to run bolt-cli admin-sso-generate to log in and then reset my password.
3、Fail2Ban should display the number of banned IP addresses under Bans. Otherwise, it looks like no IP addresses have been banned.
4、Could AdminBolt be installed without reinstalling the server’s operating system? Users may already have their own files and data on the server before installing it.
5、Could we choose the database type when creating a database, such as MySQL or other open-source databases?
6、The layout of /client/password-and-security could be improved. I suggest using a two-column layout.
7、When creating an email account, entering aaabbb111 as the password should not result in a “strong password” rating.

Thanks again to @dustinc @adminbolt @Chris_AdminBolt for organizing this event!

Hi @tansel -- Thank You for sharing your experience. Glad the included tools and AI assistant in AdminBolt have been helpful. A guided path from a fresh install to getting your first webpage online sounds useful too, especially for people new to hosting panels.

@Chris_AdminBolt -- could you take a look at these observations, particularly the intermittent admin login issue and password-strength rating, and advise on the installation and database questions?

Thank You for taking the time to write this up, you've given the team some specific things to work with!