Jabali is a free, open-source hosting control panel and a potential alternative to cPanel and DirectAdmin, featuring web hosting, a standalone mail server, DNS, security, backups, and more.

By the way, for those comparing AdminBolt with cPanel deployments especially in light of the upcoming changes - this is a good tool: https://adminbolt.com/cpanel-price-increase/

I've used cpanel for hundreds of sites. Yesterday, I decided that a new site project would go on AdminBolt. This was a big change for me!

- The built-in password generator and strength meter are a thoughtful touch.

* If you run a customized system, it may fail to boot correctly and require manual intervention via the VNC console, or a reinstall/reset from the control panel.

Big thanks to @dustinc and the adminbolt team for running this giveaway. It has been fun trying out what appears to be a solid cpanel alternative.

The only major concern I have is regarding the root password. I'm not entirely sure whether the weak root password was generated by Adminbolt or RackNerd during setup, but it is far too short and easy

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First impressions of the panel: The dashboard feels modern and, more importantly, fast. Pages load instantly and nothing feels bloated. Coming from cPanel, the layout took me maybe ten minutes to get

* Separation of roles (Admin vs. Client panels): Splitting system-level server administration (Admin Panel) from individual website and file management (Client Panel) keeps permissions well organized.

* The client panel feels familiar (cPanel-like): File Manager, Zone Editor, phpMyAdmin, Git, email, WordPress management, Redis, plus an AI assistant.

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Personally, it brings back some of what I liked about the earlier cPanel days pre-2018/2019 -- developers close to their users, enthusiasm for the product, and straightforward licensing. IMO, cPanel l

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To be fair, this is true. Although I agree there is always room for optimization, I believe for example, a stock cPanel/WHM installation is not that far off either from this type of RAM usage.

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Having a billing panel that allows setting one’s own password would be a good start.

JetBackup still not working on the WHM/cPanel plan, Germany