VPS best operating system for Dolphin and RMS?

Hi, guys :-).

I got a VPS from TransIP.eu, and have gotten a loong list of operating systems I can chose to install. Our indian developers say we should install Linux, but they are not very familiar with which Linux of the two are the best.

Maybe one of you Dolphin wizards in here could recommend which one is the best choice? :-)

Again, thank you so much for all your help so far. It`s been two weeks since my first Dolphin install, and I have already learned a great deal, thanks you you!

Attached is a screen shot of all our options.

Would really appreciate the help :-).

I use CentOS 6.4 because it is based off of Red Hat Enterprise and is very stable.

CentOS.

cPanel 11.38 + CentOS 6.4

Yes. dolphin_jay makes a good point there.

If you do not know how to admin your server yourself then cPanel is a must.

 yup, most webmasters choose this combined package.

Hey and thank you for great help once again! You are great :-D

Then we will definately listen to you and install Cent OS and cPanel. Hope we will get the RMS installed properly now :-).

Have a great weekend!

Has anyone used the free zPanel control panel?

It's neat, but it's no replacement for cPanel/Plesk or Webmin.  The features are limited to what a shared user would see on cPanel - very little to none for server administration features.

Thanks Nathan, this is good to know since zPanel has to be installed at the time the server is set up.  I guess if you are setting up a server for a user it would be useful as I guess webmin could still be used for administration of the server.

 This is true, but for multiple domains, I use Webmin, Usermin (email), Virtualmin, and if needed, Cloudmin.

• What is Webmin?

Webmin is a web-based interface for system administration for Unix. Using any modern web browser, you can setup user accounts, Apache, DNS, file sharing and much more. Webmin removes the need to manually edit Unix configuration files like /etc/passwd, and lets you manage a system from the console or remotely.

• What is Usermin?

Usermin is a web-based interface for webmail, password changing, mail filters, fetchmail and much more. It is designed for use by regular non-root users on a Unix system, and limits them to tasks that they would be able to perform if logged in via SSH or at the console.

• What is Virtualmin?

It is a Webmin module for managing multiple virtual hosts through a single interface, like Plesk or Cpanel. It supports the creation and management of Apache virtual hosts, BIND DNS domains, MySQL databases, and mailboxes and aliases with Sendmail or Postfix. It makes use of the existing Webmin modules for these servers, and so should work with any existing system configuration, rather than needing it's own mail server, web server and so on.

Virtualmin can also create a Webmin user for each virtual server, who is restricted to managing just his domain and its files. Webmin's existing module access control features are used, and are set up automatically to limit the user appropriately. These server administrators can also manage the mailboxes and mail aliases in their domain, via a web interface that is part of the module.

and finally...

• What is Cloudmin?

It is a UI built on top of Webmin for managing virtual systems, such as Xen, KVM and OpenVZ instances. Using Cloudmin you can create, destroy, resize, startup, shutdown and restrict multiple instances using different virtualization technologies from a single interface. It also has a full command line API that can be used to manage virtual systems from a shell script or via HTTP requests.

Cloudmin is designed for use by VPS hosting companies that sell virtual systems to their customers, but is also suited for anyone who wants to get into virtualization for application management, testing, controlling a cluster of Virtualmin hosts, or just to learn about cloud computing.

I have yet to find a real Nginx module for webmin.  Does anyone know of a fully working Nginx webmin module that can handle Nginx's virtual hosts; sites-enabled and sites-available?  Currently I just do everything with a text editor.

The only one i know of is here. http://www.justindhoffman.com/project/nginx-webmin-module

But i don't run Nginx, so i can't test it. So i really do not know if it works.

Also listed here. http://www.webmin.com/cgi-bin/search_third.cgi?search=nginx

Recently updated also. So maybe it works.

 Thanks Deano, I will try the justindhoffman, the one at webmin doesn't really do much except open the config file which I can do without the module.

They are the same one.

It's the justinhoffman one thats listed on the webmin site.

Yes, but webmin is listing the outdated version of that module; which I found out :-).  I will need to edit the module; I have my Nginx installed in a different location and there is no way to configure the module through the module, so it is of not much use out of the box.

Thats quite common. Some modules need to be configured to point to the proper config locations.

I thought you were ordering a new VPS. So how can there possibly be any websites on it yet if you have not chosen a OS to be installed on it yet.

I think you better hire some people that actually know what they are doing. Because none of those questions make any since for a empty server that has not be setup yet.

Hehe.. I understand.

The web sites are pr today installed on a shared server with Hostgator, and I have thought it would be practical to have the sites hosted on the same server as we use for RMS. Is this just stupid, or will it actually be better to move them to the same server as used for RMS.

That is why they ask for this :-).

Thanks!

Well i still think these people don't know what they are doing.

Anyhow. If your getting the VPS with the CentOS and cPanel bundle, then the host you order it from will all ready have Apache, PHP and everything else installed. The host will then send you all the access info, just like they did when you ordered shared hosting. The only difference is with the VPS you will have root shell access as well.

From there if you want the websites on it, they are merely transferred from the shared server to the VPS. If you want RMS on it you install it.

Based on the questions, i am guessing your developers don't know the server will already be setup and it is a separate machine. The questions lead me to think they are assuming it is the same server being upgraded or something. I don't know, the questions are weird and don't make any sense to me.

The only time you may have to install apache and php yourself is if you ordered a bare system with just a OS and no control panel. But still. This is normal and any decent developer would know this. So i still suggest you hire some better people. They don't know what they are doing.

What you get with a server install depends; even for a VPS.  They may set up a VPS with just the OS and you may find that you have to install additional packages.  This has to be discussed with the company providing the VPS up front to know what packages will be installed.  Many companies will do a LAMP install; meaning you do get the webserver and sql server; however, don't just assume that you will get a LAMP install unless it is either mentioned in the literature when you purchase or you are told you will by a sales agent.  Even with LAMP that does not mean additional packages such as ImageMagick will come along for the ride.

If he choose the OS with cPanel then most of that will be there already. cPanel has certain requirements. So most all of that stuff has to be installed to meet those requirements. Thats why i said the host will have already done it.

OK, I don't know much about cPanel; the only cPanel I have used is the User part with a shared host.