Must have applications/services on your hosting servers?

Emilio · Jul 19, 2016

Not sure I can get more shares from hosting experts here but I would start a new topic to have some recommendations to help my VPS hosting.
What are your must have applications or services that you run on your servers?
cPanel, plesk or directadmin is a must?
CSF/LFD
nano/vi editor
MariaDB

The rest really depends on your server and what purposes you want to use for, but those are my absolute must have on every server? What's yours?

VirtuBox · Jul 19, 2016

Hello Emilio,

For me a perfect VPS for web hosting will be :

- Debian 8.5 Jessie 64bits with Plesk Onyx

Because all the applications I need are included with Plesk :

Absolutely needed :

- Bind9 (DNS)
- Nginx
- Apache
- php7 + php5.6
- mariadb
- Firewall
- Fail2ban
- mail server : Postfix +Dovecot
- AntiSpam : Magicspam + Spamassasin + ClamAV
- LetsEncrypt SSL
- Cloudflare CDN

And why I use Plesk :

- backup manager -> ftp or dropbox
- Git
- Docker
- Watchdogs
- Slave DNS-Manager

Maxoq · Jul 21, 2016

Mine are:
- Managed Support for VPS
- Web Stats Software
- PHP
- MySQL
- Email Server
- WHM/cPanel
- Ability for me to upload additional software
- Firewall?
- SSD
- Ability for me to do Manual Backups
- Automatic Backups
- SSH

jlsoft · Jul 25, 2016

I use Plesk Onyx with Ubuntu 14.04 (will upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04 in October when Plesk Onyx is released to market with full support)

I use the following environment / extensions:
- Plesk WordPress Toolkit
- nginx
- Apache
- MySQL
- Firewall, mod_security, fail2ban, CloudFlare ServerShield
- Datagrid reliability and vulnerability scanner
- Plesk Security Advisor (for turning on SSL & HTTP/2 for all sites in one click)
- Let's Encrypt SSL (see Security Advisor)
- Docker
- git (I don't use FTP(S) since years, only git & deploy)
- Google Authenticator (for Multi-Factor-Authentication)
- Plesk Mobile on iOS (for log-browsing or server restart)
- DropBox Backup (for Plesk and WordPress)
- SSH (incl. SSH Key Manager)

I deploy changes via git from my Mac (either from shell or via Eclipse), Plesk automatically updates my sites.

Programming languages I use:
- php
- Java
- JavaScript

Luxin Host · Jul 25, 2016

-Cloud Linux
-Lite speed
- Apache
- MySQL
- Cloudlinux security & Mod Security
- Cpanel/WHM
- 256-bit SSL
- Magics spam
- Samsung SSD Drives
- DDR3 RAM (upgrading to DDR4 soon for the new master reseller plan and upgrading old servers)
- Cloud Flare SSD
- Xeon E5
- R1Soft backups

FerdieQO · Jul 27, 2016

Luxin Host said:
- Cloud Flare SSD

I am using Cloudflare (CDN) but not ever heard about Cloud Flare SSD. Its also a CDN service?

VirtuBox said:
- AntiSpam : Magicspam + Spamassasin + ClamAV

Why don't you use cPhulk or CSF?

jlsoft said:
- Docker
- git (I don't use FTP(S) since years, only git & deploy)

What is Docker and Docker?

These are new to me if they are services on a VPS.

VirtuBox · Jul 27, 2016

FerdieQO said:
I am using Cloudflare (CDN) but not ever heard about Cloud Flare SSD. Its also a CDN service?

Seems to be a simple mistake.

Why don't you use cPhulk or CSF?

cPhulk or CSF are only firewall, they will not block any spam or virus in your emails. And even if they could do it, it's not enough to be a reason to use cPanel.

What is Docker and Docker?

You should really look at the docker documentation because it's like jlsoft have explained, a container software. The main difference with a classic virtualization like KVM or VMware is it doesn't emulate a complete system to run application. So it provide you the ability for example to run another OS in a VPS.
There are thousands of software which are already available as docker container and instead of configure each service on your VPS, you just have to download the container and to run it.
It's really useful for software like redis, memcache, nodejs etc ..

jlsoft · Jul 27, 2016

Here is a very good list with the most popular and downloaded Docker images worldwide - including their vulnerabilities: http://docker.datagridsys.com/dockerscan/

To name a few:
- nginx
- ubuntu
- mongo
- redis
- mysql
- node
- postgres
- elasticsearch
- wordpress
- debian
- centos
- jenkins
- kibana
- logstash

So using Docker apps is great, but you should also have a look at security and keep your containers up-to-date - as you hopefully do it with your server as well.

HostColor · Jul 28, 2016

The OS depends on what one is about to host on the server. cPanel is good for websites and managing L.A.M.P. hosting environments, that for sure, but it is not a must! Nginx is a good HTTP server. As far as for Docker, it is a OS virtualization, which is nowhere near as good as technology (I do not comment Docker itself) as Kernel-based Virtual Machines, Xen or the free version of VMware ESXi.

David Beroff · Jan 11, 2017

Interesting shares!

Mine are:
Mariadb
PHP 7
CSF
Plesk
Memcache
Nano editor

racksandcloud · Jun 3, 2017

cPanel, plesk or any hosting panel are not necessary in the web-hosting server if you are familiar with LAMP. cpanel like hosting panel makes the web hosting is user friendly. You can simply create user accounts, FTP accounts, email accounts, DNS and review bandwidth. Also it is very user friendly to manage a hosting business.

Necessary services/software in the web-hosting servers are Apache, MySQL and PHP. Bind and exim or postfix is also necessary if you are planning to run a name-server and email server in the same server.

If you are installing cpanel in the server, you will get exim as mail server bind as dns server, apache as web server, php MySQL/MariaDB by default and can easily manage from WHM/cpanel.

If you are not familiar with IPATABLES, you can use the software CSF to configure the IPTABLES easily.

Dewlance · Jun 4, 2017

I will prefer KVM virtualization with VPS control panel and Virt-manager to check usage, etc.

For cPanel server I prefer MySQL, Apache, PHP and firewall software.

Private key for SSH

macklong · Jun 13, 2017

The one thing I personally prefered is cPanel.

Installed it at your any linux server. (as supported)

They have grate support team and the cpanel runs smoothly.

Enjoy.

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