Definition of ISPmanager functions

ISPmanager is a control panel that allows you to manage your web hosting server(s) and is available for Hostwinds clients with Cloud VPS or Dedicated Servers.

Definition of ISPmanager Lite functions

Accounts

• Administrators – A list of all the administrator-level accounts. The default is only 'root.' Allows you to add/edit/delete administrators.
• Users – A list of all the user accounts. Allows you to add/edit/delete users.
• FTP users – A list of FTP-only accounts. Allows you to add/edit/delete FTP accounts.
• Mailboxes – A list of Email-only accounts. Allows you to add/edit/delete mailboxes.

Domains

• WWW-domains – A list of website domains/subdomains. Allows you to add/edit/delete domains to be served by Apache.
• Mail domains – A list of email domains/subdomains. Allows you to add/edit/delete domains that will be allowed to send/receive email.
• Domain names – A list of second-level domains to manage DNS for. Allows you to add/edit/delete DNS zones.
• Forbidden names – A list of top-level domains that user accounts cannot add.

Web-server settings

• SSL certificates – Manage SSL Certificates, generate Certificate Signing Requests
• Web-scripts – Manage popular website environments like Joomla, WordPress, ZenCart, etc.
• PHP – Manage the PHP settings and extensions for the installed PHP version(s)
• Perl extensions – Install or delete Perl extensions
• Python extensions – Install or delete Python extensions
• WWW-logs – View, Clear, and Archive website logs

Spam filter

• Whitelist – Manage a whitelist of email senders to not send to spam
• Blacklist – Manage a blacklist of email senders to always send to spam
• DNSBL list – Domain Name System Blackhole List management, to block entire domains from sending email to you

Tools

• Backup copies – Automated on-server backups
• Databases – Manage databases on the server
• User import – Import user accounts from ISPmanager (4 lite/pro, 5 lite/business), cPanel, or Plesk
• Shell-client – A command-line interface to the server OS
• Antivirus – Manage installed/purchased Antivirus modules
• Execute command – Execute a single command-line program/scripts
• Reboot server – Reboot the server at the OS level

Statistics

• Action log – A log of actions within ISPmanager, including root and user account changes
• Access log – A log of root/user logins
• Active connections – Shows services and the number of active connections for them.
• Limits – Shows the limits set on the server for several databases, domains, FTP users, mailboxes, etc.

Personal data

• Terms of use – Allows you to add Terms of Use/privacy policy/etc. to the service for user accounts on the server to agree to
• Log – Logging for users agreeing to the above terms

System

• File manager – For browsing the file system on the server
• Services – Monitoring and start/stop/restart enable/disable for email, httpd, sshd, etc. services
• Network services – a list of service names, protocols, and ports used by the services running
• Firewall – manually added firewall rules
• Scheduler (cron) – Add/edit/delete/run scheduled tasks

Integration

• Modules – Install/purchase extra services like CloudFlare, KernelCare, Let's Encrypt
• Slave servers – Add/edit/delete additional DNS servers to mirror the current one.

Settings

• Access to functions – Allows you to create groups of users with limited access to ISPmanager functions in their user accounts.
• IP addresses – Lists the IP addresses set on the server
• Database servers – Allows management of external database servers
• Templates – Similar to 'packages' in WHM/cPanel, allows creating a predefined set of limitations for a type of user account
• Features – Allows the management and upgrading of web/mail/FTP/DNS/database servers and PHP versions
• Control panel address – Allows management of the IP(s) on the server that ISPmanager is accessible from
• Branding settings – Allows custom colors/logo/copyright inside ISPManager
• User settings – Allows changing the root password and other preferences within ISPmanager
  System configuration –
• Logging settings – Allows editing the level at which events are logged, e.g., only errors or all debug information.
• Email notifications – This allows you to send Login notifications

System status

• Background tasks – View running background tasks and stop them
• Active sessions – Shows logged in user and root accounts
• Notifications – Shows alerts for running (or not) services
• System information – Shows CPU/disk/load average/processes/ram/uptime

Additional Apps

• Roundcube WebMail – A direct link to the RoundCube webmail on the server
• phpMyAdmin – A direct link to phpMyAdmin on the server

Help

• Various links to ISPmanager's website, wiki, video tutorials, etc.