Docker based solution for easy web hosting with Ajenti !
This is basically very simple control panel, if you have docker installed, you can get going with just one command :)
Includes support for Cron / SSH on Centos Image
By default has MYSQL/PHP enabled but since we use Ajenti you can easily install ruby/python/nodejs or any custom softwares with simple
yum install commands
see : https://github.com/Eugeny/ajenti-v
##The IDEA:
- Easily & Lazily Host websites on multiple small VPS/Clouds instead of one large Dedicated server
- Dont have single point of failure
- Provide as much isolation as you can between clients
- Allow Web w SSL/Domain aliasing/DNS/Emailing/Database in a single setup
- Very easy to move around/scale/create dev environments
##How to use?
git clone https://github.com/paimpozhil/WhatPanel.git .
docker build -t whatpanel .
docker run -d -p 8000:8000 -p 80:80 -p 443:443 -p 2222:22 -p 21:21 whatpanel
## optionally build the data container (inside data directory) & use --volumes-from to seperate the data from server configuration. Learn how to use Data volumes from http://docs.docker.io/use/working_with_volumes/
go to https://[ip of server]:8000 in your browser default logins root/admin
login and go to websites section.
to access server in ssh : default ssh port 2222 default logins root/changeme
on the docker-run command you can use different external ports than defaults for more security ex -p 7090:8000 , -p 2345:22
so it wont be obvious for the attacker/viruses to try and hit your server.
##Why Centos Image?
I would have loved to use the Ubuntu image / phusion baseimage however the ubuntu repositories are not suited for web hosting/ecommerce environments.
Most existing websites require php 5.3.x - 5.4 .. but Ubuntu provides 5.5.9., Nice for new web-apps but not for existing sites.
I tried both VsFTPd/PureFTPD and both didnt work with Ajenti inside docker in Ubuntu image, and most web hosting envinroments need some sort of FTP solution atleast rarely. so I went to the Centos and everything was very smooth.
##What about DNS / Email?
Regarding DNS:
I would MUCH prefer to host the DNS with cheap DNS hosting that many domain providers provide like Godaddy/etc. They might charge you 1$ / year or so additional and would take away all these pains.
Or you may use a professional DNS service like Amazon Route53 and other hosted DNS solutions however they charge you like 1$/month range.
But like all the shared cPanel servers if you like to host it yourself.. see below
Ajenti already supports bind9 and email configuration out of the box. You may have to edit the bind dns zone files as a whole, this may change when Ajenti supports better GUI for bind.
Regarding EMAIL:
Like DNS , Email is very critical for many business I wouldnt host my own email inside a container / VPS or even my dedicated servers that also host my web app because web apps may get hacked and will probably get blacklisted in other email spamlists.
You should go with a hosted email with exchange like 1&1 for 10$/year range or Rackspace for 2$/user/month range or 5$/user/month with Google/outlook instead of doing this for critical
All you need to do is ssh into server , yum install bind9 / yum install ajenti-v-mail
Or add these instructions into docker file and run the image with additional ports opened .. ex: -p 53:53 (DNS) -p 25:25 (SMTP ), -p 143:143 (IMAP) -p 110:110 (POP) and so on.
##To Do
Backup script
cPanel Transfer script
Ajenti: https://github.com/Eugeny/ajenti
https://github.com/Eugeny/ajenti-v
I like everything about this project , its the cPanel/Plesk killer.
Centos:
Docker:
You dont need URLS for these dont you?