Virtualmin
Virtualmin is an open-source web hosting control panel for Linux, built on Webmin and used to manage websites, mail, DNS, databases, backups, and users.
What Virtualmin is
Virtualmin official site describes Virtualmin as an open-source web hosting control panel for Linux. It is built on Webmin and adds hosting-focused tools for managing websites, users, domains, databases, mail, DNS, SSL, backups, and WordPress operations.
Relationship to Webmin
Virtualmin is closely connected to Webmin, but the two are not identical. Webmin is a general web-based system administration interface, while Virtualmin focuses on hosting workflows. In practice, Virtualmin uses Webmin's administration foundation and adds the account, domain, mail, DNS, and website features that hosting operators expect.
GPL and Professional editions
The official site presents Virtualmin as available in a community-supported open-source GPL edition and a Professional edition. That split lets some users run the open-source version while others pay for extra features and commercial support. The choice depends on budget, required features, support expectations, and how critical the hosting environment is.
What it manages
Virtualmin brings several hosting responsibilities into one interface: websites, mail, databases, DNS, SSL certificates, backups, users, and automation. Its current site also highlights Apache or Nginx support, multiple PHP versions, mail-stack features, cloud backup destinations, and WordPress management through WP Workbench.
Installation and documentation
Virtualmin publishes a download page with an automated install script and operating-system guidance. Its documentation covers installation, operating system support, navigation basics, server components, SSL, PHP versions, databases, DNS, mail, and common troubleshooting questions. Those docs matter because a hosting panel is only useful if administrators can install it cleanly and recover from configuration mistakes.
Community and support
Virtualmin maintains a community forum for Webmin, Virtualmin, Usermin, and Cloudmin discussion. The support page points users toward forum self-help, bug reporting, security reporting, and paid support for Professional customers. That gives users both public troubleshooting history and a path to more direct assistance when needed.
Who uses Virtualmin
Virtualmin is used by Linux server administrators, developers, web agencies, hosting providers, resellers, and site owners who want a self-managed hosting panel. It fits people who want more direct server ownership than managed hosting, but who also want a browser interface for repeatable website and account management.
How it compares
Virtualmin is often compared with ISPConfig, CyberPanel, Webuzo, aaPanel, HestiaCP, DirectAdmin, cPanel, and Plesk. Its distinguishing angle is the Webmin foundation plus a hosting-specific layer. Compared with commercial panels, it has a visible open-source edition; compared with lighter cloud panels, it covers more traditional hosting tasks such as mail, DNS, users, and reseller-style operations.
Why it matters
Virtualmin matters because many website owners and small hosting operators need a middle path between raw Linux administration and expensive managed hosting. It can make a server easier to operate, but it also concentrates control over domains, mail, DNS, and backups, so access security and maintenance habits remain central.
WHOIS domain data
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- Domain
- virtualmin.com
- Registrar
- NameCheap, Inc.
- WHOIS server
- whois.namecheap.com
- Referral URL
- http://www.namecheap.com
- Created
- June 28, 2003
- Updated
- May 29, 2025
- Expires
- June 28, 2026
- Nameservers
- ns-1283.awsdns-32.org (205.251.197.3); ns-1715.awsdns-22.co.uk (205.251.198.179); ns-327.awsdns-40.com (205.251.193.71); ns-660.awsdns-18.net (205.251.194.148)
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