ISPConfig Hosting

ISPConfig is the website management software. It is widely used by hosting companies and administrators to handle all the issues with the website with nice graphical interface. It is an open source software run under the BSD licence and is absolutely free. The software has been created by the German company Projectfarm GMBH. Now the ISPConfig 3 has been released. As open source software it is developed by the developer community.
ISPConfig is a free website management solution for end users as well as hosting companies or self-hosted sites’ administrators. It is very simple to use and have intuitive graphical interface. ISP Config runs with Linux OS. The supported distributions are Debian 5 & 6, Ubuntu 8.10 – 11.10, CentOS 5.2 – 6.2, Fedora 10 and 12-15, OpenSuSE 11.1 – 12.1. Older versions may not work properly. The software has been translated to more than 20 languages.

What is ISPConfig Hosting

ISPConfig is an easy to install website management and server administration tool. The software is free. ISPConfig runs with the following Linux OS distributions:

• Debian 5 & 6.

• Ubuntu 8.10 – 11.10.

• CentOS 5.2 – 6.2.

• Fedora 10 and 12-15.

• OpenSuSE 11.1 – 12.1.

Other versions may not be used for ISP Config installation.
As the sever management tool runs with Linux, other Linux friendly hosting features apply. The supported server is Apache Webserver version 1.3.12 or later (Apache 2 and Nginx). Php 4.0.5 or newer must be included as an Apache module. The compatible server must also include OpenSSL and mod_ssl for the creation of SSL virtual hosts. Of course MySQL database is needed.The ISPconfig require some space after Linux installation, however it is consider to be a light server software which uses little resources.
The ISP Config 3 is used by professional administrators as it requires some server administration knowledge. Also it is used by hosting companies to manage different dedicated servers. The installation is usually done by the hosting company, therefore end users do not need to install it by themselves after ordering VPS hosting or dedicated server hosting services. ISPConfig is a great alternative for paid server control panel.

ISPConfig Hosting in Host1Plus

Host1Plus has prepared a special pricing plan and a set of features for ISPConfig hosting. It can be selected in VPS Hosting section clicking the ISPConfig button. The basic plan for ISPConfig hosting is Cloud VPS Level 9 with 5.4 GHz dedicated CPU, 2304 MB Dedicated RAM, disk space of 90 GB, Network speed – 20 Mbps. Of course, additional parameters may be added as this is the basic Host1Plus offer for a regular ISPConfig hosting (medium size websites, hosted with VPS). The parameters actually depends on the website size and load (which can be easily managed by setting the quotas), not ISPConfig 3 software as it is a tool for management.
The intallation and the license of ISP Config are free.
ISPConfigs are pre-installed by the Host1Plus admins, therefore end users do not need to install it by themselves. Host1Plus support managers consult users about ISPConfig usage and problems, even though the problem solving can be done in various admin forums or by simply reading the guidelines and tutorials.
Please contact our support department via email, phone or live chat if you have any issues with ISPConfig hosting. There are lots of questions answered in Host1Plus’ knowledge base (FAQ) or community forum, where administrators share their experience about the Host1Plus web hosting services.

Features of ISPConfig Hosting

ISPConfig has some specific features which are used for website administration as well as server administration. That means that the features are accessible to regular users and server administrators at a hosting company.
The user ISPConfig features include:

• Website Statistics – administrator can observe the website traffic from different sources. AWstats and Webalyzer software is used for graphical statistics interface.

• Managing E-Mail – ISPConfig allows creating new email accounts and deleting them, also there are other features such as a spam filter, webmail manager, auto responder, e-mail forwarders and e-mail domain forwarders. Also it allows managing POP and IMAP emails. There is a possibility to add some senders to white list or black list to avoid emails from particular domains.

• Managing Files – website files can be managed without any software because of ISPConfig’s file management features. There is a possibility to backup the files and websites. Also all the files can be exported or imported to a new server with ISPConfig. No FTP software is used as all the FTP user management is done in a browser.

• MySQL Databases – database management is done with one of the most popular database management applications phpMyAdmin. The phpMyAdmin is a special tool that allows users to manage their databases, fields, tables, indexes, relations, permissions and users.

• Managing Domains – with ISPConfig users can park domains using same contact details. Also subdomain creation and management is quite easy as well as all kinds of domain redirection and IP management issues. DNS records may be managed easily with BIND and MyDNS applications.

• Virtual servers – the ISP Config allow setting the virtual servers on one dedicated server and easily manage them. OpenVZ application is used.

• Security Measures – SSL certificate management is done easily as well as user control.

• Quta management – the quatas of disk space and traffic limits can be managed with ease. This application is used for web hosting of different projects. It is mainly used by professional server administrators.

There are even more features for the website administrator, but they require additional knowledge and experience.

How to Get Started with ISPConfig Hosting

Once you have decided to order ISPConfig hosting from Host1Plus, please go to our website and order the services easily with the few clicks. It will take just a few minutes. The first action is choosing a right pricing plan of 20 offered ones. In order to ease this action, we have set a special button “ISPConfig” which automatically suggests the required parameters and pricing plan for ISPConfig hosting. If you need more disk space, CPU, network speed and RAM, you can set up your pricing plan manually by adding these parameters in the order page. Also you can select the OS from the drop down list. In this case we recommend choosing the CentOS + ISPConfig vizualization from the OS list CentOS 5.5 x64 + ISPConfig. This means that ISP Config has already been installed and you will not need to install it yourself. Alternatively you can choose other Linux distributions. Once OS is chose, please choose your billing period. The price per month is less if you choose more months, for example 12. If you will need some additional space or RAM, you will be able to buy it later without changing the plan. Enter your personal details and choose the payment option. The following payment options are available – PayPal, Alipay Payment, Web Money, AlertPay, Skrill (Moneybookers), CashU, Google Checkout. Finalize the payment and validate your details.

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