Webmin is where you manage the server itself. These are different control panels, Virtualmin is where you manage all the VPS and anything related to that. Here's some information which will help you get around Virtualmin:Ī virtual private server (usually) represents a website, typically every website has it's own virtual private server.Ī sub-server sounds confusing but it's basically a subdomain.Īs you can see on the top left, you have Virtualmin and Webmin. If you run into an error during that check, follow the instructions to resolve it and re-check your configuration until all errors are gone. ![]() It's recommended to press that button just to make sure everything is well. ![]() This way if any uninvited people get into your server they won't be able to retrieve any personal passwords.Īll right, you've completed the post-installation wizard! You might see a big yellow bar on the top of the page with a button that says "Re-check and refresh configuration". It is highly recommended to select "Only store hashed passwords". Virtualmin gives you two choices on how it should save passwords. If you plan on managing your DNS zones with Virtualmin then enter your primary and secondary nameservers here. It's recommended to pick the one that matches your RAM (I believe it selects the right one by default). The step after that asks what type of configuration MySQL should use. If you picked MySQL, the next step will ask you to enter a root password for your MySQL server. This step should be pretty clear assuming you know what MySQL or PostgreSQL is. you can choose to upgrade your RAM or add swap space to handle the increased memory usage.įor more information about swap space and how to enable it, please follow this tutorial: community/articles/how-to-add- swap-on-ubuntu-12-04.Īgain this is explained pretty well on the page, if your server receives a lot of e-mails then it's beneficial to enable it. The reason why you get this error is because your VPS is running out of RAM. If you are installing Virtualmin on a 512MB VPS and you have just enabled ClamAV server scanner in the step above, then it is very likely that you run accros this error:Ī problem occurred testing the ClamAV server scanner :ĮRROR: Can't connect to clamd: No such file or directory Run ClamAV server scanner? This is explained pretty well on the page, if your server receives a lot of e-mails then it's beneficial to enable it. If fast e-mail is important to you and you have the spare RAM then it's recommended to enable this. This will make your Virtualmin UI faster, use this when you are going to use the UI extensively, the UI is very usable without it. This wizard is pretty self-explanatory, we'll cover some of the steps with some additional information. ![]() Once you are logged in the "Post-Installation Wizard", it will begin to configure your Virtualmin installation. There you can login with your root username and password. When the install script has finished installing, you can reach Virtualmin with the following URL: It will start with a short disclaimer, after accepting it the installation will begin. You should expect to see something like this when it's finished: 11:03:57 (129 KB/s) - `/root/virtualmin-install.sh' saved Running the Install Script Now it's time to run the script we just downloaded.sh /root/virtualmin-install.sh com/gpl/scripts/install.sh -O /root/virtualmin-install.sh Use the following command to download the script to your root directory. Virtualmin provides an install script which allows for an easy installation. Grab the IP address of your droplet from the DigitalOcean control panel and use SSH to login as root. hostname -fĪnd use the following command to change your hostname if necessary. Use the following command to check your current hostname. Make sure that the domain name points to your server's IP address. An example of a fully qualified domain name is " " or " ". Confirm that your VPS has a fully qualified domain name set as hostname. ![]()
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