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If you want to set up your own server, why do you need a control panel? Just learn to configure all the services. Command line is all you need. If you want eas

If you want to set up your own server, why do you need a control panel? Just learn to configure all the services. Command line is all you need. If you want ease-of-use, running your own server is not the way to go. You can get pretty far with AWS/GCP/Azure free tier.

Theodores 8y ago
Seconded. But why need the complication of AWS/GCP/Azure when you can go with a VPS from Digital Ocean or any of the many alternatives? No need to learn the special AWS ways, keep it even simpler. For me the 'sea of icons' of a control panel is a headache, I much prefer command line and saving my history for when I learn something crucial. I used to be a linux shell only person but I am quite keen on having ssh windows in the IDE nowadays with git and rsync for getting code and 'assets' from dev machine to the internet. Connecting to remote databases via the IDE is pretty good too. It is easier to Google how to do something and copy/paste command line commands than it is to follow a GUI tutorial.
- jakejarvis 8y ago
  Yes, I’d third getting started with Digital Ocean or Linode, but even AWS Lightsail isn’t a terrible option if you want to be able to say you’re dipping your feet into the turbulent Amazon waters.
blinky1456 8y ago
Stupid question here, but I have tried to google it a couple times and not found the exact answers I want. When setting up a server on VPS what exact 'dashboards'/'control panels' are available? Like op, I want to keep an eye on things manually in one place, similar to what I get pre-set up in cpanel shared hosting. Disk space usage, total traffic used that month, tracking server load, pages visited, and by what IPs, etc.(ideally without using google analytics script tag on page) I wan't to analyse the performance of my webapp really, relative to the amount of people signed up. I am going to be using LEMP stack.
- benbristow 8y ago
  CPanel and Plesk are probably your best options but you'll be paying a pretty penny for them
CodeWriter23 8y ago
My guess is the OP wants to spend his time doing things WITH the sever, rather than sinking time into doing things TO the server.

Theodores 8y ago

Seconded. But why need the complication of AWS/GCP/Azure when you can go with a VPS from Digital Ocean or any of the many alternatives? No need to learn the special AWS ways, keep it even simpler. For me the 'sea of icons' of a control panel is a headache, I much prefer command line and saving my history for when I learn something crucial. I used to be a linux shell only person but I am quite keen on having ssh windows in the IDE nowadays with git and rsync for getting code and 'assets' from dev machine to the internet. Connecting to remote databases via the IDE is pretty good too. It is easier to Google how to do something and copy/paste command line commands than it is to follow a GUI tutorial.

jakejarvis 8y ago
Yes, I’d third getting started with Digital Ocean or Linode, but even AWS Lightsail isn’t a terrible option if you want to be able to say you’re dipping your feet into the turbulent Amazon waters.

blinky1456 8y ago

Stupid question here, but I have tried to google it a couple times and not found the exact answers I want. When setting up a server on VPS what exact 'dashboards'/'control panels' are available? Like op, I want to keep an eye on things manually in one place, similar to what I get pre-set up in cpanel shared hosting. Disk space usage, total traffic used that month, tracking server load, pages visited, and by what IPs, etc.(ideally without using google analytics script tag on page) I wan't to analyse the performance of my webapp really, relative to the amount of people signed up. I am going to be using LEMP stack.

benbristow 8y ago
CPanel and Plesk are probably your best options but you'll be paying a pretty penny for them

CodeWriter23 8y ago

My guess is the OP wants to spend his time doing things WITH the sever, rather than sinking time into doing things TO the server.