What is AaPanel?
aaPanel is a free and open-source web hosting control panel that allows users to easily manage Linux web servers through a graphical user interface. Originally developed in China by a company called Aapanel and released in 2015, aaPanel aims to help personal users, small businesses, developers and system administrators set up and maintain websites and web applications on Linux.
Some key features of aaPanel include:
- One-click installation of popular web applications such as WordPress, PHP, MySQL, MongoDB and more
- Web server management for Apache and Nginx
- Virtual host and domain name configuration
- Automatic updating and patching for the control panel and web apps
- Web-based file manager
- Real-time monitoring of system resource usage and health
- Log viewer
- Security tools like firewall settings and malware detection
- Database management and backup utilities
- Support for multiple Linux distros like CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu
With its simple setup process, clean and responsive UI, extensive documentation/community support and array of built-in management tools for common administration tasks, aaPanel aims to make hosting and maintaining Linux-based websites easier for non-technical users. The software is free to download and use, with paid premium plans that offer additional features.