Knowledgebase

 Auto User Switch in Shell Navigation

Overview This feature is designed for environments where the root user navigates through...

 Automated Installation

Recommended system specifications A freshly installed supported OS At least 1 GiB RAM (full...

 backup-domain

Backup one or more virtual servers This program is analogous to the Backup Virtual Servers page...

 clone-domain

Duplicates an existing virtual server with a new name This command will duplicate an existing...

 Command Line API

Virtualmin includes a powerful virtualmin command-line script, that can be run from the Unix...

 Configuring Nginx as Default Webserver

Overview Nginx is a high-performance web server known for its speed and efficiency, particularly...

 Contributing Translations

About translation files A complete list of supported languages and language codes can be found in...

 create-admin

Creates an extra administrator for a virtual server This command creates a new administrator...

 create-alias

Create a new mail alias This command can be used to add a new email alias to a virtual server. It...

 create-domain

Create a virtual server This program can be used to create a new top-level, child or alias...

 create-plan

Creates a new account plan for use with virtual servers This command allows you to create a new...

 create-protected-directory

Adds protection to a directory owned by some virtual server This command sets up protection for a...

 create-reseller

Create one reseller account This command adds a single reseller account to your Virtualmin...

 create-simple-alias

Adds a mail alias to some domain, with simple parameters This command allows aliases using...

 delete-script

Un-install one script from a virtual server This program completely removes a third-party script...

 disable-domain

Temporarily disable a virtual server When a server is disabled, it will become temporarily...

 disable-limit

Removes access to some feature or edit capability for some virtual servers This command can be...

 disable-writelogs

Disable logging via program This command is the opposite enable-writelogs. The domains that it...

 enable-limit

Grants access to some feature or edit capability for some virtual servers This command can be...

 enable-writelogs

Enable logging via program By default, Virtualmin configures Apache to log to files in each...

 Exploring Backup Structure

This tutorial helps Virtualmin users understand what’s inside a Virtualmin backup file,...

 FAQ

FAQ Installation Should I pre-install Webmin before I run virtualmin-install.sh script? No....

 How to Backup and Restore Virtual Servers

This tutorial provides detailed guidance on creating and restoring backups for virtual servers in...

 How to Configure LDAP

This documentation explains how Virtualmin can be setup to store users and mail aliases in an...

 How to Create a New Database

This guide provides a straightforward approach to creating a new MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL...

 How to Create Virtual Servers

This quick guide details the process of creating new virtual servers....

 How to Install Scripts

This tutorial guides you through the process of using Virtualmin’s script installer to add web...

 How to Migrate to a New Server

Migrating your Virtualmin installation to a new server involves several steps, such as backups...

 How to Use File Manager

This tutorial guides you through the use of the web-based HTML file manager within Virtualmin,...

 How to View Website Access and Error Logs

This guide simplifies the process of viewing website access and error logs in Virtualmin. How to...

 install-script

Install one third-party script This program performs the actual upgrade or install of a script...

 Installation Guides

Virtualmin can be installed in a number of ways, including an automated install script, which...

 list-admins

Lists administrators belonging to a virtual server This program simply displays a list of extra...

 list-aliases

List aliases for a virtual server This program displays a list of mail aliases that exist in the...

 list-available-scripts

List known scripts This command simply outputs a list of scripts that can potentially installed...

 list-commands

Lists API scripts available This command lists all API commands available, categorized by type...

 list-custom

List custom fields for virtual servers When this command is run with no parameters, it will...

 list-domains

Lists all virtual servers This program does not modify the system, but instead simply outputs a...

 list-features

Lists features available when creating a domain This command outputs information about Virtualmin...

 list-scripts

Display script installed into some virtual server The virtual servers to display scripts for can...

 list-templates

List available templates for new domains The command simply outputs a list of available templates...

 Low Memory

A default installation of Virtualmin is optimized for performance rather than minimal memory...

 Manual Installation

Unlike the Automated Virtualmin installation, to make use of this installation type, your OS does...

 modify-admin

Updates an extra administrator for a virtual server This program can be used to change the...

 modify-database-pass

Changes the MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL password for some domain This command changes the...

 modify-database-user

Changes the MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL login for some domain This command changes the username...

 modify-domain

Change parameters of a virtual server This command can be used to modify various settings for an...

 modify-limits

Changes the owner limits for some virtual server This command allows you to change various limits...

 modify-reseller

Modify attributes for an existing reseller This command can be used to change the details of a...

 modify-web

Change a virtual server’s web configuration This script can update the PHP and web forwarding...

 notify-domains

Send email to some or all virtual server owners This command can be used to send a text format...

 OS Support

Virtualmin runs on top of Webmin. Webmin works on almost every UNIX-like OS, so with some manual...

 PHP Execution Modes

Virtualmin offers a robust application deployment stack for PHP, supporting multiple PHP...

 Podman

Podman is a Virtualmin plugin for deploying and managing application containers per virtual...

 Pre and Post Domain Modification Scripts

Virtualmin allows the use of custom scripts (Shell, Perl, Python and etc.) to automate tasks...

 Pre and Post Domain Modification Scripts

Virtualmin allows the use of custom scripts (Shell, Perl, Python and etc.) to automate tasks...

 Professional Features

Virtualmin GPL is already an extremely powerful and flexible virtual hosting control panel, so...

 restore-domain

Restore one or more virtual servers To restore a Virtualmin backup from the command line, you...

 run-all-webalizer

Run Webalizer reports for all virtual servers This is designed to be called from Cron, instead of...

 set-php-directory

Set the version of PHP to run in some directory If more than one version of PHP is installed on...

 Setting Up Roundcube as Default Webmail

Configure Roundcube as default webmail To use Roundcube instead of Usermin: Install Roundcube:...

 Spam and Virus Scanning

Virtualmin allows you to enable spam and virus scanning for email on a per-virtual-server basis,...

 start-stop-script

Stops, starts or restarts the server process for some script This command can be used to start,...

 Template Variables

This page lists many of the template variables that you can use in email messages to domain...

 Troubleshooting Emails

Email functionality in Virtualmin involves various components, making it a complex system. Key...

 Troubleshooting Installation

Most installation problems are related to having third party repositories enabled, attempting to...

 Troubleshooting Websites

Web server configuration Troubleshooting web server issues involves checking various elements,...

 Uninstalling Virtualmin

If you only want to stop using Virtualmin Pro features and keep Virtualmin on the server, use the...

 Uploading and Editing Website Data

Document root directory The HTML content and PHP applications for your website are typically...

 WP Workbench

WP Workbench is a specially crafted Virtualmin plugin that simplifies WordPress management. It...