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Free SSL, Email, and DNS — Everything Included with Panelica

March 11, 2026

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Stop Paying for Features That Should Be Free

With many hosting panels, the base price is just the beginning. Want SSL certificates? Install an extension. Need a firewall? Buy a plugin. Email deliverability tools? That is another add-on. Before you know it, you are paying for five different products just to run a basic hosting server.

Panelica takes a different approach: everything is included.

Free SSL Certificates — Automatic

Every domain you add to Panelica gets a free SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt. But here is what makes it different:

  • Fully automatic — certificates are issued the moment you add a domain
  • Auto-renewal — certificates renew before they expire, with no action needed from you
  • Wildcard support — secure all subdomains with a single certificate
  • No limits — every domain, every subdomain, every time

You never have to think about SSL again. No manual CSR generation, no copying certificate files, no expiration calendar reminders.

Complete Email Server — Built In

Panelica includes a full-featured email server. Not a basic mail forwarder — a complete email platform:

  • Create email accounts for any domain you host
  • Send and receive — full SMTP and IMAP support
  • Webmail — check email from your browser, no app needed
  • Spam filtering — built-in protection against junk mail
  • Forwarding rules — redirect emails to external addresses
  • Autoresponders — set up vacation replies and auto-replies

Emails That Actually Arrive

The biggest problem with self-hosted email is deliverability. If you do not configure it correctly, your emails end up in spam. Panelica solves this by automatically setting up:

  • SPF records — tells receiving servers your server is authorized to send email for your domain
  • DKIM signing — digitally signs every outgoing email to prove it has not been tampered with
  • DMARC policy — instructs receiving servers what to do with emails that fail authentication

These three standards are now required by Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo. Without them, your emails go straight to spam. With Panelica, they are configured automatically for every domain.

DNS Server — No Third Party Needed

Panelica includes a built-in DNS server. You can host your DNS locally or integrate with Cloudflare:

  • Full DNS management — A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV, NS records
  • Cloudflare integration — sync DNS changes automatically with Cloudflare
  • Automatic records — when you add a domain, DNS records are created for you
  • Email DNS — MX, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records set up automatically

What Else Is Included?

Beyond SSL, email, and DNS, Panelica bundles features that other panels sell as extras:

  • Web Application Firewall (WAF) — ModSecurity with OWASP rules, blocks attacks automatically
  • Brute-force protection — Fail2Ban monitors login attempts and bans attackers
  • Automated backups — schedule backups and restore with one click
  • Docker manager — run containerized applications with a visual interface
  • WordPress toolkit — one-click install, Redis cache, plugin management
  • phpMyAdmin & pgAdmin — visual database management for MySQL and PostgreSQL
  • File manager — browse, upload, edit files from your browser
  • FTP server — create FTP accounts for file access
  • Resource monitoring — see CPU, memory, disk, and bandwidth usage in real time
  • 42 panel themes — customize the look of your panel

Compare the Cost

Feature Other Panels Panelica
SSL CertificatesFree or paid extensionIncluded
Email ServerIncluded or limitedIncluded (with SPF/DKIM/DMARC)
Firewall + WAF$5–15/month add-onIncluded
WordPress Toolkit$0–10/month add-onIncluded
Backup Manager$3–10/month add-onIncluded
Docker SupportNot available or basicIncluded
White-label BrandingPremium tier onlyIncluded

One License. Everything Included.

No extensions to install. No add-ons to purchase. No feature gates behind premium tiers. Panelica gives you a complete server management platform out of the box.

Install once. Get everything. That is how it should be.

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