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Latest updates, feature announcements, and security news from Panelica.
Full Hosting Server Migration to Panelica: cPanel, Plesk and DirectAdmin
Panelica migrates an entire hosting server -- every site, database, mailbox and certificate -- from cPanel, Plesk or DirectAdmin in one guided flow. Full reseller hierarchy preserved. Zero downtime. Proven: 110 sites, 41 customers, 0 errors.
Read MoreMySQL Performance Tuning Without my.cnf: Every Parameter From the Hosting Panel
Panelica's built-in MySQL Tuner brings InnoDB, connection, memory, logging, replication, and charset settings into the panel, with RAM-aware recommendations, live INSERT/SELECT benchmarking, automatic rollback on failure, and one-click phpMyAdmin import-size tuning for nginx and PHP-FPM.
Read MorePanel Migration Compared: Plesk Migrator vs cPanel Transfer vs Panelica
Three hosting panel migration tools compared head to head — covering email password preservation, DNS record transfer, SSL handling, legacy PHP support, and 87-site production test results.
Read MoreMy Database Is in MySQL But Not in My Panel: How Hosting Panels Handle Orphan Databases
Manually created or migrated MySQL databases often disappear from control panels — left as orphans. Here is how cPanel, Plesk, aaPanel, CyberPanel, and DirectAdmin handle this problem, and how Panelica detects and adopts orphan databases automatically without breaking existing wp-config.php files.
Read MoreGit, Built In: Why a 2026 cPanel Alternative Needs a First-Class Repository Manager
A screen-by-screen walkthrough of Panelica's Git Manager - five top-level tabs, nine per-repository views, multi-environment deployments, a visual pipeline builder, and OAuth integrations with GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket. Built for teams who have moved past FTP.
Read MoreOne Click, Any App: Inside Panelica's Docker Manager and Its 160+ Templates
A complete, screen-by-screen walkthrough of the Docker page inside Panelica - nine tabs, a library of more than 160 ready-to-deploy app templates, container terminals, domain linking, and full lifecycle management without ever touching the command line.
Read MoreCloudflare on Autopilot: How Panelica Manages DNS, Mail, and 15-Year SSL
A complete, screen-by-screen walkthrough of the Cloudflare page inside Panelica - how it connects your account, syncs DNS and mail records, blocks attacks, and issues a 15-year SSL certificate with a single click.
Read MorePanelica Alternatives in 2026: A Technical Comparison of 8 Hosting Panels
Comparing Panelica with cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, CyberPanel, aaPanel, HestiaCP, CloudPanel, and ISPConfig — architecture, isolation, pricing, and recent CVEs side by side.
Read MoreThe Hosting Panel Industry Is at an Inflection Point: Why the Next Decade Will Look Different
cPanel was designed in 1996. Three decades later, the control panel market has barely moved. Seven structural reasons explain why — and what is quietly beginning to change.
Read MorePostfix 1998, Dovecot 2002, Roundcube 2008: Why Has the Email Stack Been Frozen for 25 Years?
SMTP dates to 1982. Postfix is maintained by one person. Spam remains unsolved. What if email were designed from scratch today — and could Hashcash have made spam mathematically impossible?
Read MoreMulti-PHP Version Management: Run PHP 5.6 to 8.5 with Per-User Isolation
Run five PHP versions side by side with independent extensions, per-domain php.ini overrides, and per-user PHP-FPM pool isolation. Panelica creates separate PHP-FPM processes for each user — real Linux process isolation, not just an open_basedir directive. Bulk version change, async PECL installation, and Cgroups v2 enforcement included.
Read MoreComplete Email Hosting with Built-In Mail Server — DKIM, SPF, DMARC, Webmail Included
Panelica includes a fully integrated email stack with Postfix, Dovecot, OpenDKIM, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, and Roundcube webmail. Automatic DKIM signing, SPF hard fail, DMARC policies, per-account protocol controls, and Cloudflare DNS sync — all at zero extra cost compared to cPanel and Plesk.
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