# Panelica

> Modern Linux hosting control panel and a direct alternative to cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, aaPanel and CyberPanel. Free forever for personal use. Built-in AI co-pilot. Native iOS and Android apps. One-click migration from any legacy panel.

Panelica is a hosting control panel for hosting providers, agencies, and DevOps teams. It is built from scratch on Go 1.24 and React 19, with a single binary footprint and 40 first-class modules covering domains, mail, DNS, MySQL, SSL, WordPress, Docker, Git, security, backups, and migration. Free forever for personal use with one hosting account and the full feature set, including OpsAI.

## Product

- [Home](https://panelica.com/): Overview of the panel, install command, and 40-module index
- [Features](https://panelica.com/features): All 40 modules with descriptions
- [Pricing](https://panelica.com/pricing): Free personal tier and flat-license provider edition with no per-account fees
- [Screenshots](https://panelica.com/screenshots): Live UI tour of the dashboard, domains, mail, DNS, SSL, WordPress, Docker, OpsAI
- [Demo](https://panelica.com/demo): Try the panel without installing
- [Roadmap](https://panelica.com/roadmap): Shipped, building, and planned features (verifiable in git log)
- [Changelog](https://panelica.com/changelog): Every release with date and feature list
- [Documentation](https://panelica.com/docs): Install guide, setup wizard, API and CLI reference, migration guides
- [OpsAI](https://panelica.com/opsai): Built-in AI co-pilot with 15 specialist experts, trained on 1,263 panel API endpoints, RBAC-aware, runs locally with no data leaving the server

## Comparisons

- [All comparisons](https://panelica.com/compare): Side-by-side overview vs the major hosting panels
- [Panelica vs cPanel](https://panelica.com/compare/cpanel): Feature, pricing, and migration comparison with cPanel and WHM
- [Panelica vs Plesk](https://panelica.com/compare/plesk): Comparison with Plesk Obsidian including AI, mobile, eBPF bandwidth, isolation
- [Panelica vs DirectAdmin](https://panelica.com/compare/directadmin): Comparison with DirectAdmin including UI, Docker, AI, mobile apps

## Solutions

- [Solutions overview](https://panelica.com/solutions): How Panelica adapts to hosting providers, agencies, VPS owners, self-hosters and developers on the same platform
- [For Hosting Providers](https://panelica.com/solutions/hosting-providers): Flat per-server licensing, 5-layer customer isolation, WHMCS module or the open-source PNLCS billing platform, white-label branding, migration from cPanel/Plesk/DirectAdmin
- [For Agencies](https://panelica.com/solutions/agencies): Git deploy with staging, one-click WordPress on OpenLiteSpeed, the Panelica Control browser extension for multi-server management, granular one-file backup restore
- [For VPS Owners](https://panelica.com/solutions/vps-owners): Six-minute install identical across 9 supported OS releases, free Starter plan for three domains, PHP 5.6-8.5 version management, Repair Tool and Rescue Mode
- [For Self-Hosters](https://panelica.com/solutions/self-hosters): 160+ one-click Docker templates including Nextcloud, Immich, Gitea and n8n, automatic HTTPS, mail and DNS included, free Starter plan
- [For Developers](https://panelica.com/solutions/developers): SSH, Git deploy, Docker, full CLI and 1,263 API endpoints, free Starter plan for three domains

## Key facts

- **40 first-class modules** in a single binary (no add-ons, no plug-ins, no per-account fees)
- **OpsAI** built-in: 15 specialist experts (domain, SSL, mail, WordPress, Docker, Git, database, security, performance), trained on 1,263 Panelica API endpoints, RBAC-aware sandbox demo mode, no external runtime, no data leaving the server
- **Native mobile apps**: real iOS and Android apps in the App Store and Google Play with push notifications, biometric login, on-call console, and offline action queue
- **One-click migration in**: imports an entire customer book from cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, aaPanel and CyberPanel; carries email password hashes (SHA512-CRYPT) and database password hashes byte-for-byte so end users keep their existing credentials
- **5-layer tenant isolation**: Cgroups v2 + Linux Namespaces + SSH chroot + per-user PHP-FPM pool + Unix permissions
- **eBPF kernel bandwidth limiter**: cgroup-pinned, accurate per-tenant traffic accounting without iptables marking
- **160+ Docker templates** one-click deploy (OpenVPN, WireGuard, Jellyfin, n8n, Plex, Vaultwarden, Mailcow, Uptime Kuma and more)
- **WordPress Toolkit**: hardening, Benchmark v2 (28 tests across 8 categories), Redis Boost (full-page + object cache), GeoIP-flagged security activity log, staging, clone
- **Cloudflare 8-tab integration**: DNS, Zones, Analytics, Firewall, Page Rules, Workers, R2, Pages — all from the panel
- **Security stack**: ModSecurity with OWASP CRS, Fail2ban, AppArmor, country blocking, ClamAV
- **Reseller mode and 42-color white-label** branding (logo, favicon, primary color, dark color, accent, brand name, support URL, footer)
- **31 languages**, 23,493 translation keys
- **246 REST API endpoints**, WebSocket real-time updates, full CLI parity
- **RBAC hierarchy**: ROOT > ADMIN > RESELLER > USER with granular per-module permissions
- **Stack**: Go 1.24, React 19 + TypeScript 5.8, PostgreSQL 17, MySQL 8, Redis 7, Nginx, Apache, PHP 8.3+ (always current), Postfix, Dovecot, BIND9, ProFTPD
- **Install time**: about six minutes on a typical VPS, single one-line command
- **Operating systems**: Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, 26.04 LTS; Debian 12 and 13; AlmaLinux 9 and 10; Rocky Linux 9 and 10 — identical behavior on every supported release
- **Pricing**: Personal $0 (free forever, one hosting account, full feature set), Professional $4.99/month, Business $9.99/month, Enterprise $24.99/month — flat license, no per-account fees

## Installation

One-line install on Ubuntu 22+ or Debian 12+:

```
curl -sSL https://latest.panelica.com/install.sh | bash
```

The installer fetches the verified tarball and installs Nginx, Apache, PHP, BIND, Postfix, Dovecot, MySQL, PostgreSQL and Redis under /opt/panelica. The panel becomes available at https://your-server-ip:8443 after about six minutes.

## Migration in

Panelica imports entire customer books from cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, aaPanel and CyberPanel through a one-click pipeline:

1. Connect over SSH or panel API
2. Discover every site automatically (no spreadsheet, no manual list)
3. Carry over file ownership, mail boxes, MySQL databases, DNS zones, SSL certs
4. Preserve email password hashes (SHA512-CRYPT) and database password hashes byte-for-byte
5. Cutover at the registrar or DNS; end users keep their existing credentials

Tested with customer accounts up to 100 GB each.

## OpsAI

OpsAI is the built-in AI co-pilot inside the panel. It is composed of 15 specialist experts (domain, SSL, mail, WordPress, Docker, Git, database, security, performance, billing, reseller, branding, system, isolation, networking) trained on every Panelica module and the panel's 1,263 API endpoints. OpsAI operates through the same RBAC-aware panel API a human admin would, with a sandbox demo mode that previews any destructive action before it runs. The runtime is local to the binary — no external API key, no data leaving the server.

## Native mobile apps

- iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/panelica/id6758764906
- Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.panelica

Features: push notifications for incidents, biometric login, on-call console, server health gauges, domain and user lists, and an offline action queue that syncs when the device reconnects.

## Community and contact

- [Forum](https://forum.panelica.com): Official community forum
- [Partnership](https://panelica.com/partnership): White-label rights, revenue share, reseller program
- [Contact](https://panelica.com/contact): Sales, support, partnerships, security disclosures
- [Email](mailto:info@panelica.com): info@panelica.com

## Blog (technical articles)

- [Built-in email server](https://panelica.com/blog/complete-email-hosting-built-in-mail-server-dkim-spf-dmarc): Postfix, Dovecot, DKIM, SPF, DMARC, Roundcube
- [Multi-PHP management](https://panelica.com/blog/multi-php-version-management-per-user-isolation): PHP 8.3+ (always current) with per-user PHP-FPM pool isolation, tracking every new PHP release automatically
- [MySQL database management](https://panelica.com/blog/mysql-database-management-phpmyadmin-sso-backups-remote-access): phpMyAdmin SSO, automated backups, remote access, role-based privileges
- [5-layer isolation architecture](https://panelica.com/blog/zero-trust-hosting-5-layer-isolation-architecture): Cgroups v2, Namespaces, SSH chroot, PHP-FPM, Unix permissions
- [WordPress security toolkit](https://panelica.com/blog/wordpress-security-toolkit-every-feature-explained): Malware scanning, bot intelligence, file integrity monitoring
- [Cloudflare management](https://panelica.com/blog/cloudflare-management-guide-dns-ssl-waf-analytics): DNS, SSL, WAF, Analytics from inside the panel
- [Docker without the chaos](https://panelica.com/blog/docker-without-the-chaos-managed-containers-inside-your-panel): Managed containers with RBAC inside the panel