Ok, so this might sound like a stupid question and sorry if it has been asked before but is it possible to build my own CPanel?
DO provide API access for their services, which I could build a nice and Simple GUI for the controls I use.
Then I could just upload it to my droplet and that’s it, right?
I don’t see why I need to pay CPanel $20 per months.
Am I missing something? Very noobie at sysadmin here. I am just starting out with DO.
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Yes you can make app utilizing API as alternative to cPanel, but only for managing Droplets and other DO resources, you can’t control Droplet itself. But that’s not really needed. There are many great (maybe even better than cPanel) control panel solutions you can set up absolutely free.
Probably most popular solution here is ServerPilot. Beside that there is VestaCP, Ajenti. There is also Webmin that can help you control server.
The DigitalOcean API is to manage droplets, not software inside of the droplets.
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