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Experiences with serverpilot.io
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×Hello bburnsworth, i found serverpilot interesting, but then i dont have any experience of managing a server except for using cpanel, and i find it quite easy. what i wanted to know was, will installing and running a wordpress or magento or any other site be as easy as it is on cpanel? like is there a file manager? phpmyadmin for the databases and any email client like squirrelmail or something? sorry for being such a noob, but i was really looking at going with serverpilot with DO and installing some wordpress and magento sites but couldnt find anything useful anywhere from a layman’s point of view.
Thanks
Som
Hey, sorry it took me so long. I’ve been away for a while. You probably have made your decision already , but i’ll answer anyway. Compared to CPanel you wont’ get as much stuff like, easy apache for adding mods or squirrel mail, but its just simple. Gives you easy virtual host creation(account in cpanel) , simple database setup and, really easy to use addon domains/subdomains(capanel).
It also gives you nice security by default. Well that’s what they say. I wish they would post what that actually means.
As far as Mail, you will have to use something else. I tell my customers that I don’t handle mail. They have to get it on their own or setup google apps. See here for some options. https://serverpilot.io/community/articles/guide-to-hosting-email.html
PHPmyadmin can easily be installed with server pilot, but i use a flat file system called adminer. See here http://www.adminer.org/. It’s not as pretty as phpmyadmin but it is just as effective and i like that i just install one file to set it up.
For a file manager, you will have to use FTP/SFTP which comes with each new app you create. You can use filezilla or other ftp programs to connect. I use Coda 2 because i’m on a mac, but sublime text editor would be my next choice on pc. http://www.sublimetext.com/
As far as wordpress and magento, yes it can handle them. It all comes down to what you like. I would spin one up if you haven’t already and test it out.
Hi grant,
Just a quick question. Are you using a droplet for running all the wordpress sites or are you using a droplet for each site ?
Thank you !
Som, they have guides on how to install phpmyadmin and SFTP comes with every web app you make. The phpmyadmin installation is pretty painless - I’m a noob as well and I was able to set it up without an issue by following their guide and succeeded in under 5 minutes. SFTP works the same as FTP - I use FileZilla. When you make a user on serverpilot you can edit their password, and I think (not 100% sure) that’s what you use to log into the SFTP service where you can upload your site files like normal. They don’t provide an email client. They cite a lack of security in self-hosted mail servers as a reason, and they recommend just to use Google Apps for business (5$/month, comes with branded emails i.e myemail@mydomain.com) but also provide links to other guides in installing self-hosted email servers. I should note that emailing through php scripts still works.
[PHPmyAdmin ](http:// “https://serverpilot.io/community/articles/install-phpmyadmin.html”)
[Email](http:// “https://serverpilot.io/community/articles/guide-to-hosting-email.html”)
I’ve been using it since Nov – *November 26, 2013 12:22:49 AM UTC-4 (7065 hours) * in conjunction with one of my Amazon AWS servers to host some Wordpress, ExpressionEngine instances etc. I currently have 7 apps loaded and it’s been flawless this entire time.
They get a 5/5 as a provider from me. I had some issues deploying a vagrant environment using them and they were right there to provide all the help I needed and got me up and running.
Their ability to create apps quickly for testing is unbelievably and easy and quick which has been so helpful. I haven’t logged into my AWS server via terminal in 6+ months. 100% worth the time and the money.
The service they provide is so good, I actually seek people asking about it so I can recommend it because I want to see them be successful as I would hate to live without their service!
Silver Pilot is a good service, but you have to trust these guys a lot, because you have to entrust them your data, your app, your creditcard number… They rule your server , they can run on it whatever they want. And you are responsible for your server… So, it’s really good service, I tested it, it’s easy, it’s powerful, but who are these guys, should we trust them?
And don’t get me wrong, I’m not blaming them for something evil, it seems that they do great job, my server works as a swiss watch, I’m just telling that they must do something to become more trusted, they aren’t yet a “name”.
Hi,
DigitalOcean & Serverpilot combination is Great for running multiple Wordpress sites, even on one droplet if you like. Checkout my video / tutorial here:- https://youtu.be/J794t4OURMs
ServerPilot seems great – I’ve been using them for a little while for fun – but one thing I have not been able to determine from their marketing site and KB is what exactly “security updates” mean. What will they update and what will they not update – and for how long? Like if you leave Ubuntu 12.04 and PHP 5.4 running for the next 8 years…
you could alternatively try ee or easy engine via rtcamp,com
Serverpilot is excellent for php, static and wordpress sites. It’s saved me tons of management time.
@Umakant Is easy engine easier to manage than ServerPilot?
It looks a little bit more complicated + it doesn’t look like you get support if something goes wrong with the server.