CloudPanel

CloudPanel is a free server control panel for website and application hosting. It runs on customer-provided infrastructure and uses a lightweight web stack to administer sites. Its free software price does not include a VM, domain, email service or the ongoing work of maintaining a production server.

Key features

• Application types. The site wizard supports PHP, Node.js, Python, WordPress and static-site workflows.
• Web stack. The documented components include NGINX, PHP-FPM and Redis.
• Access controls. Firewall, two-factor authentication and panel-access restrictions help administrators configure access.
• Certificates. Let’s Encrypt integration supports certificate issuance and renewal for sites.

Who it is for

Developers, agencies and IT administrators operating their own compatible Linux servers. It is useful when a website control panel is needed without purchasing a recurring panel licence.

Pricing at a glance

The panel is free to use under its published licence terms. Server rental, storage, domain registration and any external backup or email services remain separate expenses. Free software should not be confused with a free managed-hosting service.

Pricing model checked on 15 October 2026; confirm current terms on the official product page. No currency conversion or fixed price estimate is used in this profile.

Things to consider

• Use the current installation guide for supported distributions and server requirements.
• Plan off-server backups and test restoration rather than relying only on local copies.
• Administrators remain responsible for updates, application configuration and access control.

Before connecting a production server, make an inventory of its applications, runtime versions, storage and external services. Decide who will maintain the operating system and who can access the panel. Test the software on a compatible non-production server first, and confirm that a failed deployment or panel outage will not prevent you from restoring the applications.

Getting started

1. Read the official documentation and plan information, then write down the features and costs your project needs.
2. Prepare a compatible test server and follow the official installation or connection documentation.
3. Configure restricted access, domain settings and certificates; keep secrets out of source repositories.
4. Test deployment, backups and restoration with representative data before changing production DNS.
5. Review usage and recurring charges after the pilot, and document a migration or cancellation path.