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Ask HN: What is something like cpanel but works well on a $5 VPS?

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My use case will probably be postgre+nodejs instead of PHP+mariadb, but if you have good recommendations with other assumptions or focuses, please share those, too.

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crispytx
I really miss using cPanel. Now I just roll with an FTP client (FileZilla) and use phpMyAdmin for my MySQL server.
8draco8
Consider using Adminer from https://www.adminer.org instead of phpMyAdmin, it's an one PHP file that you can upload anywhere without installation and just type the address in the browser and it will work out of the box. It even allows for visual customisation trough CSS files. Just download desired skin and put the CSS file in the same directory as downloaded PHP and it's done. Great little script.
dabockster
I've found that cPanel can actually interfere with how Node.js runs in some cases if it's left on default settings.
kristoff_it
I used Ajenti in the past on smallish boxes. Absolutely lighter than cPanel, not sure tho if light enough for a 5dollar machine.

http://ajenti.org/