Modern web hosting control panel

In this article we are going to break down the features of our purely.website modern hosting control panel vs a traditional approach of an all-on-one-box hosting control panel such as cPanel.

The advantages of using our control panel

• Modern Technology: Our control panel supports features like containerised websites, zero config scaling, and multiple web server options (Apache, Nginx, LiteSpeed, OpenLiteSpeed) making it suitable for modern hosting needs.
• Security: A focus on security with features like role-based access control, website containerisation, and built-in security measures like firewalls and two-factor authentication.
• Scalability: Allows for easy scaling of resources across multiple servers without per-server licensing costs, making it cost-effective for growth.
• User-Friendly Interface: A responsive and user-friendly interface catering to both beginners and advanced users.
• Resource Management: Containers allocate specific resources (CPU, memory) to each website, ensuring efficient utilisation and preventing resource hogging by a single site.
• Multi-Server Management: Supports managing containers across multiple servers. This enables horizontal scaling to distribute workloads across additional servers for increased capacity.
• Staging: Seamlessly transition staging sites to live status without the need to first remove the live domain.
• Reseller capabilities built in: There is no need for an extra control panel such as WHM, create and sell your own reseller packages to your customers.

The disadvantages of using cPanel

• Security: Many argue that cPanel’s update focus on stability can mean servers run older software with vulnerabilities. Additionally, it can be a target for hackers due to its historical popularity and known ports/admin login pages.
• Limited Customisation: cPanel uses its own file structure that can make it difficult to directly edit server configuration files or use some advanced features like HTTP/2.
• Dated Interface: While familiar to many users, the interface of cPanel can be clunky and not as modern as some other options.
• Resource Intensive: Some argue that cPanel can be resource-intensive, meaning it might consume a significant amount of server resources, potentially impacting website performance.
• All on one box: Similar to the above, all the services are installed on one server, meaning that if your mail service gets busy it could have knock-on effects on the other services like MySQL or the web server.
• No Staging (without paying a premium): You need to purchase the expensive WP Toolkit Deluxe addon to get staging functionality.

Author: Jamie Moynahan Jamie is the Support Manager at Pipe Ten, being an integral part of the team for well over 10 years. Jamie is a seasoned expert with the intricacies in the fast changing world of website applications, hosting and domain name registration. This broad knowledge is instrumental to the entire customer support experience which purely.website members have come to rely on. Jamie has written and published hundreds of articles about hosting and managing website applications and domain name registration management processes.