CloudLinux OS Admin Introduction
Description
CloudLinux OS Admin is designed for shared hosting providers who want to flawlessly migrate their big shared hosting customer to individual VPS with same CloudLinux features as on Shared hosting. At the same time you will be able to separate such a user's websites if necessary and isolate them with CageFS for efficient and extra security. Also it may be suitable for a little server with less than 5 customers on it.
Most of the features of CloudLinux OS Legacy (Shared) are available in this edition, with a small differences:
- lve limits are set to unlimited by default (can be changed in CloudLinux Manager at any time)
- MySQL Governor is not available in this edition
- the license itself does not allow more than 5 users to be hosted on server.
Note
The CloudLinux OS Admin plan does not include the MySQL Governor
Components
CloudLinux OS Admin is very close to the regular CloudLinux Legacy (Shared) edition, which means that 99% of components described in this documentations are available for CloudLinux OS Admin.
The exclusions are:
- MySQL Governor is not available
- X-Ray is available like with CloudLinux Shared Pro
- Accelerate WP is available like with CloudLinux Shared Pro
The rest of the components are similar to CloudLinux OS Legacy (Shared).
Licensing
Installation process
CloudLinux OS Admin installation process is the same as for other editions – use the installation guide for detailed instructions. The only difference is to purchase a CloudLinux OS Admin license from cln.cloudlinux.com.
Note
The CloudLinux OS Admin can be installed and compatible only with AlmaLinux OS 8+.
Switch license
You can convert your existing CloudLinux OS Solo installation to CloudLinux OS Admin.
- Obtain new key from CLN
- Run
rhnreg_ks --force --activationkey=<new_key>
You can pass --migrate-silently argument to skip confirmation.
FAQ
Q: Is it possible to convert my existing CloudLinux OS Legacy (Shared) server into CloudLinux OS Admin?
A: Yes, for CloudLinux 8 and higher it is possible to convert CloudLinux OS Legacy (Shared) to any other edition like CloudLinux OS Admin, Solo, Shared Pro. For CloudLinux 7 it is only possible to convert it into Shared Pro.
Q: Is Centralized Monitoring supported on CloudLinux OS Admin?
A: No, Centralized Monitoring only works with CloudLinux OS Shared Pro license.
