What is SysCP?

SysCP is a web-based control panel designed to help administrators manage hosting services through a simple browser interface. Its main goal is to make server management easier, so you can manage key services without relying solely on the command line.
It supports a range of common server applications, including:

  • Web servers: Apache, Apache 2.x, and Lighttpd
  • DNS servers: Bind9 and PowerDNS
  • Mail servers: Courier, Dovecot, Postfix, and Exim4
  • FTP servers: ProFTPD and Pure-FTPd
  • Statistics tools: AWStats and Webalizer

Notably, it offers alternatives beyond the usual combinations, including support for Lighttpd, PowerDNS, and Dovecot.

Additional features and services include:

  • Email templates
  • Newsletter options for customers and resellers
  • Panel-based login management
  • Custom error pages
  • Support for DKIM and SPF DNS records
  • Multi-language support
  • Application installer
  • Ticket/incident management system

Third-party and extra modules that can extend its functionality include:

  • Mailman mailing list module
  • WebFTP module
  • Amavisd-new policy module
  • Backup module
  • Fetchmail module
  • Maildrop module
  • Mail traffic module
  • Offer module
  • SpamAssassin settings module
  • Support for webmail clients such as Roundcube and SquirrelMail

SysCP was considered an interesting and relatively complete solution in its time, especially because it allowed more flexibility with components like Lighttpd, PowerDNS, and Dovecot compared to some other panels.
Important note:

SysCP is an older control panel and is no longer actively maintained. Many of its ideas and features continued in the Froxlor project, which is the more current successor. If you are setting up a new server today, it is generally better to consider actively supported control panels.

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