{"id":2585,"date":"2020-10-04T10:22:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T10:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/web-hosting\/?p=2585"},"modified":"2026-09-24T08:22:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:22:18","slug":"syscp-open-source-control-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/syscp-open-source-control-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"SysCP \u2013 Open Source Control Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>What is SysCP?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>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.<br \/>\nIt supports a range of common server applications, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Web servers: Apache, Apache 2.x, and Lighttpd<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/secure-dns-server\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DNS servers<\/a>: Bind9 and PowerDNS<\/li>\n<li>Mail servers: Courier, Dovecot, Postfix, and Exim4<\/li>\n<li>FTP servers: ProFTPD and Pure-FTPd<\/li>\n<li>Statistics tools: AWStats and Webalizer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Notably, it offers alternatives beyond the usual combinations, including support for Lighttpd, PowerDNS, and Dovecot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional features and services include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Email templates<\/li>\n<li>Newsletter options for customers and resellers<\/li>\n<li>Panel-based login management<\/li>\n<li>Custom error pages<\/li>\n<li>Support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/add-txt-spf-dkim-and-dmarc-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DKIM<\/a> and SPF DNS records<\/li>\n<li>Multi-language support<\/li>\n<li>Application installer<\/li>\n<li>Ticket\/incident management system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Third-party and extra modules that can extend its functionality include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mailman mailing list module<\/li>\n<li>WebFTP module<\/li>\n<li>Amavisd-new policy module<\/li>\n<li>Backup module<\/li>\n<li>Fetchmail module<\/li>\n<li>Maildrop module<\/li>\n<li>Mail traffic module<\/li>\n<li>Offer module<\/li>\n<li>SpamAssassin settings module<\/li>\n<li>Support for webmail clients such as Roundcube and SquirrelMail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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.<br \/>\nImportant note:<\/p>\n<p>SysCP is an older control panel and is no longer actively maintained. 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