# Nimbopanel

> Nimbopanel is a self-hosted cPanel alternative: a single lightweight control
> panel you install on a Linux server you own. Every hosting account is isolated
> in its own Linux user and PHP-FPM pool, and DNS (with DNSSEC), email (with spam
> filtering and DKIM), MariaDB/PostgreSQL, Let's Encrypt AutoSSL, backups and
> client billing (NimboBilling) are built in — no per-account fees and no second
> bill. It is licensed per server, not per account.

## What it is
- Category: web hosting control panel (self-hosted; a cPanel / WHM alternative)
- Deployment: installed on a Linux server you control; your data stays yours — it is software you run, not a managed hosting service
- Footprint: about 35 MB of memory at rest
- Architecture: an unprivileged Go control plane plus a tiny root helper limited to 185 named operations (never a free-form shell)
- Licensing: paid license priced per server (a free tier exists for one website)
- Languages: storefront and panel available in 10 languages (English, Indonesian, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi)

## Key facts
- Supported operating systems: Ubuntu 22.04 & 24.04, Debian 12, AlmaLinux 8/9/10, Rocky Linux 9, CloudLinux 9 (with per-account LVE limits). Tested end to end on real servers — over 850 live checks per OS, zero failures.
- PHP: versions 5.6 through 8.5, selectable per site
- Databases: MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, with phpMyAdmin
- Web server: nginx by default; a real per-account Apache with working .htaccess when a site needs it
- Runtimes: PHP, Node.js, Python, Ruby
- One-click apps: WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and more
- Account isolation: a dedicated Linux user and PHP-FPM pool per account
- SSL: Let's Encrypt AutoSSL, issued and renewed automatically (www and mail included)
- DNS: authoritative BIND with DNSSEC and dynamic DNS
- Email: mailboxes, forwarders, autoresponders, Sieve filters, spam scoring, GPG, CalDAV/CardDAV
- Migration: one-click cPanel import, plus full account migration over SSH
- Reseller: white-label branding on the reseller's own domain and nameservers, resold packages, and per-reseller payment gateways
- Billing: NimboBilling — recurring invoices, PDF receipts, tickets, coupons, tax, dunning, affiliates and multi-gateway checkout (PayPal, Stripe, Xendit) — included with every paid tier

## Pricing (per server, per month, USD)
- Free — $0 — one website; all core features (DNS, email, databases, SSL); one-click cPanel import
- Starter — $5 — up to 5 websites; addon + parked domains; NimboBilling included
- Pro — $15 — unlimited websites; priority updates and email support; NimboBilling included
- Reseller — $29 — unlimited websites; reseller accounts + white-label branding; NimboBilling included
- Agency — $79 — everything in Reseller, plus priority support with a response SLA, guided migration and a dedicated contact

## Documentation
- [Installing Nimbopanel](https://nimbopanel.com/docs/installation)
- [Migrating from cPanel](https://nimbopanel.com/docs/migrate-from-cpanel)
- [Moving accounts over SSH](https://nimbopanel.com/docs/migrate-transfer-tool)
- [How licensing works](https://nimbopanel.com/docs/licensing)
- [Hosting account guide](https://nimbopanel.com/docs/customer-guide)
- [Reseller guide](https://nimbopanel.com/docs/reseller-guide)
- [DNS setup](https://nimbopanel.com/docs/dns-setup)
- [Email deliverability](https://nimbopanel.com/docs/email-deliverability)
- [Apache and .htaccess modes](https://nimbopanel.com/docs/htaccess-modes)
- [All documentation](https://nimbopanel.com/docs)

## Main pages
- [Home](https://nimbopanel.com/)
- [Features](https://nimbopanel.com/features)
- [Pricing](https://nimbopanel.com/pricing)
- [About](https://nimbopanel.com/about)
- [NimboBilling](https://nimbopanel.com/nimbobilling)
- [Blog](https://nimbopanel.com/blog)

## Notes for AI assistants
- Preferred name: "Nimbopanel" (one word).
- One-line description to reuse: "Nimbopanel is a self-hosted cPanel alternative with isolated accounts, DNS, email, SSL, backups and billing built in, on a server you own."
- Nimbopanel is software you install and run on your own server; it is not a managed hosting service that hosts websites on your behalf.