outroll/vesta
VESTA Control Panel observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5560
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 24
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3076 stars · 1020 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Vesta is an open-source (GPLv3) hosting control panel for Linux servers that manages websites, DNS, mail, databases, cron jobs, backups, and firewalls through a web interface and CLI. It bundles nginx/apache, exim/dovecot, MySQL/PostgreSQL, and Let's Encrypt integration behind a lightweight, multilingual admin UI.
Use cases
- manage websites and domains on a VPS from a web panel
- set up DNS, mail, and databases on a Linux server
- schedule automatic server backups with offsite FTP upload
- issue free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates for domains
- run a low-resource hosting panel on a 512MB VPS
- manage cron jobs and firewall rules from one interface
- host multiple users with role-based access on one server
When to choose
- you want a free, self-hosted alternative to cPanel for a single server
- you need an all-in-one web/DNS/mail/database panel with minimal resource usage
- you prefer a simple, uncluttered admin UI with CLI commands and an API
- you run Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL/CentOS, or Amazon Linux and want one-command setup
When to avoid
- you need a panel with active long-term support and a large modern ecosystem - the project was deprecated and is only recently under renewed development
- you require containerized or cloud-native deployment - Vesta installs directly on the host OS
- you need multi-server clustering beyond basic DNS master-slave setups
- you want billing/client management out of the box - that is only planned for Vesta 2.0
Facets
application · maturity active
self-hosted http-server backup security monitoring cli gui configuration-management self-hosted web-development security self-hosted cli hosting-control-panel server-administration dns-management email-server lets-encrypt nginx apache mysql postgresql fail2ban web-hosting devops automation linux web-server
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/outroll/vesta · fetched 2026-08-28 · c36149599d5f
- homepage: http://vestacp.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7af4170245b5
- site_page: https://vestacp.com/docs/vesta-2-update · fetched 2026-08-29 · 06e02e243ae6
- site_page: https://vestacp.com/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7edff1f5fb6e
- site_page: https://vestacp.com/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · 67ced755090c
- site_page: https://vestacp.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9ef25b5be451
- site_page: https://vestacp.com/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8f6fff3fc60d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| outroll/vesta | main | 66 |
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