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Subject Configure Date 2010-08-28

Title Virtualmin - Install and configuration Section BSD Linux

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Virtualmin - Virtual server Administration

Before installing Virtualmin in Unix System, it should be known that Virtualmin is a Webmin module.
Webmin must be installed and functional.

Necessary softwares and servers: :

Operating system: Fedora 12 FC12 - FreeBSD or another Unix.

Components or Packages: Perl language - Modules Perl CPAN

See article on the installation of Webmin - System and server administration

The softwares and servers installed and configured are necessary.
Apache Web page server
Domain Name System server BIND
Postfix or Sendmail Mail sever
ProFTPD FTP server
Database server MySQL

See the article on the RPM Base Fedora Core 8 Web Server

Logrotate
Webalizer

Network Interface eth0 for IP address virtual.
Default IP address for virtual servers is: 192.168.1.1

See the article on the DNS Resolving Hostname and hosts File - Apache name based hosting

When these setups are carried out, it remains to download on www.webmin.com the Virtualmin module virtual-server-3.80.gpl.wbm.gz.

With Webmin click on icon or section Webmin then Webmin Configuration then Webmin Modules and then on Install.

With this form install Virtualmin.

Install

Webmin modules can be added after installation by using the form to the right. Modules are typically distributed in .wbm files, each of which can contain one or more modules. Modules can also be installed from RPM files if supported by your operating system.

Install Module

Install from

Local file
Uploaded file on the server
From FTP or HTTP URL
Standard module from www.webmin.com
Third party module from:

Ignore dependencies of required the module installation? Yes No

Grant access to

Grant access only to users and groups:
Grant access to all Webmin users

When the module Virtualmin is installed, it is necessary to specify the Mail active server on the Unix system in Module Config of Virualmin. With Fedora Core 6 or FC6, it is Sendmail which is installed and configured.

With Webmin click on icon or section Servers then Virtualmin Virtual Servers (GPL) and then on Module Config.

In the line Mail server to configure select Sendmail then to click on the button « Save » in down of the form.

Check the configuration and one obtains the form below:

Virtualmin - Site Virtual Server

Version 3.80.gpl, master admin mode

Virtual Servers
No virtual servers have been created yet.

Server Settings and Templates

Features and Plugins

Server Templates

New Mailbox Email

Updated Mailbox Email

Bandwidth Monitoring

Custom Fields

Shared IP Addresses

Dynamic IP Update

Custom Shells

Validate Virtual Servers

FTP Directory Restrictions

Global Variables

Upgrade to Virtualmin Pro

Virtualmin Feature Status

Available features	Mail for domain, BIND DNS domain, Apache website, Webalizer reporting, Log file rotation, MySQL database, ProFTPd server, Webmin login
Disabled features	SSL website, PostgreSQL database
Disk quotas	Not active on home directories filesystem.
Mail server	Sendmail

Backup and Restore

	Click this button to perform an immediate backup. A form for choosing which servers to backup, what features to save and where to backup to will be displayed.
	Click this button to schedule a regular backup. A form for choosing which servers to backup on schedule, what features to save and where to backup to will be displayed.
	Click the button to restore a previous backup. A form for choosing the backup file, servers to extract and features to restore will be displayed.

Servers Status: Start or Stop

	The Apache webserver is currently active and accepting to serve virtual server web pages.
	The BIND DNS server is currently active and accepting to host virtual server DNS domains.
	The configured Mail server is currently active and accepting email for virtual domain mailboxes.
	The Dovecot IMAP and POP3 server is currently active and accepting virtual domain mailboxes from downloading email.
	The ProFTPD server is currently active and accepting FTP connections.
	The MySQL server is currently active and accepting databases connections.

If the Servers are not " Start " there are the following buttons and messages:

Servers Status: Start or Stop

	The Apache webserver is currently down and cannot accept to serve virtual server web pages.
	The BIND DNS server is currently down and cannot accept to host virtual server DNS domains.
	The configured Mail server is currently down and cannot accept email for virtual domain mailboxes.
	The Dovecot IMAP et POP3 server is currently down and cannot accept virtual domain mailboxes from downloading email.
	The ProFTPD server is currently down and cannot accept FTP connections.
	The MySQL server is currently down and cannot accept databases connections.

Create new Virtual server

When Virtualmin is functional, click on the button preceding form. " Add new virtual server, owned by: "
With the form below create Virtual server.

Create Virtual Server

New virtual server details

Domain name
Description
Unix Adminstration password	* Enter Password
Server configuration template

Advanced options

Contact email address	Administrator's mailbox Other address..
Name for Unix users	Automatic Custom username
Group for Unix users	Automatic Custom group name
Default database name	Automatic

Enabled features

Accept mail for domain?	Setup DNS zone?
Setup website for domain?	Setup Webalizer for web logs?
Setup SSL website too?	Setup log file rotation?
Create MySQL database?	Create PostgresSQL database?
Setup IP-based virtual FTP?	Create Webmin login?

IP address and forwarding

Default mail forwarding address	none
Network interface	Shared, on IP 192.168.1.1 Virtual with IP Already active

Author

Eric Douzet

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