OpenPanel Users
OpenPanel has a single user role named User that can only manage their docker container and inherits settings specified by the Admin user.
List Users
- OpenAdmin
- OpenCLI
- API
To access all OpenPanel users, navigate to OpenAdmin > Users.
The Users page displays a table showcasing each user's Gravatar linked to their email address, username, assigned IP Address, hosting plan name, creation date of the account, a login link enabling user impersonation, and manage button to get detailed user overview.
Suspended users are highlighted in red, and no actions can be performed on a suspended user.
To list all users, use the following command:
opencli user-list
Example output:
opencli user-list
+----+----------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------------+
| id | username | email | plan_name | registered_date |
+----+----------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------------+
| 52 | stefan | stefan | cloud_4_nginx_3 | 2023-11-16 19:11:20 |
| 53 | petar | petarc@petar.rs | cloud_8_nginx | 2023-11-17 12:25:44 |
| 54 | rasa | rasa@rasa.rs | cloud_12_nginx | 2023-11-17 15:09:28 |
+----+----------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------------+
You can also format the data as JSON:
opencli user-list --json
To list all users, use the following api endpoint:
curl -X GET http://PANEL:2087/api/users -H "Authorization: Bearer JWT_TOKEN_HERE"
Create Users
- OpenAdmin
- OpenCLI
- API
To create a new user, click on the 'New User' button on the Users page. A new section will be displayed with a form where you can set the email address, username, generate a strong password, and assign a hosting plan for the user.
To create a new user run the following command:
opencli user-add <USERNAME> <PASSWORD> <EMAIL> <PLAN_NAME>
Example:
opencli user-add filip masdhjkb213g filip@openadmin.co default_plan_apache
Provide generate as password to generate a strong random password.
To create a new user use the following api call:
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer JWT_TOKEN_HERE" -d '{"email": "EMAIL_HERE", "username": "USERNAME_HERE", "password": "PASSWORD_HERE", "plan_name": "PLAN_NAME_HERE"}' http://PANEL:2087/api/users
Example:
curl -X POST "http://PANEL:2087/api/users" -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGcBns" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"username":"stefan","password":"s32dsasaq","email":"stefan@pejcic.rs","plan_name":"default_plan_nginx"}'
Example response:
{
"response": {
"message": "Successfully added user stefan password: s32dsasaq"
},
"success": true
}
- The OpenPanel username must be 3 to 16 characters long and can only contain letters and numbers.
- The OpenPanel password must be 6 to 30 characters long and can include any characters except for single quotes (
') and double quotes (").
Reset User Password
- OpenAdmin
- OpenCLI
- API
To reset password for a user click on the Edit dropdown in table for that user in OpenAdmin > Users or from the individual User page click on "Edit information" and set the new password in the Password field then save.
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To reset the password for a OpenPanel user, you can use the user-password command:
opencli user-password <USERNAME> <NEW_PASSWORD>
Use the --ssh flag to also change the password for the SSH user in the container.
Example:
opencli user-password filip Ty7_K8_M2 --ssh
To reset password for an OpenPanel user, use the following api call:
curl -X PATCH http://PANEL:2087/api/users/USERNAME_HERE -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer JWT_TOKEN_HERE" -d '{"password": "NEW_PASSWORD_HERE"}'
Detailed User Information
To view detailed information about a user, click on their Gravatar, username or the Manage button in the users table.
This page shows detailed information about the account and provides tools to manage it.
The username is displayed at the top, along with the status of the Docker container for the user. Colors indicate whether the user is suspended or if the Docker container has encountered an error. Next to the username, there are buttons that allow you to suspend/unsuspend the user, delete the user, a configure button to edit user settings inside their Docker container, and a 'Login as user' button that automatically logs you into their OpenPanel interface.
There are 4 widgets on top of the page:
- CPU Usage: Shows the current CPU usage of all processes by the user, represented in percentage with color indicators.
- Memory Usage: Displays the current memory usage of the Docker container, represented in percentage with color indicators.
- Disk Usage: Shows the current disk usage of the user's Docker container, represented in percentage with color indicators.
- IP Address: Displays the public IPv4 address for the user, indicating whether the user has a Dedicated IP address assigned.
The next section is divided into two parts: tabs and widgets.
There are 6 tabs that allow you to view relevant information about the user's Docker container:
Docker
The Docker tab displays information about the Docker container for the user, including:
- Server: Server on which the container is running.
- Private IP: Private IP address within the plan network that the container is using.
- ID: Unique container ID for that user container.
- Memory Allocated: RAM allocated to the user container (can be manually extended even beyond the plan limit).
- CPU: Number of CPU cores allocated to the container (can also be increased outside the plan limits).
- Docker Image: The name of the image (Nginx or Apache) that the container is using and the OS in the image (Debian or Ubuntu).
- Hostname: Hostname that the user sees via SSH in their Docker container (same as your server name).
- Exposed Ports: Ports inside the Docker container that accept incoming connections (e.g., ports for SSH, MySQL, REDIS, Apache).
- Container Created: Timestamp when the container was started (may be different from the account creation date).
Disk Usage
- With OpenAdmin
- With OpenCLI
Disk Usage section displays real-time disk usage for a user:
/home/usernameis used for all website files that user uploads to their home directory./var/lib/docker/devicemapper/mnt/..is the total file system that the user's Docker container is limited to; this includes the OS itself, system services, databases, logs, etc.
To view disk usage summary for a user, run the following command:
opencli user-disk <USERNAME> summary
Example:
# opencli user-disk stefan summary
-------------- disk usage --------------
- 564M /home/stefan
- 864M /var/lib/docker/devicemapper/mnt/ac28d2b066f5ffcacf4510b042623f6a3c196bd4f5fb9e842063c5325e4d0184
To view detailed report of current disk usage for a user, run the following command:
opencli user-disk <USERNAME> detail
Example:
# opencli user-disk stefan detail
------------- home directory -------------
- home directory: /home/stefan
- mountpoint: /home/stefan
- bytes used: 61440
- bytes total: 10375548928
- bytes limit: true
- inodes used: 20
- inodes total: 1000960
---------------- container ---------------
- container directory: /var/lib/docker/devicemapper/mnt/ac28d2b066f5ffcacf4510b042623f6a3c196bd4f5fb9e842063c5325e4d0184
- bytes used: 1025388544
- bytes total: 10726932480
- inodes used: 20905
- inodes total: 5242880
- storage driver: devicemapper
To view home directory and docker container paths for a user, run the following command:
opencli user-disk <USERNAME> path
Example:
# opencli user-disk stefan path
-------------- paths --------------
- home_directory=/home/stefan
- docker_container_path=/var/lib/docker/devicemapper/mnt/ac28d2b066f5ffcacf4510b042623f6a3c196bd4f5fb9e842063c5325e4d0184
Websites
The Websites tab will display all domains and websites that the user has inside their Docker container.
- Domains table showcases information such as domain name, root directory, and links to view the access log for the domain, edit DNS records, and edit the VirtualHost file for Nginx associated with the domain.
- Websites table displays the website URL, type (WordPress, Node.js, or Python), CMS version, and the time when the user installed or added it to the Site Manager interface.
To view access log for a domain click on the 'View Access Log' link:
To view and edit DNS zone for a domain, click on the 'DNS Zone' link:
To view and edit Nginx configuration for a domain, click on the 'VirtualHosts' link:
Services
The Services tab displays a list of all services installed inside the user's Docker container, along with their current status. You have options to start, stop, or restart a service.
Services can be pre-installed in a Docker image, which is recommended for production to reduce the disk usage required for idle user accounts. Alternatively, they can be installed later by an administrator or by a user with granted sudo access.
Backups
The Backups tab displays a list of all available backups for the user account, showcasing backup content and sizes.
Usage
The Usage tab will display Docker container stats for the user, including CPU usage, memory percentage used at that moment, network I/O, and total block I/O. This information is the same to what users can view from OpenPanel > Resource Usage.
Activity
The Activity tab shows the user's account activity log, providing the same information users can view from OpenPanel > Account Activity page.
General information
General information widget displays the general information about the user and their container:
- User ID: Unique ID for the user account.
- Email Address: Current email address for the user.
- Two Factor: Indicates whether 2FA is enabled by the user.
- Hosting Plan: Name of the hosting plan assigned to the user.
- IP Address: Public IPv4 address for the user.
- Server Location: Flag and country name indicating the geolocation of the IP address.
- Private IP: Private IP address for the Docker container used in internal networking.
- Setup Date: Date when the user account was created.
- Domains: Number of domains that the user has added.
- Websites: Number of websites that the user has added.
To edit any information for the user, click on the 'Edit Information' link, and a new modal will be displayed where you can change the username, email, plan, IP, or password.
Ports
The Ports widget displays all ports published in the user's Docker container and corresponding randomly generated ports for the user on the host server machine.
Suspend User
- With OpenAdmin
- With OpenCLI
Suspending an account will immediately disable the user's access to the OpenPanel. This action involves pausing the user's Docker container and revoking access to their email, website, and other associated services. Please be aware of the immediate impact before proceeding.
To suspend a user click on the Suspend button on that user page and click on 'Suspend' on the confirmation modal.
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To suspend (temporary disable access) to user, run the following command:
opencli user-suspend <USERNAME>
Example:
opencli user-suspend filip
Unsuspend User
- With OpenAdmin
- With OpenCLI
To unsuspend a user click on the Unsuspend button for that user.
opencli user-unsuspend <USERNAME>
Example:
opencli user-unsuspend filip
Rename Username
- With OpenAdmin
- With OpenCLI
To Rename a user, click on the 'Edit Information' link for the user, then change the address in 'Username' field and click on 'Save changes'.
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To change username for a user run the following command:
opencli user-rename <old_username> <new_username>
Example:
#opencli user-rename stefan pejcic
User 'stefan' successfully renamed to 'pejcic'.
Change Email address
- With OpenAdmin
- With OpenCLI
To change email address for a user, click on the 'Edit Information' link for the user, then change the address in 'Email address' field and click on 'Save changes'.
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To change email address for a user run the following command:
opencli user-email <USERNAME> <NEW_EMAIL>
Example:
#opencli user-email stefan stefan@pejcic.rs
Email for user stefan updated to stefan@pejcic.rs.
Change IP address for User
- With OpenAdmin
- With OpenCLI
To change IP address for a user, click on the 'Edit Information' link for the user, then select the new IP address and click on 'Save changes'.
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To assign unused IP address to a user run the following command:
opencli user-ip <USERNAME> <IP_ADDRESS>
To assign IP address that is currently used by another user to this user, use the --y flag.
Example:
opencli user-ip filip 11.128.23.89 --y
To remove dedicated IP address from a user run:
opencli user-ip <USERNAME> delete
Example:
opencli user-ip filip delete
Grant Sudo Access
- With OpenAdmin
- With OpenCLI
To allow users to install new services and have unrestricted access inside their container, click on the 'Configuration' button for the user, then check the 'Sudo Access' option.
This will allow user to use the su - command and switch to root user inside their container.
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To allow users to install new services and have unrestricted access inside their container, run the following command:
opencli user-sudo <USERNAME> <ENABLE/DISABLE/STATUS>
Example:
# opencli user-sudo stefan enable
'su -' access enabled for user stefan.
To remove sudo access from user:
opencli user-ip <USERNAME> disable
Example:
# opencli user-sudo stefan disable
'su -' access disabled for user stefan.
To check current sudo status for user:
opencli user-ip <USERNAME> status
Example:
# opencli user-sudo stefan status
'su -' is enabled for user stefan.
Delete User
- With OpenAdmin
- With OpenCLI
To delete a user click on the delete button for that user, then type 'delete' in the confirmation modal and finally click on the 'Terminate' button.
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opencli user-delete <USERNAME>
add -y flag to disable prompt.
Example:
opencli user-delete filip -y
This action is irreversible and will permanently delete all user data.