Version: 2.0.3
Auto-start Services
Services in OpenPanel start only when they are actually needed, to avoid wasting resources.
Auto-start Services in OpenAdmin
Upon installing OpenPanel, only the following services are started:
- OpenAdmin – For managing the entire server and users.
- Docker – Needed for all other containerized services and user accounts.
- Database – MySQL database is created and initialized. This database holds Plans, Websites, Domains, and Users.
- Firewall – Sentinel Firewall is installed and started.
Other services are installed and started only when required.
| Service | Installed | Auto-start |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAdmin | ✔ | On installation |
| Docker | ✔ | On installation |
| Database | ✔ | On installation |
| Sentinel Firewall | ✔ | On installation |
| OpenPanel | ✘ | After adding first user account |
| BIND9 | ✘ | After adding first domain name |
| Caddy | ✘ | After adding first domain name |
| ImunifyAV | ✘ | When enabled by Administrator |
| Dovecot & Postfix | ✘ | When enabled by Administrator |
| FTP | ✘ | When enabled by Administrator, after first FTP account is created |
| phpMyAdmin | ✘ | When enabled by Administrator, after first MySQL database is created by a user |
Auto-start Services in OpenPanel
Similar to OpenAdmin, services in OpenPanel also start only when they are needed. This allows for better resource management.
Services that auto-start for each user:
| Service | Installed | Auto-start |
|---|---|---|
| Apache / Nginx / OpenLitespeed | ✔ | After the user adds the first domain |
| REDIS | ✘ | After the user activates it |
| Memcached | ✘ | After the user activates it |
| Elasticsearch | ✘ | After the user activates it |
| MySQL / MariaDB | ✔ | After the user adds at least 1 database |
| Cron | ✔ | After the user adds at least 1 cron job |
| PHP versions | ✘ | After the user sets it for at least 1 domain |
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