Operating Systems & Control Panels

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Guides and technical documentation for your Server4You dedicated server or VPS.

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Control Panels Overview

This overview compares the two control panels available at Server4You: Plesk Obsidian and cPanel & WHM (on AlmaLinux). Both let you manage websites, domains and email in a web interface instead of on the command line.

We provide OS templates with Plesk or cPanel pre-installed. Compare both panels below to choose the one that fits your workflow.

Plesk

Plesk

Plesk Obsidian is a versatile control panel available for both Linux and Windows servers. Server4You offers the editions Web Admin, Web Pro and Web Host, including WordPress Toolkit, Docker and Git.

✓Website and domain management
✓Email account administration
✓Security features (SSL & Firewalls)
cPanel

cPanel & WHM

A widely used control panel, available exclusively for Linux (at Server4You on AlmaLinux). It has two interfaces: WHM for server administration and cPanel for individual hosting accounts.

✓WHM: Administrator interface
✓cPanel: End-user interface
✓Advanced hosting package control

For step-by-step instructions, select the article for your control panel in the sidebar navigation.

Looking for specialized information?

For technical details and advanced configuration options, consult the official documentation of the panel developers.