How to log in to Virtualmin
In this tutorial, we will go over how to log into the Virtualmin control panel.
Open your web browser, such as Firefox or Internet Explorer.
In the address bar at the top of your browser, browse to the following address:
https://example.com:10000
Where example.com is your server’s domain name.
Once you have entered the address above, hit enter to go to the Virtualmin Login screen.
Enter the username you were given in the Username field. If you’re logging in as the master administrator, use root as the username.
Enter your password in the password field.
Click Login, and you will be logged into Virtualmin.
You can see available tasks you can perform within Virtualmin on the navigation bar on your left.
On the right, you can see the System Information screen, giving you a system overview of resource usage and other server details.
Virtualmin GPL Installer
The installer should only be used on systems that are not currently running Webmin or hosting any websites. Ideally, it should be run on a system that has a fresh install of either CentOS 5, Debian 4.0, Ubuntu 8.04 or Solaris as at the moment those are the only supported operating systems. Further documentation on supported systems and install requirements is available on the Virtualmin download page.
The Linux installer can be downloaded from install.sh.
Once you have it on the Linux system you want to run Virtualmin on, execute it with the commands :
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh
Because it downloads numerous packages from the Virtualmin website and your Linux distribution’s repository, it may take up to 30 minutes for the install to complete. Once it is done, you can login to Webmin at https://yourserver:10000/ to see the Virtualmin user interface.
Setting up Virtualmin
To work properly, Virtualmin requires that several servers like Apache, Postfix and BIND be configured and running, and that their corresponding Webmin modules be setup too.
You can follow the basic steps below :
* Install Webmin, if you don’t already have it. If so, make sure it is upgraded to the latest version.
* Visit Webmin’s modules for Apache, BIND, Postfix and MySQL to ensure that all those servers are installed and running. If you prefer Sendmail, it may be used instead of Postfix.
* Go to the Webmin Configuration module and click on Webmin Modules. Then install both the virtual-server….wbm.gz and virtual-server-theme….wbt.gz files linked above.
* In the Webmin Configuration module, click on Webmin Themes and select the Virtualmin Framed Theme.
* Logout of Webmin and log back in again - you should see the new Virtualmin framed user interface.
* Click the button labelled Re-check and refresh configuration. This will list any problems found on your system, such as missing or im-properly configured servers.
* Fix all the problems, and re-try clicking the button. Repeat this until no problems are found.
* Click the Create virtual server link on the left menu to add your first domain.
If you installed using the Virtualmin install script, all of these steps are automated for you. But that is only suitable for systems not currently hosting any websites or DNS domains.
Installing Virtualmin
If you have a fresh system running CentOS 5 or Debian 4.0 and want to install the full Virtualmin GPL stack (including Webmin, Apache, Postfix and other dependencies), the easiest way is to use the Virtualmin GPL install script. Otherwise, you should add it to an existing Webmin install, as described here.
Virtualmin can be downloaded in Webmin module format from:
http://download.webmin.com/download/virtualmin/virtual-server-3.73.gpl.wbm.gz (1.3 MB)
The Virtualmin framed theme in Webmin module format can be downloaded from:
http://download.webmin.com/download/virtualmin/virtual-server-theme-7.4.wbt.gz (2.2 MB)
You can install it by going to the Webmin Configuration module, clicking on Webmin Modules and use the first form on the page to install the downloaded .wbm.gz file. Or install it directly from the above URL. After installation the module will show up in the Servers category.
To install the theme, go to the Webmin Configuration module, click on Webmin Themes and install the downloaded .wbt.gz file. Once this is done, you should use the Webmin Themes page to make the new theme the default, if your system is to be primarily used for virtual hosting.
The same theme file can be used with Usermin too, to provide a similar user interface style and a better framed interface for reading email. To install it, go the Usermin Configuration module, click on Usermin Themes and install from the .wbt.gz file.
