Sentora is an open-source web hosting control panel, forked from ZPanel and maintained by the original ZPanel team. It provides a web-based interface for managing web hosting services, domains, email accounts, databases, and DNS.
- Web-based server management interface
- Automated installer configures all services (Apache, PHP, MySQL, BIND, ProFTPd)
- Domain and subdomain management
- Email account administration
- MySQL database management
- DNS zone management (BIND)
- FTP account management (ProFTPd)
- Module and theme extension system
- Multi-user support with role-based access
- Client self-management capabilities
- Small to medium ISP hosting management
- Shared hosting administration
- VPS hosting control
- Multi-tenant hosting environments
- Homelab server management
- Backend: PHP (v2.0.2 supports PHP 7.4, v2.1.0 requires PHP 8.2)
- Frontend: JavaScript, Twig templates, HTML, CSS/SCSS
- Database: MySQL/MariaDB
- Web Server: Apache
- DNS: BIND
- FTP: ProFTPd
- Current Stable Version: 2.0.2 (released May 4, 2024)
- Development Version: 2.1.0 (PHP 8.2, NOT for production)
- Development Status: Actively maintained by original ZPanel team (TGates, Me.B, Jettaman)
- Repository: GitHub - sentora/sentora-core (673 stars, 2,220 commits)
- Community: Active forums with recent announcements (March 2026: “We are still here!”)
- Security: Historical vulnerabilities patched in current versions; see Security
- Operating System: Linux, UNIX, BSD variants
- PHP Version:
- Stable (v2.0.2): PHP 7.4
- Development (v2.1.0): PHP 8.2 ⚠️ Not for production
- Installation: Clean OS installation recommended (no pre-installed webserver packages)
- Services: Installer automatically configures Apache, MySQL, BIND, ProFTPd
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