Documentation

ISPConfig 3.1 Manual

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  On more than 400 pages, it covers the concept behind ISPConfig (admin, resellers, clients), explains how to install and update ISPConfig 3.1, includes a reference for all forms and form fields in ISPConfig together with examples of valid inputs, and provides tutorials for the most common tasks in ISPConfig 3.1. It also lines out how to make your server more secure and comes with a troubleshooting section at the end. Read more  

Installation instructions for ISPConfig 3

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  The recommended Linux distribution for ISPConfig 3 is Debian Linux. The easiest way to install ISPConfig is to use the Autoinstaller:

• Perfect Server Automated ISPConfig 3 Installation on Debian 10 to Debian 12, Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu 20.04

If you prefer the manual installation, have a look at the installation guides below.

• The Perfect Server - Debian 12 (Bookworm) with Apache, BIND, Dovecot, PureFTPD and ISPConfig 3.2
• The Perfect Server - Debian 9 (Nginx, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3.1)
• The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 20.04 (Bionic Beaver) with Apache, PHP, MySQL, PureFTPD, BIND, Postfix, Dovecot and ISPConfig 3.1
• The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 18.04 (Nginx, MySQL, PHP, Postfix, BIND, Dovecot, Pure-FTPD and ISPConfig 3.1)

 

ISPConfig 3 in a Multiserver- and Cluster environment

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• ISPConfig Perfect Multiserver setup on Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Debian 10 and Debian 11
• Installing a Web, Email & MySQL Database Cluster on Debian 8.4 Jessie with ISPConfig 3.1
• Multiserver Setup With Dedicated Web, Email, DNS & MySQL Database Servers On Debian 8 With ISPConfig 3.1 is available in the ISPConfig Manual.
• Multiserver Setup With Dedicated Web, Email, DNS & MySQL Database Servers On Debian Squeeze With ISPConfig 3
• Installing A Web, Email & MySQL Database Cluster On Debian 6.0 With ISPConfig 3
• How To Run Your Own DNS Servers (Primary And Secondary) With ISPConfig 3 (Debian Squeeze)
• Virtual Multiserver Environment With Dedicated Web & MySQL, Email & DNS Servers On Debian Squeeze With ISPConfig 3

ISPConfig auto installation scripts

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• ISPConfig Auto Installer for Debian and Ubuntu

Distribution upgrade on ISPConfig servers

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• Update the ISPConfig Perfect Server from Debian 10 to Debian 11

Other

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• How to add a Website in ISPConfig
• Installing OpenVZ + Management Of VMs Through ISPConfig 3 (Debian 6.0)
• PHP-FPM Zabbix Template with Auto Discovery and Multiple Pools for ISPConfig servers

Using multiple PHP versions

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• How to install PHP 5.6 and 7.0 - 8.2 with PHP-FPM and FastCGI mode for ISPConfig 3.2 with apt on Debian 9 to 11
• How to install PHP 7.1, 7.2 and 5.6 as PHP-FPM and FastCGI for ISPConfig 3 on Debian 9
• How to install PHP 7.1 (PHP-FPM & FastCGI) for ISPConfig 3.1 on Debian 8 (Jessie)
• How to install PHP 5.6 as additional PHP-FPM & FastCGI for ISPConfig 3.1 on Ubuntu 16.04
• How to install PHP 7 (PHP-FPM & FastCGI) for ISPConfig 3 on Debian 8 (Jessie)
• How To Build PHP 5.6 (PHP-FPM & FastCGI) with Zend OPcache And APCu For ISPConfig 3 On Debian 7 (Wheezy)
• How To Use Multiple PHP Versions (PHP-FPM & FastCGI) With ISPConfig 3 (Debian Wheezy)
• How To Use Multiple PHP Versions (PHP-FPM & FastCGI) With ISPConfig 3 (Ubuntu 12.10)
• How To Use Multiple PHP Versions (PHP-FPM & FastCGI) With ISPConfig 3 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)
• How To Use Multiple PHP Versions (PHP-FPM & FastCGI) With ISPConfig 3 (CentOS 6.3)
• How To Use PHP 4.4.9 (FastCGI) With Apache & ISPConfig 3 (Debian Wheezy)

Updating ISPConfig 3

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• ISPConfig 3 update instructions

Webmail with ISPConfig 3

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• Using RoundCube Webmail With ISPConfig 3 On Debian 8 (Apache2)
• Using RoundCube Webmail With ISPConfig 3 On Debian Wheezy (Apache2)
• Using RoundCube Webmail With ISPConfig 3 On Debian Wheezy (nginx)
• ISPConfig Driver for RoundCube markAsJunk plugin

ISPConfig 3 FAQ

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• ISPConfig FAQ

Bugtracker and GIT access details

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• http://www.ispconfig.org/development/

Developer Documentation

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• http://docs.ispconfig.org/development/interface/

Other installation tutorials

Debian

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Perfect Server Automated ISPConfig 3 Installation on Debian 10 - 12
• The Perfect Server - Debian 12 (Bookworm) with Apache, BIND, Dovecot, PureFTPD and ISPConfig 3.2
• The Perfect Server - Debian 10 (Buster) with Apache, BIND, Dovecot, PureFTPD and ISPConfig 3.1
• The Perfect Server - Debian 9 (Nginx, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3.1)
• The Perfect Server - Debian 9 (Stretch) with Apache, BIND, Dovecot, PureFTPD and ISPConfig 3.1
• The Perfect Server – Debian 8.4 Jessie (Apache2, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3.1)
• The Perfect Server – Debian 8.6 Jessie (nginx, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3.1)
• The Perfect Server – Debian 8 Jessie (Apache2, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – Debian Wheezy (Apache2, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – Debian Wheezy (nginx, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – Debian Squeeze (Debian 6.0) With BIND & Dovecot [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – Debian Squeeze (Debian 6.0) With BIND & Courier [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – Debian Lenny (Debian 5.0) With MyDNS & Courier [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – Debian Lenny (Debian 5.0) With BIND & Dovecot [ISPConfig 3]
• Securing Your ISPConfig 3 Installation With A Free Class1 SSL Certificate From StartSSL
• Installing A Multiserver Setup With Dedicated Web, Email, DNS And MySQL Database Servers On Debian 5.0 With ISPConfig 3
• Installing A Web, Email And MySQL Database Cluster (Mirror) On Debian 5.0 With ISPConfig 3

Ubuntu

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• The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 20.04 (Bionic Beaver) with Apache, PHP, MySQL, PureFTPD, BIND, Postfix, Dovecot and ISPConfig 3.1
• The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 18.04 (Nginx, MySQL, PHP, Postfix, BIND, Dovecot, Pure-FTPD and ISPConfig 3.1)
• The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver) with Apache, PHP, MySQL, PureFTPD, BIND, Postfix, Dovecot and ISPConfig 3.1
• The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) with Apache, PHP, MySQL, PureFTPD, BIND, Postfix, Dovecot and ISPConfig 3.1
• The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) with Apache, PHP, MySQL, PureFTPD, BIND, Postfix, Dovecot and ISPConfig 3.1
• The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) with Apache, PHP, MySQL, PureFTPD, BIND, Postfix, Dovecot and ISPConfig 3
• The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) with Apache, PHP, MySQL, PureFTPD, BIND, Postfix, Dovecot and ISPConfig 3.1
• The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 16.04 (nginx, MySQL, PHP, Postfix, BIND, Dovecot, Pure-FTPD and ISPConfig 3.1)
• The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) with Apache, PHP, MySQL, PureFTPD, BIND, Postfix, Dovecot and ISPConfig 3
• The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 15.10 (nginx, MySQL, PHP, Postfix, BIND, Dovecot, Pure-FTPD and ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) with Apache, PHP, MySQL, PureFTPD, BIND, Postfix, Dovecot and ISPConfig 3
• The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 15.04 (nginx, BIND, Dovecot and ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – Ubuntu 14.10 (Apache2, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 14.10 (nginx, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – Ubuntu 14.04 (Apache2, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 14.04 (nginx, BIND, MySQL, PHP, Postfix, Dovecot and ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – Ubuntu 13.04 (Apache2, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – Ubuntu 13.04 (nginx, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – Ubuntu 12.10 (Apache2, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – Ubuntu 12.10 (nginx, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Apache2, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (nginx, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – Ubuntu 11.10 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – Ubuntu 11.10 With Nginx [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – Ubuntu 11.04 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – Ubuntu 10.10 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – Ubuntu 10.04 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – Ubuntu 9.10 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – Ubuntu 9.04 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – Ubuntu 8.10 [ISPConfig 3]

CentOS

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• The Perfect Server CentOS 8 with Apache, PHP, Postfix, Dovecot, Pure-FTPD, BIND and ISPConfig 3.2
• The Perfect Server CentOS 7.6 with Apache, PHP 7.2, Postfix, Dovecot, Pure-FTPD, BIND and ISPConfig 3.1
• The Perfect Server CentOS 7.3 with Apache, Postfix, Dovecot, Pure-FTPD, BIND and ISPConfig 3.1
• The Perfect Server CentOS 7.2 with Apache, Postfix, Dovecot, Pure-FTPD, BIND and ISPConfig 3.1
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 7 (Apache2, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 7 x86_64 (nginx, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 6.5 x86_64 (Apache2, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 6.4 x86_64 (Apache2, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 6.4 x86_64 (nginx, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 6.3 x86_64 (Apache2, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 6.3 x86_64 (Apache2, Courier, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 6.3 x86_64 (nginx, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 6.3 x86_64 (nginx, Courier, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 6.2 x86_64 With Apache2 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 6.2 x86_64 With nginx [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 6.1 x86_64 With Apache2 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 6.1 x86_64 With nginx [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 6.0 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 5.10 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 5.7 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 5.6 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 5.5 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 5.4 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 5.3 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – CentOS 5.2 [ISPConfig 3]

Fedora

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• The Perfect Server – Fedora 15 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – Fedora 14 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – Fedora 13 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – Fedora 12 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – Fedora 10 [ISPConfig 3]

OpenSuSE

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• The Perfect Server – OpenSUSE 13.1 x86_64 (Apache2, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – OpenSUSE 12.2 x86_64 (Apache2, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – OpenSUSE 12.2 x86_64 (nginx, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
• The Perfect Server – OpenSUSE 12.1 x86_64 With Apache2 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – OpenSUSE 12.1 x86_64 With Nginx [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – OpenSUSE 11.4 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – OpenSUSE 11.3 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – OpenSUSE 11.2 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
• Script For Automatically Setting Up A Perfect Server On OpenSUSE 11.2 And Installing ISPConfig 3
• The Perfect Server – OpenSUSE 11.1 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – OpenSUSE 11.1 i386 [ISPConfig 3]
• The Perfect Server – OEL 5.4 [ISPConfig 3]