Cloudmin provides a web interface for management of multiple systems, typically virtual systems running under some virtualization technology such as Xen, KVM, OpenVZ, LXC or Docker.
Using Cloudmin you can create, destroy, resize, startup, shutdown and restrict multiple instances using different virtualization technologies from a single interface. It also has a full command line API that can be used to manage virtual systems from a shell script or via HTTP requests.
A single Cloudmin master can manage multiple host systems, each of which can in turn host multiple virtual systems.
The same web interface is used regardless of the type of virtual system being managed, any multiple types can co-exist within the same Cloudmin install or on the same host system. Wherever possible, the same functions are available regardless of the virtualization type of the system being managed, even though their implementation may differ.
Cloudmin is designed for use by VPS hosting companies that sell virtual systems to their customers, but is also suited for anyone who wants to get into virtualization for application management, testing, controlling a cluster of Virtualmin hosts, or just to learn about cloud computing.
Cloudmin supports additional logins called system owners, who can be given limited access to a subset of virtual systems, and can be restricted in the actions that they perform. Owners can have limits set on their disk, RAM and CPU usage that apply across all their virtual systems, either defined on a per-owner limit or from a plan.
There are two versions of Cloudmin available, one of which is open source software.
Website: webmin.com/cloudmin
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Developer: Webmin
License: GNU General Public License
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