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Information / Re: CWP 1.8 is out, and has options for PHP 8.4 & 8.5
« Last post by cgauthey on August 12, 2026, 08:08:10 PM »Dollars to Doughnuts -- I think this page says it all:
https://webuzo.com/pricing
Given the tiered pricing based on # of user accounts, I couldn't afford to do it on my servers -- except perhaps on one server that is essentially a dedicated server to one client. Effectively, Webuzo would be 10x-12x more expensive than CWP for me.
It is worth remembering that, despite the price, there is genuine, ongoing development work behind the scenes; Webuzo responds to most requests in under two hours, compared to 48–72 hours for CWP. Fixes are applied almost within the hour following official releases.
You shouldn't compare it to CWP; Webuzo has over 66 employees dedicated to keeping more than 15 different scripts up to date.
I will return to CWP once it becomes stable again.
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Information / Re: CWP 1.8 is out, and has options for PHP 8.4 & 8.5
« Last post by matrix4495 on August 12, 2026, 04:29:36 PM »Dollars to Doughnuts -- I think this page says it all:
https://webuzo.com/pricing
Given the tiered pricing based on # of user accounts, I couldn't afford to do it on my servers -- except perhaps on one server that is essentially a dedicated server to one client. Effectively, Webuzo would be 10x-12x more expensive than CWP for me.
@overseer
Fair enough if Webuzo costs you 10–12x more than CWP, that's a perfectly valid reason for you to stay. Per-account pricing genuinely punishes dense shared hosting.
But it doesn't make Webuzo poor value for someone whose requirements justify the cost. I ran that calculation myself: moved the entire fleet, added geographically separate DNS, paid the additional licensing. Four months in, zero regrets.
Worth adding that licence price is only one line in the stack. The hours spent filling gaps and working around things aren't free either they're just unbilled. For me, once I counted those honestly, the delta disappeared.
Different business models, different priorities, different TCO.
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Information / Re: CWP 1.8 is out, and has options for PHP 8.4 & 8.5
« Last post by overseer on August 12, 2026, 03:40:02 PM »Dollars to Doughnuts -- I think this page says it all:
https://webuzo.com/pricing
Given the tiered pricing based on # of user accounts, I couldn't afford to do it on my servers -- except perhaps on one server that is essentially a dedicated server to one client. Effectively, Webuzo would be 10x-12x more expensive than CWP for me.
https://webuzo.com/pricing
Given the tiered pricing based on # of user accounts, I couldn't afford to do it on my servers -- except perhaps on one server that is essentially a dedicated server to one client. Effectively, Webuzo would be 10x-12x more expensive than CWP for me.
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Information / Re: CWP 1.8 is out, and has options for PHP 8.4 & 8.5
« Last post by cgauthey on August 12, 2026, 11:57:24 AM »I think it's fair for someone to suggest another panel given the list of needs and wants above.
It has never been in the DNA of CWP to provide that level of documentation and service and if that is hugely important to you there is only 1 panel you're ever going to get that from. CWP comes with some gold & some challenges, it has always required some admin skills to keep it honest but is also super easy on the bank balance.
@6Sense
That's pretty much where I ended up as well.
I moved to Webuzo Business Edition in February this year, and in roughly four months I've migrated my entire fleet over to it.
I also went with dedicated DNS servers in geographically separate locations. Yes, the additional DNS setup/licensing costs extra, but honestly, it was worth every penny.
And I have to say, I'm genuinely impressed with Webuzo.
The thing that surprised me most wasn't just the feature list. It's the overall experience of running it. The updates, documentation, current software stack, and the way everything fits together have made my day-to-day administration considerably easier.
And the support has been a huge part of that. Every time I've contacted support, I got a response. That's a pretty basic expectation when you're paying for a product, but after my previous experience, I really appreciate it.
CWP gave me a lot for the money, and I won't deny that. But after running production infrastructure on it for years, I eventually got tired of constantly having to fill gaps myself, work around things, or wait for the panel to catch up.
With Webuzo, I've spent the last four months doing the opposite: migrating everything and actually getting on with running the infrastructure.
I'm not saying Webuzo is perfect or that everyone should switch. But for my requirements, this has been a massive improvement.
The extra licensing cost including the separate DNS licenses is insignificant compared with the amount of admin time and headache I've saved.
Four months, entire fleet migrated, dedicated geographically distributed DNS, responsive support and I genuinely don't regret the decision.
This thing is amazing.
I’m also starting to migrate to Webuzo; I’m giving CWP another two weeks to fix the issues with the internal backup and restore system. If nothing is done by then, I’ll migrate everything to Webuzo.
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Information / Re: CWP 1.8 is out, and has options for PHP 8.4 & 8.5
« Last post by cgauthey on August 12, 2026, 11:52:23 AM »@cgauthey
Sounds like you would be happier with another control panel then...
Show me 1 that does every one on your 2 posts.
But CWP does do things mentioned on your list.
You still have to be a sys admin to know how to work the admin panel and CLI to enable them.
Requests regarding backups and restores that fail to start due to a system file misconfiguration represent an absolute emergency that needed to be resolved; yet, two months after the issue was reported to José—and despite follow-ups involving a backup and control panel access—it still hasn't been fixed. Furthermore, SFTP and FTP services have been down for months, constantly returning error messages even though the login credentials are correct.
I'm sorry, but a backup system is the foundation of everything; restoring is not possible because the restore file points to:
I've currently performed a restore for the financet account, but it seems to be stuck on:
2026-06-22 09:56:45 UPDATE restore SET ST='20260622155645' WHERE ST='1'
2026-06-22 09:56:45 >>>>>>>>> [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,financet,2026-06-20_20-13-41,0,,1,1,1,1,1]
2026-06-22 09:56:45 Detecting files
See the logs; I don't know why it's not detecting and starting the account restore on June 20th.
There seems to be a problem.
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Information / Re: CWP 1.8 is out, and has options for PHP 8.4 & 8.5
« Last post by matrix4495 on August 12, 2026, 09:41:13 AM »I think it's fair for someone to suggest another panel given the list of needs and wants above.
It has never been in the DNA of CWP to provide that level of documentation and service and if that is hugely important to you there is only 1 panel you're ever going to get that from. CWP comes with some gold & some challenges, it has always required some admin skills to keep it honest but is also super easy on the bank balance.
@6Sense
That's pretty much where I ended up as well.
I moved to Webuzo Business Edition in February this year, and in roughly four months I've migrated my entire fleet over to it.
I also went with dedicated DNS servers in geographically separate locations. Yes, the additional DNS setup/licensing costs extra, but honestly, it was worth every penny.
And I have to say, I'm genuinely impressed with Webuzo.
The thing that surprised me most wasn't just the feature list. It's the overall experience of running it. The updates, documentation, current software stack, and the way everything fits together have made my day-to-day administration considerably easier.
And the support has been a huge part of that. Every time I've contacted support, I got a response. That's a pretty basic expectation when you're paying for a product, but after my previous experience, I really appreciate it.
CWP gave me a lot for the money, and I won't deny that. But after running production infrastructure on it for years, I eventually got tired of constantly having to fill gaps myself, work around things, or wait for the panel to catch up.
With Webuzo, I've spent the last four months doing the opposite: migrating everything and actually getting on with running the infrastructure.
I'm not saying Webuzo is perfect or that everyone should switch. But for my requirements, this has been a massive improvement.
The extra licensing cost including the separate DNS licenses is insignificant compared with the amount of admin time and headache I've saved.
Four months, entire fleet migrated, dedicated geographically distributed DNS, responsive support and I genuinely don't regret the decision.
This thing is amazing.
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Information / Re: CWP 1.8 is out, and has options for PHP 8.4 & 8.5
« Last post by 6Sense on August 12, 2026, 09:16:02 AM »I think it's fair for someone to suggest another panel given the list of needs and wants above.
It has never been in the DNA of CWP to provide that level of documentation and service and if that is hugely important to you there is only 1 panel you're ever going to get that from. CWP comes with some gold & some challenges, it has always required some admin skills to keep it honest but is also super easy on the bank balance.
It has never been in the DNA of CWP to provide that level of documentation and service and if that is hugely important to you there is only 1 panel you're ever going to get that from. CWP comes with some gold & some challenges, it has always required some admin skills to keep it honest but is also super easy on the bank balance.
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Information / Re: CWP 1.8 is out, and has options for PHP 8.4 & 8.5
« Last post by matrix4495 on August 12, 2026, 05:54:55 AM »@cgauthey
Sounds like you would be happier with another control panel then...
Show me 1 that does every one on your 2 posts.
But CWP does do things mentioned on your list.
You still have to be a sys admin to know how to work the admin panel and CLI to enable them.
@Starburst
You're still arguing about the wrong thing.
Nobody said CWP's servers stopped responding or that the version number can never change. A project can keep shipping the occasional update and still be effectively dead in terms of development, direction and communication.
And “show me one panel that does everything” is just a strawman. Nobody asked for perfection. The question is whether CWP is keeping pace with the ecosystem and communicating where it's going.
You keep pointing at version numbers as proof of life.
A version number changing isn't development transparency.
What changed?
What was fixed?
What CVEs were addressed?
What components were updated?
What's planned next?
What's deprecated?
What's supported?
What's broken?
Where is the roadmap?
If the answer is “you need to be a sysadmin and use the CLI,” that's not an answer either. Being able to hack around limitations doesn't magically turn an unsupported or undocumented feature into a mature product.
And “other panels have CVEs” is another distraction. Of course they do. The question is how quickly they respond, how they communicate it, and whether users can verify what was fixed.
As for:
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Sounds like you would be happier with another control panel then...
That's probably the most telling response of all.
When legitimate criticism gets answered with “leave if you don't like it” instead of facts, documentation and a roadmap, you're not actually defending the product. You're defending your attachment to it.
CWP may still run.
CWP may still have useful features.
CWP may still receive the occasional update.
But that's not the same thing as being an actively evolving, professionally communicated project.
A heartbeat isn't the same thing as being healthy.
And after years of the same complaints stale/missing changelogs, unclear roadmap, slow adoption of current technologies, DIY workarounds and users repeatedly asking the same questions calling it “not dead” because a build number changed is becoming a rather low bar.
If you think that's unfair, don't tell people to use another panel.
Show us what CWP has actually delivered, where it's going, and what the official team is committing to.
That's the discussion.
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CentOS-WebPanel GUI / Re: Firewall manager IP Access Control column table oversized
« Last post by Starburst on August 12, 2026, 03:44:45 AM »You have to update it manually to the new fork by Aetherinox
The guide is at:
https://starburst.help/control-web-panel-cwp/control-web-panel-cwp-admin-tutorials/aetherinox-csf-firewall-update-to-v15-10-on-almalinux-8-9/
The guide is at:
https://starburst.help/control-web-panel-cwp/control-web-panel-cwp-admin-tutorials/aetherinox-csf-firewall-update-to-v15-10-on-almalinux-8-9/
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