Choosing the next Linux distro for OpenPanel

stefan

At the time of writing (January 2024) OpenPanel supports ~~only~~ EDIT: Debian and Ubuntu OS, however, we are exploring extending support to other distros as well.

We are actively testing Fedora CoreOS and Bottlerocket. Soon we will share benchmark results and plans for extending OpenPanel support to these distros.

We are open to suggestions and appreciate any feedback!

_MS_

Debian, please. 🙂

stefan

_MS_ thank you for the suggestion, It appears that Debian is the preferred choice among most users.

When I get around it, I will setup a fresh Debian server, then install OpenPanel and hack around to make everything functional. Then compile a list of necessary modifications to facilitate this out of the box.

Based on the workload, we can discuss the appropriate version to include it in the roadmap.

bonzo

stefan

Are there plans to support ARM architecture ?

stefan

bonzo Im not sure if it's currently supported since I don't have an arm cpu to test it myself.

I've seen a couple of reports from users who encountered issues running the install script due to SHC and Makefile support on ARM. But, since we've completely rewritten the install script in bash, those issues should be resolved.

If anyone has a Vps with ARM cpu and can attempt the installation, please let me know of any compatibility issues you might encounter.

stefan

After conducting tests on Debian 11 and 10, I identified several issues that need to be addressed for full compatibility with OpenPanel. Here's a summary of the necessary resolutions:

Installation process:

mysql installation fails, the following steps need to be automated for the install on Debian:

export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
apt upgrade
wget https://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql-apt-config_0.8.22-1_all.deb
dpkg -i mysql-apt-config_0.8.22-1_all.deb
apt update
apt-get install mysql-server

on ufw-docker install we need to first enable the ufw service.

OpenPanel:

REDIS install fails:
redis-tools : Depends: libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.1) but it is not installable
Elasticsearch can not be enabled.
Remote ssh is not working
phpMyAdmin and WebTerminal are not working (probably ufw related because ssh, phpmyadmin and ttyd all use custom ports)

OpenAdmin:

Firewall Settings page is not working, 500 error when parsing ufw status

OpenCLI:

curl is not available, install curl alongside the CLI. Include checks for its availability or use wget as an alternative.

The remaining functionalities were thoroughly tested and are operational as anticipated. The encountered issues on the OpenPanel side are understandable, given that Ubuntu environments utilize Ubuntu Docker containers with a shared kernel, whereas Debian setups require additional adjustments for Ubuntu containers.

stefan

stefan all ufw related issues are resolved after reboot, so something is still holding iptables, I'll check that later..

We are left only with:

mysql installation
redis/elasticsearch in container (we use latest version with gpg keys, Im guessing there is the issue..)
add curl to install script

MixDelo

since mysql is now in docker container also, mysql-client-only is enough and works.
redis is resolved
curl is added

pyarmor decoding fails. We might need to encode everything on debian also? :/

MixDelo

@Radovan should finish encoding for Debian today and we can start with pre-release testing

stefan

Debian 11 and 12 are now supported 📣📣

https://openpanel.co/blog/openpanel-supports-debian12/