> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.onetsolutions.net/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Control panels

> Automatically install Easypanel, Dokploy, Cloudron, cPanel, Plesk or HestiaCP on your VPS

A control panel is a web interface installed on your VPS to manage your sites, applications and databases without using the command line. You choose it when you order or reinstall: OnetSolutions prepares the right system and installs the panel for you.

## Available panels

| Panel                                  | What it is for                                                          | System installed | Minimum                 | Licence                                            |
| -------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| [Easypanel](/control-panels/easypanel) | Deploy Docker applications, databases and sites with automatic HTTPS    | Ubuntu           | 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 30 GB | None                                               |
| Dokploy                                | Deploy applications and databases from Git, with automatic HTTPS        | Ubuntu 24.04     | 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 30 GB | None                                               |
| Cloudron                               | Install and update applications, with built-in backups, email and users | Ubuntu 24.04     | 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 30 GB | Limited free plan, Cloudron subscription beyond it |
| cPanel & WHM                           | Web hosting: websites, email, databases and DNS                         | AlmaLinux 9      | 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB | cPanel licence required after the trial            |
| Plesk                                  | Web hosting: websites, email, databases and DNS                         | Ubuntu 24.04     | 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB | Plesk licence required after the trial             |
| HestiaCP                               | Lightweight open source web hosting: websites, email, databases and DNS | Debian 12        | 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB | None                                               |

<Note>
  cPanel, Plesk and Cloudron licences are not included in your VPS plan: you buy them from their publisher.
</Note>

## Order a VPS with a panel

<Steps>
  <Step title="Pick the plan">
    Order a VPS from the console or from a page of the website, for example [Easypanel VPS](https://onetsolutions.net/en/vps/easypanel).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick the panel">
    At the **What do you want to install?** step, open the **Control panel** tab and select a panel. If you arrive from a link that preselects a panel, only that panel is shown: select **Change** to see the others.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check the summary">
    The operating system is chosen automatically for the panel. A plan that is too small for the panel is flagged with the required minimum.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Order">
    The installation starts on its own as soon as the server is ready, without typing a single command.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Install a panel on an existing VPS

From your instance, select **Reinstall OS**, then pick a panel in the **Control panel** tab.

<Warning>
  Reinstalling erases all the data on the VPS. Back up your files before you continue.
</Warning>

## Follow the installation

Your instance page shows a **control panel** card with the installation status:

| Status     | Meaning                                                                               |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Pending    | Installation starts as soon as the server is ready.                                   |
| Installing | The panel is being installed, which takes a few minutes.                              |
| Installed  | The panel is ready: follow the instructions on the card to sign in.                   |
| Failed     | The installation did not complete. Contact support and we will help you run it again. |

Once the panel is installed, the card shows the **Open the panel** button, the first sign-in instructions for that panel and a link to its official documentation.

## Good to know

* The panel is installed with your project SSH key: it is added to the server automatically, and you keep SSH access and root rights.
* A control panel cannot be combined with a [One Click App](/one-click-apps/overview) on the same instance.
* Until a domain name is configured, some panels are served with a self-signed certificate: your browser shows a warning, this is expected.