Why SanalPanel?
The yearly license fees of commercial control panels are an unnecessary cost for developers running small-scale hosting and for hobby projects. SanalPanel exists to remove that cost entirely.
Where it came from
SanalPanel took shape as a collaboration between two developers, built on top of an open-source hosting panel project: the server-management core was built on domain/nginx/PHP automation, then evolved in its own direction with the addition of a native mail server, a custom vhost editing mode and extra security layers. The panel is distributed under the MIT license — the source code is open to everyone, and open to contributions.
Our approach to resource management
The panel provides isolation equivalent to what commercial solutions offer for per-account resource limiting — but it does this with standard, publicly documented Linux mechanisms instead of a closed-source core: systemd cgroup v2 slices (CPU/RAM), XFS user quotas (disk), and sandboxed shell access via ProtectHome/BindPaths. Every one of these components is a system tool with open documentation that anyone can inspect.
Beta status
SanalPanel is currently in Beta. That means the core features work, but the interface, some modules and the docs are still changing quickly. Feedback directly shapes development. Once it reaches version 1.0, the core panel features will still stay free for life.
License
SanalPanel is distributed under the MIT License. You can inspect the code, modify it, run it on your own server, and contribute to it. Find the full license text in the GitHub repository.
View LICENSE fileThe code is open, development is ongoing.
Bug reports, feature suggestions or direct contributions — all through GitHub.