Documentation
Guides, release notes, and downloadable versions — free for everyone.
4. Keep Donations Optional and Treat Them as Community Contributions
Treat donations as optional community contributions, ensuring transparency and inclusivity while supporting project sustainability.
Priority Response and Managed Operations in dPanel
Learn how dPanel's priority response and managed operations ensure mission-critical infrastructure receives rapid engineering support.
Charging for Human Services in dPanel: Installation, Migration, and Troubleshooting
Learn how to charge for human services like installation, migration, and troubleshooting in dPanel to monetize your expertise effectively.
All Features and Updates Included at No License Cost
dPanel provides every feature and future updates free of additional license fees, ensuring continuous value for your server management.
Release Channels and Product Strategy
Learn how dPanel maintains a single public product and a unified release channel for every user.
Operating Structure of dPanel
An overview of dPanel's operating structure, detailing its modular components, service interactions, and deployment workflow.
Getting Started with dPanel: Installation and Setup
Learn how to install and set up dPanel, the open-source server and website control panel, for efficient server management.
Optional Donation Feature
Learn how to enable and configure the optional donation feature in dPanel to support your projects while keeping it completely optional for users.
Getting Support in dPanel
Learn how to get help with dPanel through our active community forums or by hiring paid experts for personalized assistance.
Understanding the Identical Feature Set in dPanel
Explore how dPanel ensures absolute parity between community and enterprise editions with our identical feature set policy.
Free Updates in dPanel
Learn how dPanel provides free updates to keep your server and websites secure and up-to-date.
Free Software Options in dPanel
Learn how dPanel supports free and open‑source software, from installation to management, without any licensing costs.
Self‑Service vs Supported Users in dPanel
Discover the difference between Self‑Service and Supported Users in dPanel and how to configure them for secure, efficient server control.
Understanding the dPanel Text-Based UI and Border Navigation
Learn how to navigate and manage your server resources efficiently using the text-based UI and border elements in dPanel.
Configuring Firewall Rules in dPanel
Learn how to secure your server by configuring custom firewall rules and managing port access directly from the dPanel dashboard.
Free Core Software Overview
Learn how dPanel’s free core software provides full-featured server management without licensing fees.
Navigating the dPanel Terminal Interface
Learn how to access, use, and manage server terminals directly from the dPanel control panel interface.
Introduction to dPanel: Your Open Source Server Control Panel
Discover dPanel, an open-source server and website control panel designed for easy management and deployment.
Lock Feature & Pay‑Per‑Support Model
Learn how dPanel’s lock mechanism works and why there’s no forced subscription—users only pay when they request support.
Free Forever: dPanel's Commitment to Open Access
dPanel is free forever with no license fees and identical features for all users, ensuring open access and transparency.
Product and Support Model
Learn how dPanel’s source‑available licensing and tiered support options empower users with flexible, community‑driven and enterprise‑grade solutions.
Rust Edge Gateway Architecture in dPanel
Discover how dPanel uses a high-performance Rust edge gateway directly, eliminating the need for legacy vhost configuration files.
README – Unified Production & Developer Manual
The README serves as the single source of truth for both production operations and developer onboarding, detailing the current technology stack.
dscript: Installation, Update, and Recovery Commands
Learn how to install, update, and recover dscript, the command-line tool for managing dPanel servers, with step-by-step instructions and troubleshooting tips.
edge-gateway.service: Public Rust HTTP/TLS Website Gateway
Learn how to deploy and configure dPanel's edge-gateway.service, a Rust-based HTTP/TLS gateway for public websites.
Managing drust.service
Learn how the bearer-token protected privileged localhost API drust.service powers internal dPanel communications.
dPanel Overview: UI, Authentication, Authorization, Records, and Queues
Learn how dPanel’s UI, authentication, authorization, record handling, and queue system work together to deliver a secure, responsive control panel.
Overview of dPanel: Laravel/Vue Hosting with Rust-Powered Backend
dPanel is a hosting control panel for Laravel and Vue applications, powered by local Rust services for performance and reliability.
dPanel Production Manual
Follow this production manual to securely configure, deploy, and maintain your dPanel server for enterprise environments.