Effortless Webmin Installation on Ubuntu Servers

What is Webmin Ubuntu?

Webmin is a web-based system administration tool for Unix-like servers and workstations that is installed approximately 1,000,000 times worldwide each year, according to the application's official website. Using it, you can configure internal operating system components such as users, disk quotas, services or configuration files, and modify and manage applications such as Apache web server, PHP, MySQL and many others.

Main features of Ubuntu server Webmin

Ubuntu Webmin Provides an intuitive and easy-to-use interface for managing your server.

Using Webmin, you can change common package settings on the fly, including web servers and databases, and manage users, groups, and software packages.

Webmin allows you to view running processes and information about installed packages, manage system log files, edit network interface configuration files, add firewall rules, configure time zone and system clock, add printers via CUPS, list installed Perl modules, configure SSH or DHCP server and DNS domain record manager.

Using Webmin Ubuntu you can:

• configure disk space monitoring;
• manage users in the LDAP database;
• set up scheduled backups;
• manage tables in a MySQL database;
• configure communication with the LDAP server;
• create email filtering rules for Procmail;
• view Sendmail email aliases;
• manage PostgreSQL databases;
• edit virtual host configuration files for Apache;
• share folders on Windows machines via Samba; configure Squid proxy server network settings.

Features of modules in Ubuntu server Webmin

Webmin consists of more than 100 modules, which can be divided into two groups: standard and additional. Standard modules are included in the main Webmin package and are responsible for configuring the operating system itself and its components. Additional modules can be downloaded and installed separately and are designed to work with various applications and services.

Below we list and describe some of the main Ubuntu Webmin modules that can be useful for server administration:

• Users and Groups. This module allows you to create, delete and edit users and groups in the system, as well as assign them passwords, quotas, shells and other parameters. You can also import and export lists of users and groups from other systems or files.
• Network Configuration. This module allows you to configure network interfaces, IP addresses, subnet masks, gateways, DNS servers and other network parameters. You can also control routing, packet filtering, NAT, and other network functions.
• Apache (Apache Webserver). This module allows you to configure and control the Apache web server, which is one of the most popular and powerful web servers in the world. You can create and delete virtual hosts, edit configuration files, manage modules, directives, logs and other Apache parameters.
• BIND DNS (BIND DNS Server). This module allows you to configure and control the BIND DNS server, which is one of the most widespread and reliable DNS servers in the world. You can create and delete zones and entries, view server status and statistics, manage caching, security, and other BIND settings.
• MySQL (MySQL Server). This module allows you to configure and control the MySQL database server, which is one of the most popular and powerful database servers in the world. You can create and delete databases, tables, fields, indexes, users, view data, run SQL queries, manage replication, backup and other MySQL settings.

What does the Ubuntu Webmin interface look like?

After logging in, you will see the Webmin Ubuntu server home page, which contains the following elements:

• Left panel: Here are links to various Webmin modules, organized by category. You can switch between modules with a mouse click or by searching by module name or description.
• Right panel: The contents of the selected module are displayed here.
• Top panel: Here are links to common Webmin features such as Logout, Help, Search, Update, Settings, and others. You can use these functions to log out of Webmin, get help for modules and options, search Webmin content, update Webmin and its modules, change general Webmin settings, etc.
• Bottom panel: Information about Webmin Ubuntu server version, operating system, server and browser is displayed here. You can also see the server uptime and the number of active Webmin sessions.

The Ubuntu Webmin interface has several advantages over console server management. Firstly, it is more visual and easy to understand. You can see all the settings and data graphically rather than as text. Secondly, it is safer and more reliable.