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		<title><![CDATA[AdminsForum - Introductions]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hi, I'm Jay, founder of AdminsForum]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:15:01 +0800</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://adminsforum.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">JAY</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone, I'm <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Jay Dev</span>, the founder of AdminsForum.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">A bit about me</span></span><br />
I've been building and running websites and the servers behind them since 2013, as a developer and as the person who gets the call when something breaks.<br />
<br />
Over the years I've worked with many hosting control panels, both free and commercial, and I don't push any one of them. Each panel has its strengths, and the right choice depends on your server and your sites. Like most admins, I've chased my share of 502 Bad Gateway errors, PHP-FPM problems, broken SSL renewals and mail that suddenly stopped delivering.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Why I started AdminsForum</span></span><br />
Help for free hosting control panels is scattered across GitHub issues, old forum threads and machine-translated docs. Too often the answer you need is half-finished, out of date or written for a different version.<br />
<br />
I wanted one place where server admins can ask, answer and keep the fixes searchable, covering <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">every major hosting control panel</span>, free and commercial: aaPanel, CloudPanel, CyberPanel, FASTPANEL, HestiaCP, cPanel, Plesk and more. Our comparisons stay neutral, so you can pick the panel that fits your needs.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">How we create our guides</span></span><ul class="mycode_list"><li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Tested on real servers.</span> We run dedicated lab servers just for testing. Every step is done on a fresh install of the panel, and the screenshots come from those servers.<br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Sources checked.</span> Versions, requirements and commands are checked against each panel's official documentation, with links at the end of each guide.<br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Kept up to date.</span> Panels change often, so each guide states the version it was tested on and gets updated when things change.<br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Video lessons too.</span> Our step-by-step courses are on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@adminsforum" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">AdminsForum YouTube channel</a> and collected in the <a href="https://adminsforum.com/misc.php?action=af_tutorials" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">AdminsForum Academy</a>, each linked to its written guide.<br />
</li>
</ul>
<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Getting help here</span></span><br />
Post your question in the <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Support &amp; Troubleshooting</span> forum for your panel. Include your panel version, OS and web server, the exact error message, and what you've already tried; it makes a quick answer much more likely.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Say hello</span></span><br />
If you run a VPS, manage client sites or work at a hosting company, you're in the right place. Reply here and tell us:<ul class="mycode_list"><li>What you run (panel, OS, web server)<br />
</li>
<li>What you're working on or struggling with right now<br />
</li>
<li>Which guides you'd like to see next<br />
</li>
</ul>
Before posting, please read the <a href="https://adminsforum.com/Thread-adminsforum-rules-and-posting-guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">rules and posting guide</a>. Ideas for the forum are welcome in <a href="https://adminsforum.com/Thread-what-would-you-like-to-see-on-adminsforum" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">What would you like to see on AdminsForum?</a><br />
<br />
Welcome aboard!<br />
Jay]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi everyone, I'm <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Jay Dev</span>, the founder of AdminsForum.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">A bit about me</span></span><br />
I've been building and running websites and the servers behind them since 2013, as a developer and as the person who gets the call when something breaks.<br />
<br />
Over the years I've worked with many hosting control panels, both free and commercial, and I don't push any one of them. Each panel has its strengths, and the right choice depends on your server and your sites. Like most admins, I've chased my share of 502 Bad Gateway errors, PHP-FPM problems, broken SSL renewals and mail that suddenly stopped delivering.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Why I started AdminsForum</span></span><br />
Help for free hosting control panels is scattered across GitHub issues, old forum threads and machine-translated docs. Too often the answer you need is half-finished, out of date or written for a different version.<br />
<br />
I wanted one place where server admins can ask, answer and keep the fixes searchable, covering <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">every major hosting control panel</span>, free and commercial: aaPanel, CloudPanel, CyberPanel, FASTPANEL, HestiaCP, cPanel, Plesk and more. Our comparisons stay neutral, so you can pick the panel that fits your needs.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">How we create our guides</span></span><ul class="mycode_list"><li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Tested on real servers.</span> We run dedicated lab servers just for testing. Every step is done on a fresh install of the panel, and the screenshots come from those servers.<br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Sources checked.</span> Versions, requirements and commands are checked against each panel's official documentation, with links at the end of each guide.<br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Kept up to date.</span> Panels change often, so each guide states the version it was tested on and gets updated when things change.<br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Video lessons too.</span> Our step-by-step courses are on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@adminsforum" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">AdminsForum YouTube channel</a> and collected in the <a href="https://adminsforum.com/misc.php?action=af_tutorials" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">AdminsForum Academy</a>, each linked to its written guide.<br />
</li>
</ul>
<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Getting help here</span></span><br />
Post your question in the <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Support &amp; Troubleshooting</span> forum for your panel. Include your panel version, OS and web server, the exact error message, and what you've already tried; it makes a quick answer much more likely.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Say hello</span></span><br />
If you run a VPS, manage client sites or work at a hosting company, you're in the right place. Reply here and tell us:<ul class="mycode_list"><li>What you run (panel, OS, web server)<br />
</li>
<li>What you're working on or struggling with right now<br />
</li>
<li>Which guides you'd like to see next<br />
</li>
</ul>
Before posting, please read the <a href="https://adminsforum.com/Thread-adminsforum-rules-and-posting-guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">rules and posting guide</a>. Ideas for the forum are welcome in <a href="https://adminsforum.com/Thread-what-would-you-like-to-see-on-adminsforum" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">What would you like to see on AdminsForum?</a><br />
<br />
Welcome aboard!<br />
Jay]]></content:encoded>
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