SolidCP

Owned by HostBill
May 07, 2021
2 min read

Overview

SolidCP, formerly known as DotNetPanel, is an open-source control panel built exclusively for the Windows web technology platform. 

Activating the module

  1. If the module is included in your HostBill edition you can download it from your client portal.
  2. If the module is not included in your HostBill edition you can purchase it from our marketplace and then download it from the client area.
  3. Once you download the module extract it in the main HostBill directory.
  4. Go to Settings → Modules → Hosting Modules, find and activate SolidCP module.

Connecting HostBill with SolidCP

  1. Proceed to Settings → Apps → Add new App
  2. From Applications list select SolidCP
  3. Enter:
    • Name - Name of this connection
    • Hostname
    • IP Address - optional, set if Hostname is not set
    • Username
    • Password
    • Port - 9002 by default, set other if you are using custom port
    • Secure - enable to connect over https

      4. Verify entered credentials by clicking Test Connection to check if HostBill can connect
      5. Save Changes

Note

By default, SolidCP sets the Enterprise Server to listen on port 9002 but only on 127.0.0.1, this needs to be updated


Adding SolidCP Product

  1. In HostBill go to Settings → Products & Services, and Add new order page
  2. Enter your orderpage name, select orderpage template. Save Changes
  3. Add new product in the new orderpage. Provide product name and setup price and then Save Changes.
  4. In product configuration section proceed to Connect with App, select SolidCP and App server created in previous steps.
  5. You will be presented with following configuration options:
      • Owner ID
      • New Users Role
      • Hosting Plan
      • Peer
      • Demo
      • Send Account Summary Email
      • Send Space Summary Email
      • Temporary domain
      • Create Website
      • Create FTP account
      • Create Mail account


or more generic product configuration details including price, automation, emails settings refer to Product Configuration article.

Configuring Client Functions   

In Products & Services → Your Order Page → Your Product → Client Functions you can control what features customer will have access to in client portal, by clicking Enable/Disable next to the given option.
Use Edit button to adjust function appearance in the client portal.

For SolidCP you can enable a number of standard client functions