Control Web Panel
Overview
Control Web Panel (CWP) is a free, open source CentOS Linux control panel that offers quick easy management of multiple servers. CentOS Web Panel is a feature rich control panel, which comes with a high number of options and features. Thanks to the HostBill integration you can sell shared hosting services and automate the whole process.
Activating the module
If the module is included in your HostBill edition you can download it from your client portal.
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.
Once you download the module extract it in the main HostBill directory.
Go to Settings → Modules → Hosting Modules, find and activate Control Web Panel module.
Connecting HostBill with Control Web Panel
Proceed to Settings → Apps → Add new App
From Applications list select Control Web Panel
Enter:
4. Verify entered credentials by clicking Test Connection to check if HostBill can connect
5. Save Changes
Generating a Key code
Log in to the Control Web Panel
Go to CWP Settings → API Manager and press the Allow new Api access button
Complete the data
Short Name
IP Origin - The IP address from which the API will be connected
Key code - Generate the code by pressing Generate button
Format Request - Choose JSON format
API Functions - Select functions that have been marked in the image below
Press Create button and copy the Key code to HostBill
Adding Control Web Panel product
In HostBill go to Settings → Products & Services, and Add new order page
From Order Types select Shared Accounts
Enter your orderpage name, select orderpage template. Save Changes
Add new product in the new orderpage. Provide product name and setup price and then Save Changes.
In product configuration section proceed to Connect with App, select Control Web Panel and App server created in previous steps.
All fields should be completed:
Package
Inode - Limit inodes, 0 for unlimited
Process limit - Limit number of processes for account, don't use 0 as it will not allow any processes
Open files - Limit number of open files for account
For each option, you can check the field Allow client to adjust during order. This will create a component and the customer will be able to select the value of this field when placing the order.
For 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 Control Web Panel you can enable number of standard client functions, such as
Change Billing Cycle
Change Label
Change Ownership
Edit Forms
Graphs
Login Details
Manual Service Renew
New Direct Link
Related Services
Service Auto Renewal