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    Looking for DirectAdmin Dedicated Servers

    Hello,
    I'm looking for a new host that supports DirectAdmin. My current host no longer supports it, but I can manage using the servers until I find a replacement and make the transfer.

    I have 2 identical Dedicated Servers, specifications:

    Intel Core i3-4330 CPU @ 3.50GHz
    2x 120GB SSD in Mirror Raid
    16GB of Memory
    9 Static IPs each.

    Please let me know if there's any host out there that can provide the same service with DirectAdmin.

    Thank you,

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    Just buy or lease your own Directadmin license from direactadmin.com then you do not have to move

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    I'm not experienced with reinstalling/installing the software. And we're under a managed service plan, and I prefer to move to another managed service that supports DirectAdmin.

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    any host that provides managed support and is a direactadmin reseller should be able to accommodate you

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    Any specific geographical region you are looking for?

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    USA, preferably Chicago. But Dallas, New York should work as well.

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    I have a interesting question, why you choose directadmin as your control panel ?
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    One of my older hosts offered it, and I really disliked CPanel. After trying it, I've been with it since.

    Of course I don't have plans to leave it now because migrating out of it is a pain. It's easier to export a DA back up & import it elsewhere.

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    Quote Originally Posted by game89 View Post
    I have a interesting question, why you choose directadmin as your control panel ?
    and its very light weight and not as bloated as cpanel if your just hosting your own sites its a great alternative to cpanel as it has commercial support and is actively being developed and buying from a DA reseller its a lot cheaper than cpanel usually

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    Hi

    I have a directadmin cloud server with steadfast (www.steadfast,net).

    License is free with cloud service.
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    I understand your frustration. I just spent some time trying to find providers that offer DirectAdmin and didn't find any (doesn't mean they're not out there).
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    Knownhost is a good directadmin managed service provider. When you order your server you need to ask for directadmin (they install cpanel per default)
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    There are many hosts that supports direct admin, it just comes down to budget and location you need.
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    Quote Originally Posted by contenidosonline View Post
    Hi

    I have a directadmin cloud server with steadfast (www.steadfast,net).

    License is free with cloud service.
    I currently have it with them as well but they've discontinued support.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CRX-2 View Post
    I currently have it with them as well but they've discontinued support.
    Correct, we can still provide a license, but we will not support DirectAdmin itself. We had stopped support for it several years ago as demand for it had completely stopped.

    Is there a reason you specifically need DirectAdmin and would not want to go with cPanel or Interworx, both of which are supported?
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    Quote Originally Posted by KarlZimmer View Post
    Correct, we can still provide a license, but we will not support DirectAdmin itself. We had stopped support for it several years ago as demand for it had completely stopped.

    Is there a reason you specifically need DirectAdmin and would not want to go with cPanel or Interworx, both of which are supported?
    I dislike CPanel. It's like asking someone why they can't use Mac instead of Windows. Ultimately this is preference. I've used DirectAdmin for a long time, and feel I know it nearly inside & out. This is on top of everything I already have set up on the servers. Migrating is a pain, I don't even care if the host will offer free migration. Not everything is done correctly in my experience due to how much I have going on, and I end up having to repair/reconfigure.

    As much as I dislike CPanel, I dislike Interworx even more. While I'm currently getting by just fine at Steadfast, I want to be prepared for the day that I need support that they cannot assist with, and I need to make the jump to a new host.

    As much as I don't want to leave Steadfast, if I'm being forced into it. I'm not leaving DirectAdmin.

    By "provide a license", does that mean you will or won't install? Because your technician told me if I wanted my CentOS reinstalled, I'd have to deal with it having CPanel as DirectAdmin is not provided anymore at all.

    Your sales told me the same thing.

    Quote Originally Posted by contenidosonline View Post
    Knownhost is a good directadmin managed service provider. When you order your server you need to ask for directadmin (they install cpanel per default)
    I've checked with them. Only for VPS, not Dedicated Servers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CRX-2 View Post
    By "provide a license", does that mean you will or won't install? Because your technician told me if I wanted my CentOS reinstalled, I'd have to deal with it having CPanel as DirectAdmin is not provided anymore at all.

    Your sales told me the same thing.
    Correct, it would also be self install of DirectAdmin, as we don't support it, though that task is generally really simple, we can certainly install the OS.

    I understand having a preference, but at this point it just seems that DirectAdmin is essentially dead. As you're seeing here, almost no one is offering it and there is essentially zero demand for it. Your best route might be to just buy a license directly from DirectAdmin and use them for DirectAdmin support.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KarlZimmer View Post
    Correct, it would also be self install of DirectAdmin, as we don't support it, though that task is generally really simple, we can certainly install the OS.

    I understand having a preference, but at this point it just seems that DirectAdmin is essentially dead. As you're seeing here, almost no one is offering it and there is essentially zero demand for it. Your best route might be to just buy a license directly from DirectAdmin and use them for DirectAdmin support.
    No I actually did find a couple of alternatives. My issue was your technician told me he couldn't update the PHP because it was directadmin. They managed to do that after the confusion was cleared up.

    So with my issue resolved, I'm no longer at a critical point where I need to move. I have those alternatives bookmarked in case I do need them in the future. They're smaller hosting companies, and I've been happy with Steadfast' reliability. But I'm willing to change to a smaller provider first before I make a drastic move to something like CPanel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CRX-2 View Post
    . My issue was your technician told me he couldn't update the PHP because it was directadmin.
    tech does not know how to use cli
    wow just because its not in the GUI cant update php ??

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    Quote Originally Posted by KarlZimmer View Post
    Correct, it would also be self install of DirectAdmin, as we don't support it, though that task is generally really simple, we can certainly install the OS.

    I understand having a preference, but at this point it just seems that DirectAdmin is essentially dead. As you're seeing here, almost no one is offering it and there is essentially zero demand for it. Your best route might be to just buy a license directly from DirectAdmin and use them for DirectAdmin support.
    Hi Karl

    I am currently a happy steadfast customer with directadmin running in your cloud service.

    I do not agree that directadmin is dead. It has a very active development and functions that have no other control panels.

    For example:

    - Support nginx as main web server (without apache).

    - Support nginx as apache proxy server,

    - Let's Encrypt SSL certificates support

    - PHP Multiversion support.

    and several other functions that in other control panels needs plugins.

    It's much lighter than Cpanel (because it is written in C) and cheaper in the long run if you buy a permanent license.

    best regards

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    Quote Originally Posted by CRX-2 View Post
    No I actually did find a couple of alternatives. My issue was your technician told me he couldn't update the PHP because it was directadmin. They managed to do that after the confusion was cleared up.

    So with my issue resolved, I'm no longer at a critical point where I need to move. I have those alternatives bookmarked in case I do need them in the future. They're smaller hosting companies, and I've been happy with Steadfast' reliability. But I'm willing to change to a smaller provider first before I make a drastic move to something like CPanel.
    You could look directadmin forum (forum.directadmin.com) and hire a specialist for that, without changing hosting, as steadfast has very good service.

    Maybe smtalk ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by contenidosonline View Post
    You could look directadmin forum (forum.directadmin.com) and hire a specialist for that, without changing hosting, as steadfast has very good service.

    Maybe smtalk ?
    https://www.martynas.it/

    roberto
    I would drop Managed Hosting in that case, and pay for an Unmanaged Server somewhere else and hire a specialist to help out. No point in paying for Managed support when I'm not getting it. Why not just pay for the support I actually need/want and spend less on the host?

    Point of Managed Support with DirectAdmin is that it's all rolled in one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KarlZimmer View Post
    Correct, it would also be self install of DirectAdmin, as we don't support it, though that task is generally really simple, we can certainly install the OS.

    I understand having a preference, but at this point it just seems that DirectAdmin is essentially dead. As you're seeing here, almost no one is offering it and there is essentially zero demand for it. Your best route might be to just buy a license directly from DirectAdmin and use them for DirectAdmin support.
    Directadmin is far from dead, it's still actively developed, updated on a regular basis and has added a lot of new features in recent months, which were already posted by contenidosonline. Personally, I'd take it over cPanel any day. I installed a VPS a few months ago with cPanel just to get an updated perspective on it and it just verified my personal preference for Directadmin.

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    I have to agree DirectAdmin is far from dead. If anything I think its getting more of a push as it preforms better on VPSes then cPanel. With their new interface coming out, I think it will get another big push in the community.

    Its just a different mindset to operate over cPanel. So some people like it, others hate it. As personally being a primary cPanel guy, I will admit, I get lost in it sometimes, but must say I do not hate it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HostingBig View Post
    tech does not know how to use cli
    wow just because its not in the GUI cant update php ??
    That is a very narrow view of it. The concern isn't whether it is possible but how it works/interacts with other components of an unsupported system. We deal substantially more with the cli than control panels, as the majority of the systems we work with don't even have control panels.

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    I do not agree that
    Quote Originally Posted by XSV View Post
    Directadmin is far from dead, it's still actively developed, updated on a regular basis and has added a lot of new features in recent months, which were already posted by contenidosonline. Personally, I'd take it over cPanel any day. I installed a VPS a few months ago with cPanel just to get an updated perspective on it and it just verified my personal preference for Directadmin.
    Quote Originally Posted by madRoosterTony View Post
    I have to agree DirectAdmin is far from dead. If anything I think its getting more of a push as it preforms better on VPSes then cPanel. With their new interface coming out, I think it will get another big push in the community.
    I wasn't meaning dead as far as development, but dead as far as demand. Out of the many thousands of systems and VMs, we have less than 25 active DirectAdmin licenses. We hadn't had a single order for a new DirectAdmin system for over a year before we dropped support for it. It doesn't matter how good a product is if no one wants to buy it.

    Even then, in comparison, most of the systems we sell don't use control panels at all, maybe 10% of the systems we sell come with a control panel. From what I can see, control panels are used by companies doing shared hosting, and really no one else, especially with email services going to Google and Office 365 anyway.
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