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Long-form guides to running a multi-server fleet: what the panel does, how it compares, and how to get the most out of it.
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The Free Multi-Server Hosting Control Panel Built for Fleets
Manage every website, database, mailbox and DNS zone across your whole server fleet from one panel. Free for 2 servers, then $5 a month. No telemetry.
Learn moreA Free Web Hosting Control Panel Built for Alpine Linux
Unicorn Panel is a free web hosting control panel built for Alpine Linux: a container per site, PHP 5.6 to 8.5, mail, DNS and backups. Runs in 500 MB of RAM.
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cPanel Alternatives in 2026: How Unicorn Panel Compares to cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin and Virtualmin
Looking for a cPanel alternative? Compare Unicorn Panel, Plesk, DirectAdmin and Virtualmin on multi-server support, isolation, backups, passkeys and telemetry.
Learn moreContainer-Per-Site Hosting Explained: Why Every Website Should Get Its Own Container
Why giving every website its own container, user, PHP-FPM pool and resource limits beats shared hosting, and how Unicorn Panel does it free with Podman.
Learn moreRunning PHP 5.6 to 8.5 Side by Side: Multiple PHP Versions Per Site Without Forced Upgrades
Run legacy and modern PHP on the same server. Unicorn Panel supports 12 PHP versions from 5.6 to 8.5, switchable per site without rebuilding containers.
Learn moreRestore One File, One Table, or One Mail Folder: Granular Backups for Web Hosts
Stop restoring whole sites to fix one mistake. Unicorn Panel backs up sites, databases and mailboxes separately and restores a single file, table or mail folder.
Learn moreHow to Start a White-Label Web Hosting Reseller Business
Launch your own hosting brand with a white-label control panel: your domain, logo, SMTP and mail hostname. Unicorn Panel includes reselling at no extra cost.
Learn moreHow to Set Up Private Nameservers and Run Your Own Authoritative DNS
Run branded nameservers like ns1.yourbrand.com with multi-host replication, auto records and optional DNSSEC, using Unicorn Panel's built-in Heimdall DNS.
Learn moreSelf-Hosted Email for Web Hosts: Mailboxes, Spam Filtering and Deliverability with Hermes
Run customer email from your hosting panel: per-domain DKIM, SPF and DMARC, per-domain spam thresholds, Roundcube webmail and merge-by-default restores.
Learn moreA Hosting Control Panel for ARM Servers: Graviton, Ampere, Raspberry Pi and Mac mini
Host websites on ARM servers with a native arm64 control panel. Unicorn Panel runs on Graviton, Ampere, Raspberry Pi and Mac mini, free for 2 servers.
Learn moreThe Hosting Control Panel Security Checklist: 15 Protections Every Host Needs
15 hosting control panel security checks: site isolation, brute-force bans, malware scanning, passkeys, API keys and backups, and how Unicorn Panel handles each one.
Learn moreAutomating Web Hosting with a REST API and CLI: One Call, Any Server
Automate websites, backups and servers across your fleet with Unicorn Panel's documented REST API and unicorn CLI. No premium tier, per-account keys.
Learn moreHow to Install Unicorn Panel on Vultr
Deploy Unicorn Panel from the Vultr Marketplace in about a minute. One-click install on Alpine Linux, first login, firewall ports and adding a second server.
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Unlimited websites, databases, mailboxes and DNS zones, for as long as you like.