Which server control panel to choose for one site?

Question

Ajenti

Hello, which panel is better to take under the control of a VPS serving only one site.
That is, I do not need extra functions that make the server heavier.

Initially, I wanted to do without the panel at all for the same reason - to make everything work as efficiently as possible, besides, I read a lot of articles on this subject and everywhere in the end it is written that the panels only create the illusion of the server being configured,
but, having tried to configure and figure it out on my own, I realized that I can’t cope with this task yet, but the project (my site) needs development right now (transition from hosting to VPS).
Therefore, I decided to still manage with the panel for the time being, and at the same time understand the intricacies of the server settings and, in the end, adequately solve it.

While I was studying this, I realized that it is best to use nginx + apache, with a mariaDB database, caching of php scripts (for example, eAccelator, but as I understand there are many options, and you need to choose the right one. my site is on joomla, but I don’t know for sure which one is better for him.) and memcahce caching (here I also did not fully figure it out). About the mail server, as I understand it, the best solution is postfix, but I plan to use a third-party service - mailgun , so I don’t know what to choose here either).
Yes, in the end, I don’t really know anything yet, so I want to get by with the panel for the first time, but I want it to be as effective as possible for my task (for 1 site, with ~ 30 thousand unique users per day) and work stably.

The choice has so far settled on Ajenti, since, as I understand it, it involves servicing the server, and not hosting.
PS Paid panels are also considered, for example, ISPmanager hosting management - since they write positively about it everywhere, and that with all the panel tabs closed, it practically does not create a load on the server.

Please tell me the best solution.

Answer 1

vestacp is easy to understand and reliable.

Answer 2

besides, I read a lot of articles on this subject, and everywhere in the end it is written that the panels only create the illusion of a configured server,

Lie.
A good panel does exactly what you would do with your own hands.
If we are talking about a standard setup for LAMP.
And why not take the UPU with the finished panel already??
ISPManager is wonderful.

Answer 3

Feel free to install ISPmanager Lite v 5. A lot of documentation in Russian, everything is installed "out of the box", easy to manage. Everything works for our hosting clients for years. Of the minuses: cruel glitches were noticed after automatic updates, so you need to update, IMHO, manually (using the panel tools) and immediately check the performance.

Answer 4

For one site, you can take Webuzo so as not to spend money on expensive panels. There is access to software installation through Softaculous.