Why ArcPanel has no paid edition
How ArcPanel funds maintenance through optional support, services and contributions while keeping the same public release available to everyone.
Blog
Articles about running Linux web servers with ArcPanel: releases, guides, migrations from other control panels and security.
Website backup retention: how far back can you recover?
Choose website backup frequency, retention and off-server storage around lost work, late discoveries and the recovery your customers need.
After installing ArcPanel: a first-server checklist
Check your first ArcPanel server: secure the admin login, test a site over HTTPS, verify off-server backups and rehearse a restore before handover.
Before you leave cPanel: a migration checklist
Plan your move from cPanel: inventory domains, mail, databases and cron, test the new server, and prepare a way back before changing DNS.
cPanel's 2027 prices: what a small host really pays
cPanel raises every license on 16 December 2026. The new prices, a year of licenses for five typical small-host servers, and your options.
Is HestiaCP still maintained? A fair look in 2026
HestiaCP is still maintained. Check its recent releases, decide whether to stay, and see when ArcPanel fits and what moving involves.
Is VestaCP still maintained? A fair look, and where ArcPanel fits
VestaCP shipped its first releases in years in October 2026. What changed, what the 2018 compromise teaches, the forks, and how to move to ArcPanel.
Plesk's 2027 prices: what changes for a small host
Plesk raises every license on 1 January 2027. The new prices, a year of licenses for six typical small-host servers, and your options.
Running reseller hosting without license fees
What resellers cost on cPanel, Plesk and DirectAdmin in 2027, and how to set up resellers, customers and shared quotas on ArcPanel for $0.