Vepp — a new control panel for server and website management

Not only professional developers but also inexperienced users create websites. Notably that novices prevail. Server and website control panels should help them, however, they make the process even more difficult. They are flexible and multifunctional, but not intuitive as they are designed for advanced administrators.

We strive to change this approach because we believe that a website should be available to everybody. Today, we introduce Vepp, a new control panel for server and website management. It performs all difficult technical operations itself, providing the intuitive web interface for any user.

We started to design Vepp by analyzing the current auditory of hosting panels. We took information about third-party solutions from open sources. For ISPmanager 5, we got more accurate data but they were very close to general results:

This means that most users are owners of one website; many of them don’t have experience. They might be professionals, but not in development and administration.

Our conclusions match the general trends. The market of site builders has grown over recent years and it will keep on increasing. WordPress is getting new visual constructors of pages and plugins that help solve the easiest tasks. All these tools are created for inexperienced users.

That’s why we first thought about users without technical background; we were trying to understand their goals and work through solutions. Our goal was to create an intuitive web interface. Now it’s time to show you the result.

Vepp is an absolutely new product that’s why it has a different name. It provides easier tools for newbies yet being functional and secure.

Every tool in Vepp has its own place. You don’t need to have special skills to upload a website to the server, assign a domain, and configure backups. The service makes difficult operations easier and saves the user time.

Let’s look at the interface to see it ourselves.

Website creation. We have created a wizard that consists of three steps. A user only needs to select a CMS template, specify or buy a domain — and his website based on WordPress is ready to go. However, a webmaster still can create a website without CMS and configure the system according to his needs.

Website card. After you have created the website, on the dashboard you will see the information about your website: if it is accessible or not, when the last backup copy was created, and if an SSL-certificate is connected. Every widget has links to the section where you can solve the problem.

Detailed settings. In the “Settings” section you can find the tools for domains, mail, backups, and file management. Every section is designed in such a way that a novice won’t waste much time on understanding the configuration and an advanced user, on the other hand, can focus on details.

Currently, the functionality of some sections is limited but we will extend it in the course of time. You can read about our plans below, and now we’ll describe the current functions provided by Vepp.

Information for owners of ISPmanager 5: please note that now Vepp cannot perform all the operations supported by ISPmanager. Currently, Vepp can only be used by those users who need to manage their WordPress website without deep knowledge in configuration and administration. Features for professionals will be added later.

We support ISPmanager 5 and issue security updates. That’s why you can continue using the panel as before.

We understand that it’s not enough to create a website. There are many operations to be performed after the webserver and mail configuration, and users also need our help.

We are going to make Vepp a powerful service for protection, analytics, and website promotion. We will add the corresponding tools in the nearest future. You can find the roadmap in Trello. By the end of the year we are going to add:

For advanced users, we will add extended features. We will offer a Hosting pack for hosting providers and a Developer Pack for developers.

You can buy Vepp with a virtual or dedicated server from a hosting provider. It is very convenient because the control panel is already connected to the server. Besides, you can buy domains directly from the panel (you won’t face problems when assigning or setting up the domain). Finally, providers offer Vepp at a lower price than our company.

Vepp website

Most hosting providers who started to use Vepp offered promo actions and servers with a new control panel at affordable prices.

If you only want to look at the new panel you can use a promo tariff on our website. Sign up at my.vepp.com and connect a virtual or dedicated server. If you don’t have a server, you can use a test one. Access to the server will be granted on the connection form after you confirm the email. For more information please refer to the article Connecting to Vepp.

Please leave your feedback inside the panel or send it to help@vepp.com. We appreciate your suggestions and thoughts!