nixpanel/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to NixPanel are documented here.
Format follows Keep a Changelog.
Versions follow Semantic Versioning.

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Unreleased

Planned

• NixServer (WHM) — full Rust backend
• NixClient (cPanel) — full Rust backend
• DNS zone editor
• Email account management
• SSL certificate management via Let's Encrypt
• File manager
• MySQL/MariaDB database manager
• WordPress one-click installer
• Backup / restore system
• Multi-server support (Agency plan)

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0.1.0-alpha — 2025-04-25

Added

• Installer (install.sh) — fully automated Ubuntu 24.04 installer
  • Self-updating: always fetches the latest version from GitHub before running
  • Idempotent step tracking — re-runnable after failures without redoing completed steps
  • Installs Apache 2, PHP 8.2 + 8.3 (via ondrej/php PPA), MariaDB, PowerDNS, Exim 4, Dovecot, SpamAssassin, Fail2ban, Certbot
  • Configures Apache reverse proxy on ports 2083 (NixClient) and 2087 (NixServer)
  • Prompts for admin credentials, hostname, and license key during install
  • License activation against https://license.nixpanel.io with grace period fallback
• Licensing — license key validated against https://license.nixpanel.io during install
  • Plans: Free, Solo ($9.99/mo), Host ($29.99/mo), Agency ($79.99/mo)
  • Server IP binding with grace period fallback
• nixpanel.io — customer portal at nixpanel.io
  • Stripe subscriptions with monthly and annual billing
  • Customer auth: register, login, email verification, password reset
  • License management and IP change requests

Infrastructure

• .gitattributes enforcing LF line endings for .sh, .rs, .toml, .sql, .md files

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