nlaruelle
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Hello everyone,
Many of us here provide web hosting services to end-users with DirectAdmin.
A key challenge for our business is to maximize the number of websites on each server while offering the most attractive pricing possible.
To achieve this, I have been increasingly using DirectAdmin for its customer-friendly licensing fees.
Likewise, I rely on CloudLinux and Imunify360 to ensure server stability, especially by effectively filtering malicious traffic, which often accounts for the majority of server load.
I confess that I couldn't run my hosting business without Imunify360; this tool has become a must for me.
The problem is, choosing DirectAdmin and Imunify360 also means giving up an irresistible opportunity for performance, stability, and profitability:
The NGINX Proxy (nginx_apache) is not compatible with Imunify360 when using DirectAdmin.
What's tragic is that Imunify360 is 100% compatible with cPanel's NGINX Cache.
In addition, CloudLinux is also developing MAx Web Server (a NGINX-based Apache replacement) once again, primarily for cPanel
Official announcements confirm the incompatibility :
– https://forum.cloudlinux.com/forum/...9148-nginx-modsecurity-imunify360-directadmin
– https://forum.cloudlinux.com/forum/...rsion-module-for-apache-w-nginx-reverse-proxy
Unfortunately, there is no ETA for compatibility between nginx_apache and DA + i360, nor for deploying MAx NGINX Server for DirectAdmin. I recently received confirmation from CloudLinux on these topics.
It's regrettable that some features of CloudLinux products are not compatible with DirectAdmin, even though we pay the same license fees as cPanel users.
Meanwhile, cPanel is implementing unpredictable annual price increases that, as you know, are practically impossible to pass on to our end customers without risking churn and negative online reviews. The web hosting market is just too competitive, and many clients are looking for the cheapest deal, often putting quality second.
Not being able to use nginx_apache with i360 + DA means we are mechanically wasting a significant part of our hardware's potential and cannot host as many clients on equivalent hardware.
How many more users can NGINX handle compared to a well-configured Apache?
200% more, at least?
The proof is that a LiteSpeed Web Server "Web Host Elite" license, which offers comparable benefits to NGINX, also comes at a very high cost—in fact, a similar price to a cPanel license that would give us access to an i360-compatible NGINX Proxy. In short, LSWS is a significant investment per server for an other software solution, a cost that could be avoided if i360 and nginx_proxy were compatible.
The purposes of my forum topic today:
1. A Call to Action for a Feature Request
If other Imunify360 users with DirectAdmin also want to use nginx_proxy, I invite you to join me in submitting a feature request via these links:
As CloudLinux has mentioned, it seems that "there were not many requests for it, so not implemented yet"... after several years of waiting. Therefore, making our voices heard together is probably the best way to push them to accelerate compatibility between these three essential tools (NGINX, i360, and DA).
2. Seeking Community Feedback
I'm wondering how you all manage this situation. Sticking with Apache alone feels like we are mechanically wasting our hardware's potential.
Is investing in LiteSpeed at such a significant cost truly worth it, especially when a powerful open-source alternative like NGINX exists?
I would appreciate your perspective.
3. A Question for the DirectAdmin Team
I would be very interested and curious to hear the DirectAdmin team's opinion on this matter. I am also available to discuss this privately via a ticket if preferred.
Can a DA team member please gives his opinion here?
Thank you in advance for any interest in these questions. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and hope I'm not the only one interested in this feature.
Many of us here provide web hosting services to end-users with DirectAdmin.
A key challenge for our business is to maximize the number of websites on each server while offering the most attractive pricing possible.
To achieve this, I have been increasingly using DirectAdmin for its customer-friendly licensing fees.
Likewise, I rely on CloudLinux and Imunify360 to ensure server stability, especially by effectively filtering malicious traffic, which often accounts for the majority of server load.
I confess that I couldn't run my hosting business without Imunify360; this tool has become a must for me.
The problem is, choosing DirectAdmin and Imunify360 also means giving up an irresistible opportunity for performance, stability, and profitability:
The NGINX Proxy (nginx_apache) is not compatible with Imunify360 when using DirectAdmin.
What's tragic is that Imunify360 is 100% compatible with cPanel's NGINX Cache.
In addition, CloudLinux is also developing MAx Web Server (a NGINX-based Apache replacement) once again, primarily for cPanel
Official announcements confirm the incompatibility :
- https://cloudlinux.zendesk.com/hc/e...imunify360-support-nginx-apache-configuration
- https://cloudlinux.zendesk.com/hc/e...0-on-server-with-Nginx-as-a-proxy-with-Apache
– https://forum.cloudlinux.com/forum/...9148-nginx-modsecurity-imunify360-directadmin
– https://forum.cloudlinux.com/forum/...rsion-module-for-apache-w-nginx-reverse-proxy
Unfortunately, there is no ETA for compatibility between nginx_apache and DA + i360, nor for deploying MAx NGINX Server for DirectAdmin. I recently received confirmation from CloudLinux on these topics.
It's regrettable that some features of CloudLinux products are not compatible with DirectAdmin, even though we pay the same license fees as cPanel users.
Meanwhile, cPanel is implementing unpredictable annual price increases that, as you know, are practically impossible to pass on to our end customers without risking churn and negative online reviews. The web hosting market is just too competitive, and many clients are looking for the cheapest deal, often putting quality second.
Not being able to use nginx_apache with i360 + DA means we are mechanically wasting a significant part of our hardware's potential and cannot host as many clients on equivalent hardware.
How many more users can NGINX handle compared to a well-configured Apache?
200% more, at least?
The proof is that a LiteSpeed Web Server "Web Host Elite" license, which offers comparable benefits to NGINX, also comes at a very high cost—in fact, a similar price to a cPanel license that would give us access to an i360-compatible NGINX Proxy. In short, LSWS is a significant investment per server for an other software solution, a cost that could be avoided if i360 and nginx_proxy were compatible.
The purposes of my forum topic today:
1. A Call to Action for a Feature Request
If other Imunify360 users with DirectAdmin also want to use nginx_proxy, I invite you to join me in submitting a feature request via these links:
- Dedicated feature request form: https://www.imunify360.com/feedback/
- Opening a support ticket: https://cloudlinux.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
As CloudLinux has mentioned, it seems that "there were not many requests for it, so not implemented yet"... after several years of waiting. Therefore, making our voices heard together is probably the best way to push them to accelerate compatibility between these three essential tools (NGINX, i360, and DA).
2. Seeking Community Feedback
I'm wondering how you all manage this situation. Sticking with Apache alone feels like we are mechanically wasting our hardware's potential.
Is investing in LiteSpeed at such a significant cost truly worth it, especially when a powerful open-source alternative like NGINX exists?
I would appreciate your perspective.
3. A Question for the DirectAdmin Team
I would be very interested and curious to hear the DirectAdmin team's opinion on this matter. I am also available to discuss this privately via a ticket if preferred.
Can a DA team member please gives his opinion here?
Thank you in advance for any interest in these questions. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and hope I'm not the only one interested in this feature.