I love managing servers without any control panel like Kloxo, Cpanel , Plesk etc.. and i am by no means a linux guru.
My server setup goes like this
Nginx+PHP-FPM+MySQL(If needed) + BIND + Custom SSH Port & New SSH Password + CSF
Its simple and is actually faster for me than installing cpanel , learning how to configure it and then optimise it.
Control panels force you to install lots of stuff that you don't need + there is always the risk of vulnerabilities.
Is it worth it to learn how to configure and optimize control panels.Most of my friends can't do without a control panel and want me to install one so that we can work on projects together
I can't figure out whether i should force them to just use ftp(which may be a bit PITA) or just muster the courage and patience to learn how to configure and optimize cpanel.