Virtualmin Domains

Managing Domains

This page can be used to search for Virtualmin domains (virtual servers) across all of the systems managed by Cloudmin. To find domains, enter part or all of the domain name into the text box at the top of the page, and click the Search button. Matching domains will then be displayed in a list below it.

To manage a domain, click on it's name in the list. This will open a separate browser window which will be automatically logged into the hosting system, with the domain selected. Unless the domain is on the same system as Cloudmin, in which case it will be displayed in the same frame.

To delete one or more domains, select them from the search results and click the Delete Selected button. Similarly, you can disable or enable multiple domains on different systems at once using the Disable Selected and Enable Selected buttons. Finally, you can transfer one or more domains from their current host systems to a new host with the Move Selected button.

Creating a Domain

At the bottom of the page is a collapsible section containing a form for adding a new domain, which you can expand by clicking on the + image. To create a domain, fill in the domain name, description and password, just as you would when using Virtualmin directly. All other settings such as the username, template and limits will use the defaults, and the created domain will always be a top-level virtual server with it's own Webmin and SSH login.

If you want to create the domain on a specific system, select it from the Create on system menu. Otherwise you can let Cloudmin decide where to create it, by finding the system with the fewest domains, most free disk or lowest CPU use, depending on your selection.

To control which features are activated for the new domain, select them from the Enable features list. All possible features are displayed, but Cloudmin will not allow you to create a domain on a system that does not support the features you selected. The features checked by default can be controlled on the Default Virtualmin Features page.

By default, new domains will use the primary shared IP address of the selected system. To have the target Virtualmin system allocate a new private IP instead (needed for SSL web hosting), select the Yes, allocate automatically option. Or if you want to manually enter the IP to use, select Yes, with address and enter it into the adjacent text box.

Some virtual system types like Solaris Zones and Linux VServers cannot add their own additional private IP addresses, so for target systems of those types Cloudmin will perform the IP address allocation and creation if you select the allocate automatically option.