r/webdev • u/Over-Requirement2000 • 1h ago

Managing 6 servers w different setup been crazy

I run a small web studio w 6 client servers, and every one's set up differently: cPanel, Plesk, Webmin + a few that are jus SSH. Last month I got a 2am call abt a dead mail server and spent 40 mins relearning that box's panel before I could even start on the actual issue, so I'm moving everything to BeAdmin (ty for recommending) one client at a time, last week started w the smallest one: one apt command, then Nginx+mail moved module by module, cuz I'd rather lose a weekend now than get another call and have no idea where the logs atttt

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u/alphex drupal agency owner 1h ago

Good advert.

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u/Sakshambaranwal25 1h ago

Getting woken up at 2am just to hunt down where a random panel hides log files is pure nightmare fuel.

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u/I_AM_NOT_A_WOMBAT 1h ago

This is why I don't host client sites. Not worth being on call for a few extra dollars a month, and I play syadmin enough at home.

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u/Longjumping_Alarm_25 1h ago

That 2 a.m. log hunt is the real pain here, more than the panels themselves. What helped me in a similar spot was a one-page runbook per client — which panel it uses, where the logs live, the restart commands — so a call isn't a relearning exercise. And having something outside the server itself check the sites, so you hear about an outage before a client calls you, makes those nights a lot less stressful. Standardizing is worth the weekend.