The adminbolt beta is open. It is not a demo environment with placeholder features or a waitlist for something that might ship in six months. It is a full hosting control panel running production workloads for real operators.
If you are a hosting provider, reseller, or system administrator looking for a modern panel, here is what you need to know.
What the beta includes
The core of adminbolt covers everything you would expect from a production-ready hosting panel:
Domain management with full DNS control. Add and configure domains, edit zone records directly, manage nameservers. The DNS editor covers A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, and SRV records.
Email infrastructure built on Postfix and Dovecot. Full SMTP/IMAP support, DKIM, SPF, and DMARC configured automatically, spam filtering, and webmail. Per-domain settings where they matter.
SSL certificates via Let's Encrypt with automatic issuance and renewal. Custom certificate support for customers who bring their own.
Database management with MariaDB (MySQL 8 compatible). Performance monitoring, safe configuration options, and web-based management through Adminer.
Backups running on a schedule, with incremental snapshots and one-click restore. On-demand backups when you need them.
User permissions with role-based access for resellers, end customers, and administrators. Each role sees and can do what it should, nothing more.
These are not placeholder features. They are tested, documented, and used in production deployments today.
What makes the beta worth looking at specifically
Beyond the standard feature set, the beta gives you access to what makes adminbolt different from older panels.
Agent-based architecture. Each server runs a lightweight local agent. Configuration changes, deployments, and service operations happen on the server itself, not through a central intermediary. This keeps things fast and keeps servers operational even if connectivity to the control plane is temporarily interrupted.
API-first design. Every action in the panel is available via the REST API. Account provisioning, DNS management, SSL operations, service control - all of it is accessible programmatically from day one. Connect to WHMCS, Blesta, or your own tooling without waiting for an official integration.
Configuration control. PHP versions and extensions per domain, mail policy settings per account, resource limits you set and adjust directly, security rules configurable through the panel. Tune the environment for different customers without SSH.
Multi-server support. Add multiple servers as nodes: web nodes, email nodes, database nodes. Manage all of them from one dashboard and one API. The email node feature lets you put mail on a dedicated IP for better deliverability without building a separate mail infrastructure from scratch.
Beta participants work with these features early and help shape what comes next.
Who should join
The beta is designed for operators who are running production environments and want to evaluate adminbolt against real workloads. Specifically:
Hosting providers who want a stable, modern panel that does not have unpredictable licensing costs. Operators who are considering migrating away from legacy setups and want to test the water before committing. Teams where automation and API access are a core requirement, not a nice-to-have. People who are willing to provide feedback and have opinions about how hosting tooling should work.
If you are evaluating alternatives to your current panel, the beta is the right moment. You get full access, real infrastructure, and direct contact with the team building it.
What beta participants get
Early access. Use adminbolt before the general release and work with features while they are still being shaped.
Direct influence. Your feedback affects feature priorities, design decisions, and roadmap sequencing. This is the window where operator feedback has the most impact.
Stable pricing. adminbolt's pricing model is designed to be predictable and permanent. No surprise increases tied to your account count.
Direct support. During the beta, you have access to the team directly, not just documentation and community forums.
The beta is also the moment when adminbolt meets the real diversity of hosting environments: different OS versions, custom automation scripts, legacy integrations, compliance requirements. No internal test environment can reproduce all of that. Beta operators are part of building something that works in the real world.
How to get started
Getting started takes under five minutes.
Check the requirements first: AlmaLinux 9, at least 2 CPU cores, 2 GB RAM minimum (4 GB recommended), 20 GB disk, root access. The full technical specification has everything you need.
Run the installer:
curl -sSL https://get.adminbolt.com/install.sh | bash
Join the community on Discord or the community forum to connect with other operators and get direct support.
The beta is open now. The foundation is ready. See features, view pricing, or contact us if you have questions before getting started.