Webmin
Ranked 3 of 3 server admin tools by recommenders
Free web-based control panel for administering Linux servers, valued for module-level access limits and steady security updates. Critics find its look dated and say its tools wrap shell scripts.
Free web-based control panel for administering Linux servers, valued for module-level access limits and steady security updates. Critics find its look dated and say its tools wrap shell scripts.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 56%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Lock access to specific modules
“it was nice because you could lock them to specific functions in certain modules”
Comment from 19 Mar 2026 in “Cockpit is a web-based graphical interface for servers” Keeps up with security updates
“it's never fallen behind with security and compatibility updates”
Comment from 19 Mar 2026 in “Cockpit is a web-based graphical interface for servers” Users glad such tools exist
“I am SO GLAD that tools like this exist.”
Comment from 19 Mar 2026 in “Cockpit is a web-based graphical interface for servers”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Dated look versus newer tools
“I wanted a web-GUI that looks modern, so not installing Webmin anymore in 2026.”
Comment from 20 Mar 2026 in “Cockpit is a web-based graphical interface for servers” “It's miles away from like Webmin”
Comment from 19 Mar 2026 in “Cockpit is a web-based graphical interface for servers” Built on wrapping shell scripts
“All of these web admin tools are hacks that call out to shell scripts and whatnot.”
Comment from 19 Mar 2026 in “Cockpit is a web-based graphical interface for servers”
Other server admin tools people recommend
The two most recommended other server admin tools, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 3 server admin tools, rankedWhat people said
6 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I wanted a web-GUI that looks modern, so not installing Webmin anymore in 2026.”
“I am SO GLAD that tools like this exist.”
“it's never fallen behind with security and compatibility updates”
“It's miles away from like Webmin”
“All of these web admin tools are hacks that call out to shell scripts and whatnot.”
“it was nice because you could lock them to specific functions in certain modules”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.