Oqtane on linux?

[markagama]

I'm looking to setup Oqtane and I'm looking at a Windows VPS or Linux VPS. Also, I'm considering using a Linux cpanel install on a private linux VPS. I imagine that the majority of installs are on Windows Server, so it would be appropriate to go down this path. I'm looking at mariadb, provides more flexibility than sqlite.

I would appreciate guidance on the environment that I use.

[mcortezv]

Oqtane works on both Windows and Linux because it uses ASP.NET Core. These days, a Linux VPS is the most recommended option, as it's cheaper, lighter, and more stable, and it works well with MariaDB. A Windows VPS only makes sense if you want to use IIS or a more traditional environment. cPanel isn't ideal for this type of application.

[markagama]

Hi Manuel, thank you for responding. I use Godaddy, and the VPS cost is the same for linux and windows. I'm hunting around to find out if anyone has installed on linux and written a blog or something to provide a guide. The last time I looked at this activity, the code for mariadb and oqtane 10 had not been available, so I figured I'd do something for a few months and come back to it. May I ask fi you know if Oqtane is available through wget or one of the repos on linux? I must admit I like the cpanel environment as it makes it easier to partition different websites and activities.

[mcortezv]

Yes, Oqtane works on Linux. It's usually installed by cloning the repository from GitHub and deploying with .NET. As far as I know, there's no wget or repository for Linux.

MariaDB is also compatible (although Oqtane usually documents MySQL/PostgreSQL).

cPanel is only helpful for basic management; on a VPS, you have more complete manual control.

I hope this answers your questions. Regards.

[markagama]

thx Manuel, I've read how to install Oqtane in a cpanel VPS. I have a whm / cpanel VPS that hosts three sites using mariadb, so I'll try setting up oqtane in a new cpanel user account and see what happens. I'll make a blog to let everyone know how I go. Should be fun.

[mcortezv]

Perfect, good luck, I'll wait for the blog. You could mark my comment as answered if you're happy with the response.

[leigh-pointer]

There is a gotcha with cpanel and that is webDAV. By default there is no way to turn that off. Oqtane will install and will appear to work properly but will not save anything. If you search for webDAV in the discussions you will see others have had the issues prior to me. #1207