All features from the hosted app are included in the open-source code. By default Lynn Hosting uses the GNU AGPL License, for $15 a year you can purchase an MIT license. Any modifications made to the software MUST be open sourced if using the GNU AGPL License.
To purchase an MIT License to remove our branding and close source your modifications please email sales@lynndigital.com. Once your license key has been purchased you'll set it in your .env file for the Lynn Hosting Laravel Panel. The license key will then be inserted in a meta tag on all pages of your site. It allows us to determine if a license has been issued for a site or not, if you attempt to remove our branding without a license we will file a DMCA takedown request with your Domain and Web provider(s). If necessary legal action will be taken.
Lynn Hosting is a full featured hosting panel with automated account setup, container deployment, and billing. Web Containers are powered by Docker and Docker PHP, each container is automatically deployed with an SSL certificate provided by Lets Encrypt. Because we use Docker containers, limited terminal access can be given to all users through our Web Terminal.
To get support on setting up Lynn Hosting please contact sales@lynndigital.com. Please note, there may be a small fee. If you'd like one of our developers to install a fresh Lynn Hosting installation on your web server and locations please contact sales@lynndigital.com. We charge a $20 setup fee for a web server and up to three locations, any additional locations are $10.
Note: you cannot run the panel and server locations on the same server.
To setup the Lynn Hosting Panel or a Server Location you must have root access to a Ubuntu >= 14.04 server with at least 2GB of RAM. We recommend Digital Ocean, as they have an easy Cloud Firewall setup and Droplet Volumes.
We've only tested the installation of all componets on Ubuntu 18.04, with some modification our install scripts can run on other versions.
- MySQL 5.7 Database
- Redis Database
- PHP >= 7.2
- Mail Account
- Pusher Account
- Braintree Merchant Account
What's pusher? Pusher is used by Laravel Echo to manage Websocket connections. Lynn Hostings Panel uses Web Sockets to communicate with our Container Terminal. You can create a free account at pusher.com.
By default we only support Braintree Gateway as a payment provider, they allow us to accept both Credit Card and PayPal payments. Apply for a Braintree Gateway account at braintreepayments.com.
With some modification, Lynn Hostings Panel can support Stripe payments. For more information on accepting Stripe please contact sales@lynndigital.com.
Clone https://github.com/lynndigital/lynnhosting into a directory of your choice. Move into the directory and open the .env file in your favorite text editor. You'll need to change a the following values.
| Key | Value | Example |
|---|---|---|
APP_NAME |
Website Name | "Lynn Hosting" |
APP_URL |
Website URL | https://lynnhosting.com |
DB_HOST |
Database Host | localhost |
DB_PORT |
Database Port | 3306 |
DB_DATABASE |
Database Name | lynnhosting_panel |
DB_USERNAME |
Database Username | username |
DB_PASSWORD |
Database Password | password |
REDIS_HOST |
Redis Host | 127.0.0.1 |
REDIS_PASSWORD |
Redis Password | password |
REDIS_PORT |
Redis Port | 6379 |
MAIL_HOST |
SMTP Server | smtp.google.com |
MAIL_PORT |
SMTP Server Port | 465 |
MAIL_USERNAME |
SMTP Username | account@gmail.com |
MAIL_PASSWORD |
SMTP Password | password |
MAIL_FROM_NAME |
SMTP From Name | "Lynn Hosting" |
PUSHER_APP_ID |
Pusher App ID | 0000000 |
PUSHER_APP_KEY |
Pusher App Key | ajhusisnrnfjsja |
PUSHER_APP_SECRET |
Pusher App Secret | jhdiegdsjsjehfhsj |
PUSHER_APP_CLUSTER |
Pusher App Cluster | us2 |
BRAINTREE_MERCHANT_ID |
Braintree Merchant ID | n.e.g |
BRAINTREE_PUBLIC_KEY |
Braintree Public Key | n.e.g |
BRAINTREE_PRIVATE_KEY |
Braintree Private Key | n.e.g |
Once these values have been updated please save and reupload the .env file to your server. Then run the following commands:
$ sudo chgrp -R www-data storage bootstrap/cache
$ sudo chmod -R ug+rwx storage bootstrap/cache
$ composer update
$ php artisan key:generate
$ php artisan migrateYou've setup the Lynn Hosting Laravel Panel! You'll now need to edit some of the blade templates.
| Template | Location |
|---|---|
| Terms of Service | ~/resources/views/legal.blade.php |
| Privacy Policy | ~/resources/views/legal.blade.php |
| Contact | ~/resources/views/contact.blade.php |
To automate Container Setup you'll need to install Supervisor a process control system. Once it's installed add a process called lynnhosting-queue-high, the process command should be php /path/to/laravel/artisan queue:work --queue=high -vvv. Once it's added restart Supervisor.
We use Laravels Artisan Command Wrapper for terminal commands, you can add locations and commands via the terminal. SSH into the installation directory and run php artisan plan:new {name} {databases} {storage} {bandwidth} {emails} {domains} {price} {braintree_id}. You must fill all values in brackets.
| argument | value |
|---|---|
name |
Plan Name |
databases |
# of Plan Databases |
storage |
Plan Storage in GB* |
bandwidth |
Plan Bandwidth in GB* |
emails |
# of Plan Email Accounts |
domains |
# of Domains per Plan |
price |
Plan Price |
braintree_id |
Braintree Plan ID |
Usage of storage and bandwidth is not automatically monitored. We are working on an integration to monitor the usage per container.
We use Laravels Artisan Command Wrapper for terminal commands, you can add locations and commands via the terminal. SSH into the installation directory and run location:new {name} {host} {port} {password}. You must fill all values in brackets.
| argument | value |
|---|---|
name |
Location Display Name |
host |
Location Host |
port |
Location SSH Port |
password |
Location SSH Root Password |
The root password is required for all locations, full server access is necessary to manipulate containers and other componets. We are working on an integration that will allow the panel to use a non-root user with sudo privledges.
We use Laravels Artisan Command Wrapper for terminal commands, you can add locations and commands via the terminal. SSH into the installation directory and run software:add {name} {version} {cmd} {--before=} {--after=}. You must fill all values in brackets.
| argument | value |
|---|---|
name |
Software Name |
version |
Software Version |
--before= |
Commands Run Before Software Install |
cmd |
Software Install Command |
--after= |
Commands Run After Software Install |
Use && to join multiple commands, you can use %h to represent the containers home/web directory.
To create a Lynn Hosting Server Location please execute wget -O - https://gist.githubusercontent.com/0x15f/ef932499aa036a3808443fd44a8ac9a4/raw/15448c95cd7319e94bd0a213e805cfabebe5a109/install.sh | bash. Once the script has ran please continue with the More Steps section.
Congrats! You've almost setup a server location. Only a few more things left to do.
You need to edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config on your Ubuntu Server to enable SFTP Only users. Open the file in your favorite text editor and comment out the line that starts with Subsystem then paste the snippet below into sshd_config.
Subsystem sftp internal-sftp
Match Group sftpusers
ChrootDirectory %h
ForceCommand internal-sftp
X11Forwarding no
AllowTCPForwarding no
PasswordAuthentication yes
Now restart sshd sudo service sshd restart. Your server location has been setup! If you use DigitalOcean, you can create a snapshot of your server and easily install it on other servers.