[xdude]

Actually I do run Dozens of sites in couple of un-managed servers. also sites for my clients so I can tell from my experiences it's uttly not worth using only terminal. I know it might look terminal is solution for everything when you look from outside but it's not when you are doing it in production level. Basically I would mess with files through ssh unless it's a must. Having a good control panel with good security is a big saver among other things.

I used to think same when I used severs only for learn but when you start working its not fun or practical.

Anyway I use Virtualmin for my severs rather than VestaCP. Only recently I have started checking Vesta because I want to find a good panel for low-end servers with less than 1GB RAM.