[deanhills]

that is one of my complaint . their panel is pay to win . the file manager and the chroot thing is paid and they said like it a small feature in reality it is a huge feature for some people

and the user experience is really confusing . i used to install it just to try because i dont know why people like vesta cp and defending this stupid piece of program and when i use it it is extremely confusing . what i found is that it is still easier to use terminal . so that just debunk the command line theory because who want a panel that is harder to use than a command line or terminal . no panel did the job right except cpanel . that is why cpanel have monopoly on panel market BECAUSE THEY CARE ABOUT USER EXPERIENCE . THEIR PANEL IS EASY TO USE . THEY CARE ABOUT THEY USER . THEY DONT MAKE PANEL THAT IS CRYPTIC ONLY THE CREATOR THAT CAN USE IT . you want example of good free panel . well it is not a website panel but it is a game panel call pterodactyl . it is a little bit weird in the admin side (still easy to learn) but it is AS EASY AS WHAT GAME PANEL SHOULD BE . they also not pay to win like VESTA CP that everyone like but i extremely hate . and because pterodactyl is easier than terminal and also allow for other people to connect that have no linux experience to control the server . THAT IS WHAT PANEL SHOULD BE . MAKING THING EASIER FOR PEOPLE. NOT MAKING IT HARDER BY USING PANEL THAT DESIGNED TO F*CK YOU UP

That's a bit unfair to VestaCP @humanpuff69.  I can understand why you don't need to use VestaCP, but you are judging the panel too harshly.  In the beginning the fact that the support for VestaCP was paid, made a difference, but it no longer makes a difference for the free Panel, as VestaCP has developed a discussion Forum over the years collecting info that basically covers all of the inquiries that one needs to ask. There is plenty of documentation on the VestaCP site to refer to. The discussion Forum is also actively supported by qualified Admin.  

One can never compare VestaCP with cPanel for example, as it has its pros and cons, but for me there are many more pros than cons in the free version of VestaCP:

1. Installation menu to tailormake the bash script for the VPS
2. An actively supported discussion Forum
3. Plenty of documentation on VestaCP Website to refer to
4. An attractive interface, easy to use.  Excellent DNS Server. I'm able to install Websites within minutes of installing VestaCP.
5. For those who are into Softaculous it has a free version of Softaculous that is easy to upgrade to paid for a small registration fee.

On the con side I'm worried always about security.  So I make sure not to include an e-mail and FTP server in my bash script.  But it is a risk.  A calculated risk.  So far however (don't want to talk too loudly), in all the years I've been using it since 2014 my panel hasn't been hacked yet.  Or so I hope.

Another con is it doesn't have a File Manager, but I actually prefer that because of safety and security issue.  I've learned to do without it easy.