Installatron is a
multi-platform
In computing, cross-platform software (also called multi-platform software, platform-agnostic software, or platform-independent software) is computer software that is designed to work in several computing platforms. Some cross-platform software ...
application installer that provides a
graphical interface
The GUI ( "UI" by itself is still usually pronounced . or ), graphical user interface, is a form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and audio indicator such as primary notation, inste ...
and automation tools designed to simplify the process of deploying and managing
web applications
A web application (or web app) is application software that is accessed using a web browser. Web applications are delivered on the World Wide Web to users with an active network connection.
History
In earlier computing models like client-serve ...
. Installatron is available as a plug-in for popular
web hosting control panel
A web hosting control panel is a web-based interface provided by a web hosting service that allows users to manage their servers and hosted services.
Web hosting control panels usually include the following modules:
* Web server (e.g. Apache HTT ...
s.
Installatron is multi-platform and compatible with
Linux
Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution, w ...
,
BSD, and
Windows
Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for ser ...
. The developers maintain support for many
web hosting control panel
A web hosting control panel is a web-based interface provided by a web hosting service that allows users to manage their servers and hosted services.
Web hosting control panels usually include the following modules:
* Web server (e.g. Apache HTT ...
s:
Applications provided by Installatron are many and cover a broad number of categories.
In 2008, it was made possible to activate Installatron for free for a single
domain while maintaining all the functionality.
In 2009,
Windows
Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for ser ...
support was made which in turn added support for the
Parallels Plesk Windows and
cPanel Enkompass web hosting
control panels.
See also
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Fantastico (web hosting)
Fantastico is a commercial script library that automates the installation of web applications to a website. Fantastico scripts are executed from the administration area of a website control panel such as cPanelFantastico's web siteclaims that th ...
*
Softaculous
Softaculous is a commercial script library that automates the installation of commercial and open source web applications to a website. Softaculous scripts are executed from the administration area of a website control panel, typically via an in ...
References
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External links
Installatron website
Web hosting