9 May 2013

Collabtive, TinyWebGallery and Zurmo are now available through the Installatron family of products.

Collabtive is an open source project management application that was initially released in 2007, TinyWebGallery is an open source gallery application that was initially released in 2005, and Zurmo is an open source customer relations management (CRM) application that was initially released in 2011.

Read more: Collabtive
Read more: TinyWebGallery
Read more: Zurmo

26 April 2013

Two of the most popular caching plugins for WordPress -- 'WP Super Cache' and 'W3TC Management' -- have recently issued new versions to patch a serious remote code execution vulnerability that affects any WordPress install with comments enabled. Updating these plugins immediately is recommended.

Read more: Sucuri: Update WP Super Cache and W3TC Immediately

Notes for service providers:

Server administrators can use Installatron to forcibly update these plugins from the server command line. To forcibly update both plugins for all WordPress installs on a server, execute the below command from the server SSH root command prompt. This beta-quality feature requires Intallatron Plugin 8.0.13 (or newer) or Installatron Server 3.0.14 (or newer).

cd /usr/local/installatron
./installatron --upgrade --id='*' --plugin='wp-super-cache,w3-total-cache' 

Read more: Advanced Usage: How to forcibly update WordPress plugins from the server command

25 April 2013

Installatron Plugin version 8.0.13 and Installatron Server version 3.0.14 are now the current release and stable versions of the two products. Both are maintenance releases that fix a range of minor problems.

Read more: Installatron Plugin 8.0.13 Changelog
Read more: Installatron Server 3.0.14 Changelog

18 April 2013

PHP-Fusion is now available through the Installatron family of products. PHP-Fusion is an open source content management and portal application.

Read more: PHP-Fusion

18 April 2013

Installatron Plugin version 8.0.12 and Installatron Server version 3.0.13 are now the current release and stable versions of the two products. Both are maintenance releases that fix a range of minor problems.

Read more: Installatron Plugin 8.0.12 Changelog
Read more: Installatron Server 3.0.13 Changelog

15 April 2013

As of April, 2013, we're pleased to celebrate 9 years in business.

Read more: Company Information

12 April 2013

The "Limit Login Attempts" WordPress plugin can now be enabled as part of the standard Installatron WordPress install to help improve WordPress login security. When enabled, the rate of WordPress login attempts will be limited, including by way of cookies, for each IP. Website owners can enable this option for new installs and for existing installs.

This is not the best solution to prevent WordPress logins from being bruteforced. While limiting login attempts helps, server load will still be affected by the increased traffic, and attackers can employ a wide range of IP addresses to circumvent the block. Deploying a Web Application Firewall (WAF) can specifically target this traffic and provide a generally superior solution to the same problem.

Notes for service providers:

The option to enable limited login attempts for WordPress will become available for your customers with the next forced or automatic Installatron Update. This option can be disabled at Installatron Admin >> Features (bottom of the page).

While not necessary, limited login attempts can be forcibly enabled for all existing WordPress installs on a server by executing the below command from the server SSH root command prompt. If any problems are encountered with limited login attempts, the feature can be disabled per installed application using the UI's "view/edit details" button or with a variation of the same SSH command (swap 'on' to 'off' and optionally change --id to target a specific install).

/usr/local/installatron/installatron --edit --id='*' --limitloginattempts on

Read more: Limit Login Attempts

11 April 2013

Mahara and OrangeHRM are now available through the Installatron family of products.

Mahara is an open source portfolio and resumé building application. Mahara was initially released in 2006 and today is used by institutes and organisations all over the world.

OrangeHRM is an open source human resource management application. OrangeHRM was initially released in 2006 and today has over one million users globally.

Read more: Mahara
Read more: OrangeHRM

4 April 2013

OpenDocMan is now available through the Installatron family of products. OpenDocMan is an open source document management application that is designed to comply with ISO 17025 and OIE standards.

Read more: OpenDocMan

28 March 2013

PmWiki is now available through the Installatron family of products. PmWiki is an open source wiki application that was initially released in 2004.

Read more: PmWiki

27 March 2013

Installatron Plugin version 8.0.11 and Installatron Server version 3.0.12 are now the current release and stable versions of the two products. Both are maintenance releases that fix a range of minor problems.

Read more: Installatron Plugin 8.0.11 Changelog
Read more: Installatron Server 3.0.12 Changelog

21 March 2013

selfoss and Tiny Tiny RSS are now available through the Installatron family of products. Both have been added in response to the increased demand for RSS readers caused by the discontinuation of Google Reader.

selfoss is an open source RSS and live stream reader and was initially released in 2010. Tiny Tiny RSS is an open source RSS reader and was initially released in 2005.

Read more: selfoss
Read more: Tiny Tiny RSS

13 March 2013

CMS Made Simple is now available through the Installatron family of products.

CMS Made Simple is an open source content management application. Initially released in 2004, CMS Made Simple received the 2010 Most Promising Open Source Content Management System award by Packt Publishing.

Read more: CMS Made Simple

13 March 2013

Installatron Plugin version 8.0.10 and Installatron Server version 3.0.11 are now the current release versions of the two products. Both are maintenance releases that fix a range of minor problems.

Read more: Installatron Plugin 8.0.10 Changelog
Read more: Installatron Server 3.0.11 Changelog

7 March 2013

FrontAccounting and phpwcms are now available through the Installatron family of products.

FrontAccounting is an open source accounting application for small and medium businesses. Forked from webERP in 2007, FrontAccounting has been downloaded over 100,000 times.

phpwcms is an open source content management application and PHP development framework. Initially released in 2007, phpwcms has been downloaded over 125,000 times.

Read more: FrontAccounting
Read more: phpwcms

28 February 2013

BoxBilling is now available through the Installatron family of products.

BoxBilling is a free billing and client management application. A commercial version with expanded functionality is also available. Box Billing was initially released in 2011.

Read more: BoxBilling

19 February 2013

HESK and WikkaWiki are now available through the Installatron family of products.

HESK is a free support ticket and knowledge base application. Initially released in 2009, HESK has grown be become one of the most popular free support solutions.

WikkaWiki is an open source wiki application. Forked from WakkaWiki in 2004, WikkaWiki today powers hundreds of websites worldwide and is known for its lightweight engine.

Read more: HESK
Read more: WikkaWiki

12 February 2013

Form Tools and Dada Mail are now available through the Installatron family of products.

Form Tools is an open source web form management application. Form Tools was initially released in 2005.

Dada Mail is an open source mailing list application developed in Perl. Dada Mail was initially released in 2000 under the name Mojo Mail and has been known as Dada Mail since 2003.

Read more: Form Tools
Read more: Dada Mail

7 February 2013

Installatron Plugin version 8.0.9 and Installatron Server version 3.0.10 are now the current release versions of the two products. Both are maintenance releases that fix a range of minor problems.

Read more: Installatron Plugin 8.0.9 Changelog
Read more: Installatron Plugin 3.0.10 Changelog

4 February 2013

Chamilo and FluxBB are now available through the Installatron family of products.

Chamilo is an open source e-learning and course management application. Forked from Dokeos in 2010, Chamilo is currently used by more than 3.5 million students and teachers worldwide.

FluxBB is an open source forum application. Forked from PunBB in 2008, FluxBB is a popular lightweight forum application.

Read more: Chamilo
Read more: FluxBB

29 January 2013

PyroCMS and TomatoCart are now available through the Installatron family of products.

PyroCMS is an open source content management application. Initially released in 2009, PyroCMS has grown rapidly, accepting code from over 120 contributors, and today PyroCMS powers more than 43,000 websites.

TomatoCart is an open source e-commerce shopping cart application. TomatoCart forked from osCommerce in 2009.

Read more: PyroCMS
Read more: TomatoCart

22 January 2013

Pligg is now available through the Installatron family of products. Initially released in 2005, Pligg enables website visitors to submit and vote on news articles, similar to Reddit and Digg.

Read more: Pligg

10 January 2013

Installatron Plugin and Installatron Server are both now available as Debian .deb packages. Support for Debian packages comes in addition to the existing RPM packages, traditional shell script and Windows executable.

Read more: Installatron Plugin
Read more: Installatron Server

10 January 2013

Installatron Plugin version 8.0.8 is now the current Installatron Plugin release version. This is a maintenance release that fixes a wide range of minor problems and adds support for Debian packages.

Read more: Installatron Plugin
Read more: Installatron Plugin 8.0.8 Changelog

21 December 2012

The team at Installatron wants to offer you and yours our best wishes for a happy holiday season and a prosperous new year.

Our support and sales lines will remain open throughout the holiday season, so don't hesitate to contact us. Take care and have a wonderful holiday!

Read more: About Installatron

20 December 2012

WHMCS is now available through the Installatron family of products. Hosting providers are now empowered with the ability to offer a secure and fully automated one-click platform for delivering WHMCS and WHMCS upgrades to their customers.

WHMCS (WebHost Manager Complete Solution) is a commercial all-in-one solution for online businesses that automates and simplifies the provisioning of new accounts, client management, billing and support. Initially released in 2005, WHMCS has grown be become the most popular integrated billing solution for web hosting providers.

Read more: WHMCS

20 December 2012

The Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware "10.x" release channel is now available in addition to the standard The Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware "9.x" release channel.

Read more: Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware

11 December 2012

The TYPO3 "Long Term Support" release channel is now available in addition to the standard TYPO3 release channel. TYPO3 is a popular open source content management application and framework that is used to power all types of websites, from small websites for individuals to multilingual enterprise systems for large corporations. TYPO3 was initially released in 2000 and today powers over 500,000 websites.

Read more: Typo3

4 December 2012

Installatron Plugin version 8.0.7 is now the current Installatron Plugin release version. This is a maintenance release that fixes a wide range of minor problems and improves Migrate for same-domain Migrations.

Read more: Installatron Plugin
Read more: Installatron Plugin 8.0.7 Changelog

14 November 2012

We're pleased to highlight two companies that have created WHMCS addons that enchance WHMCS's functionality for cPanel servers with Installatron Plugin installed.

ModulesGarden cPanel Extended for WHMCS is commercial WHMCS addon that enables web hosting customers to manage their web hosting account directly through the WHMCS interface. Included is the capability for web hosting customers to install and backup/restore applications, and WHMCS packages can be configured to automatically install applications during the account order process.

gk~root Installatron Automation for WHMCS is a free WHMCS addon that enables WHMCS packages to be configured to automatically install applications during the account order process.

Read more: Installatron Automation for WHMCS

8 November 2012

SilverStripe is now available through the Installatron family of products! SilverStripe is an open source content management application and PHP development framework. Initially released in 2000, and open source since 2006, SilverStripe has received numerous industry awards including Best Open Source Project in the 2010 New Zealand Open Source Awards.

Read more: SilverStripe

31 October 2012

We're proud to announce Installatron Server 3.0 and Installatron Plugin 8.0 are now the current releases in the stable release channel.

Read more: What's New in Installatron Plugin 8?
Read more: What's New in Installatron Server 3?

25 October 2012

Vtiger is now available through the Installatron family of products! Vtiger is an open source customer relations application. Vtiger forked from the SugarCRM application in 2004, and today Vtiger powers operations for over 350,000 businesses and organizations worldwide.

Read more: Vtiger

20 September 2012

TYPO3 is now available through the Installatron family of products! TYPO3 is a popular open source content management application and framework that is used to power all types of websites, from small websites for individuals to multilingual enterprise systems for large corporations. TYPO3 was initially released in 2000 and today powers over 500,000 websites.

Read more: Typo3

9 August 2012

Seo Panel is now available through the Installatron family of products! Seo Panel is an open source multi-website search engine optimization (SEO) monitoring application. Initially released in 2010, Seo Panel received 1st Runner Up in the 2011 Most Promising Open Source Project awards by Packt Publishing.

Read more: Seo Panel

24 July 2012

Feng Office is now available through the Installatron family of products! Feng Office is an open source document and CRM application.

Read more: Feng Office

17 July 2012

ownCloud is now available through the Installatron family of products! ownCloud is an open source file sync and share application that was initally released in 2010.

Read more: ownCloud

16 July 2012

Quality assurance has concluded for the Parallels Plesk 11 Linux/FreeBSD and Windows control panels. Current versions of Installatron Plugin are compatible with the new Plesk major version.

Read more: Installatron Plugin
Read more: What's New in Installatron Plugin 8?

12 July 2012

ImpressPages CMS is now available through the Installatron family of products! ImpressPages CMS is an open source content management application. Initially released in 2009, ImpressPages received the 2011 Most Promising Open Source Project award by Packt Publishing.

Read more: ImpressPages

6 June 2012

After more than one month of continued refinement, we're proud to announce Installatron Plugin 8.0 is now the release version.

Version 8 includes hundreds of improvements and new features, including a refreshed user-interface and the ability to automatically update and clone installed apps. Version 8 was known as 7.1 during the testing period.

Read more: Installatron Plugin
Read more: What's New in Installatron Plugin 8?

17 May 2012

liveSite is now available through the Installatron family of products! liveSite is a free, professional website builder application.

Read more: liveSite

10 May 2012

After one month of continued refinement, we're proud to announce Installatron Server 3.0 is now the release version.

Version 3 includes hundreds of changes and additions. Highlights include:

• Ability to clone installed apps.
• Ability to migrate installed apps from other servers using a FTP connection.
• Ability to edit installed app login and password, name, email, and other values.
• Ability to configure installed apps to automatically update as new versions are released.
• User interface improvements, including new icons throughout the UI and the addition of a universal "search and filtering" bar.
• Live Demo and Live Demo Server are now available, enabling links to pre-installed instances of apps available within Applications Browser.
• Most administrative settings can now be configured per group. Previously, only available apps could be configured per group.
• New administrative settings and features, including installed application quotas and active task monitoring.

Read more: Installatron Server
Read more: What's New in Installatron Server 3.0?

2 May 2012

OSClass is now available through the Installatron family of products! OSClass is an open source, multilingual and rapidly growing classified advertisement application.

The Zazavi content management application has also been discontinued, as the startup developing Zazavi is no longer maintaining the application. All applications available through our products are held to very high standards--unmaintained applications are unacceptable. Existing Zazavi installations will continue to function.

Read more: OSClass

13 April 2012

The free trial program for Installatron Plugin has been reintroduced. Servers unlicensed within the past year are now eligible for a free, 45 day Installatron Plugin license, which can be upgraded at any time to a monthly or annual paid license.

Read more: Installatron Plugin: Free 45 Day Trial

11 April 2012

The next major version of Installatron Server is immediately available through the Installatron Server "edge" release branch.

Read more: What's New in Installatron Server 3.0?

11 April 2012

The next major version of Installatron Plugin is immediately available through the Installatron Plugin "edge" release branch.

With the availability of 7.1, Installatron Plugin Lifetime licenses have increased in price to $299 for dedicated servers and $149 for VPS. Lifetime licenses provide an incredible value due to the fact they're only ever paid once; there are no renewal fees for support or updates and all future versions are included. This is the second time the price of lifetime licenses has been increased since they were introduced back in 2004, and no further price changes for any type of license are expected.

Read more: What's New in Installatron Plugin 7.1?

30 March 2012

phpScheduleIt is now available through the Installatron family of products! phpScheduleIt is an open source reservation and scheduling application.

Read more: phpScheduleIt

14 March 2012

Installatron Plugin version 7.0.15 is now the current Installatron Plugin release version. This is a maintenance release that fixes a wide range of minor problems.

Installatron Plugin is the premier web application automation plugin for popular web hosting control panels, including cPanel, DirectAdmin and Plesk.

Read more: Installatron Plugin
Read more: Installatron Plugin 7.0.15 Changelog

1 March 2012

Installatron Server 2.2 is now available. This release focuses on Installatron Server's FTP and FTPS protocol layer, adding many improvements and performance increases.

Tailored for medium-to-large web hosting providers, Installatron Server is an API and optional GUI that enables web application automation to be incorporated seamlessly into existing infrastructure.

Read more: Installatron Server
Read more: Installatron Server 2.2.0 Changelog

29 February 2012

Installatron Plugin version 7.0.14 is now the current Installatron Plugin release version. This is a maintenance release that fixes a wide range of minor problems.

Installatron Plugin is the premier web application automation plugin for popular web hosting control panels, including cPanel, DirectAdmin and Plesk.

Read more: Installatron Plugin
Read more: Installatron Plugin 7.0.14 Changelog

24 February 2012

Textpattern is now available through the Installatron family of products! Textpattern is a lightweight blogging and content management application.

Read more: Textpattern

17 February 2012

cFTP is now available through the Installatron family of products! cFTP is an extremely lightweight and easy to use multi-user file and image sharing application.

Read more: cFTP

10 February 2012

Lazarus Guestbook has been integrated as a replacement for Advanced Guestbook, which is no longer updated by its author.

A direct upgrade path to Lazarus Guestbook for existing Advanced Guestbook installations has been included.

Read more: Lazarus Guestbook

8 February 2012

Installatron Plugin version 7.0.13 is now the current Installatron Plugin release version. This is a maintenance release that fixes a wide range of minor problems.

Read more: Installatron Plugin
Read more: Installatron Plugin 7.0.13 Changelog

2 February 2012

Piwigo is now available through the Installatron family of products!

Read more: Piwigo

19 January 2012

Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is now available through the Installatron family of products!

Read more: Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware

12 January 2012

Installatron Server 2.1 is now available. Included in this release is the ability to execute API and Command-line requests as background processes. In addition to this major feature, there are numerous minor improvements and bug fixes.

Tailored for medium-to-large web hosting providers, Installatron Server is an API and optional GUI that enables web application automation to be incorporated seamlessly into existing infrastructure.

Read more: Installatron Server

23 December 2011

Everyone at Installatron wants to offer you and yours our best wishes for a happy holiday season and a prosperous new year.

Our support and sales lines will be open throughout the holiday season, so don't hesitate to contact us. Take care and have a wonderful holiday season!

Read more: About Installatron

9 December 2011

Oxwall is now available through the Installatron family of products!

Read more: Oxwall

21 November 2011

After nearly four months of continued refinement, we're proud to announce Installatron Plugin 7.0 is now the release version.

Version 7 includes hundreds of changes and additions. Highlights include:

• Wide support for multi-lingual applications.
• A revised task workflow including one-click application installs, upgrades, backups, and restores.
• Improved multi-select workflow that significantly cuts back on the time required to manage multiple installed applications.
• Integrated background processing with task manager.
• Support for ASP.NET applications on Windows servers.
• More flexible control panel integration with the Installatron Plugin Control Panel Widget.
• An improved, backward-compatible backup format.
• IPv6 support enabling licenses to be assigned to IPv6 addresses.

Read more: Installatron Plugin
Read more: What's New in Installatron Plugin 7.0?

14 November 2011

phpFreeChat is now available through the Installatron family of products!

Read more: phpFreeChat

10 November 2011

As of WordPress 3.0, the WordPress MU project has been integrated into the default WordPress package. WordPress MU enables website owners to create and manage multiple blogs through a single WordPress instance. An option to automatically enable WordPress MU is now offered by the Installatron WordPress installation wizard.

Read more: WordPress

2 November 2011

Installatron Plugin dedicated server and VPS licenses are now available through BuyCPanel.com.

Read more: Installatron Plugin Distributors

27 October 2011

WebsiteBaker is now available through the Installatron family of products!

Read more: WebsiteBaker

26 October 2011

Installatron Server 2.0 is now the release Installatron Server version. This update includes a refined and simplified Installatron Server API that is programming language independent, highly intuitive, and fully backward-compatible with the current Integration API.

Tailored for medium-to-large web hosting providers, Installatron Server is an API and optional GUI that enables web application automation to be incorporated seamlessly into existing infrastructure.

Read more: What is Installatron Server?

20 October 2011

Zenphoto is now available through the Installatron family of products!

Read more: Zenphoto

14 October 2011

webtrees is now available through the Installatron family of products!

Read more: webtrees

11 October 2011

Quality assurance has concluded for the cPanel Enkompass 2.4 control panel. Installatron Plugin 7.0.6 is now fully compatible with the new cPanel Enkompass version.

Read more: Installatron Plugin
Read more: What's New in Installatron Plugin 7.0?

6 October 2011

After nearly two months of continued refinement, we're proud to announce Installatron Plugin 7.0 is now the release version.

Version 7 includes hundreds of changes and additions. Highlights include:

• Wide support for multi-lingual applications.
• A revised task workflow including one-click application installs, upgrades, backups, and restores.
• Improved multi-select workflow that significantly cuts back on the time required to manage multiple installed applications.
• Integrated background processing with task manager.
• Support for ASP.NET applications on Windows servers.
• More flexible control panel integration with the Installatron Plugin Control Panel Widget.
• An improved, backward-compatible backup format.
• IPv6 support enabling licenses to be assigned to IPv6 addresses.

Read more: Installatron Plugin
Read more: What's New in Installatron Plugin 7.0?

3 October 2011

Your Own URL Shortener (YOURLS) is now available through the Installatron family of products!

Read more: Your Own URL Shortener

30 September 2011

Installatron Plugin is now available through a number of industry distributors. Authorized to sell Installatron Plugin licenses, distributors may accept your currency, provide support in your language, and offer appealing software bundles.

Read more: Installatron Plugin Distributors

28 September 2011

Contao is now available through the Installatron family of products!

Read more: Contao

26 September 2011

As Installatron Plugin 7.0 approaches wide distribution as our release version, we're pleased to announce two hidden features are now available for testing by servers updated to the EDGE release tier.

The first feature adds an Installatron Plugin Control Panel Widget which integrates seamlessly into the main dashboard of cPanel and DirectAdmin. This fully-customizable widget can be configured independently by each reseller on a server--display installed applications, display a selection of installable applications, or just display a default selection of popular applications.

The second feature adds the ability to manage Windows ASP.NET applications and MSSQL databases. Immediately available are DotNetNuke, BlogEngine.NET, and YetAnotherForum.NET. We'll continue to evaluate additional popular and easy-to-use ASP.NET applications for inclusion in the future.

Read more: Installatron Plugin
Read more: What's New in Installatron Plugin 7.0?

22 August 2011

Flat Calendar has been discontinued as it's no longer developed and is in need of updates to continue to meet the standards required by Installatron. ExtCalendar has been selected as a replacement and is now available. Existing Flat Calendar installations are unaffected and will continue to function.

Read more: ExtCalendar

16 August 2011

We're pleased to reveal the refined Installatron website. Almost every aspect of the website has been disassembled, reappraised, and reassembled with ease of use and modern standards as the guiding principals.

To create more distinction between our products, the Installatron Integration API has been rebranded Installatron Server, and our flagship control panel plugin has been rebranded Installatron Plugin.

Many improvements have been introduced to the Installatron Account portal. Secondary account logins can be created to grant employees limited or full access to an account. License management and renewal has been revised, enabling Installatron Plugin monthly licenses to be renewed annually, and vica-versa.

Efficiency has been increased across the board.

Read more: Our Company

16 August 2011

Installatron Plugin 7.0 is now available, featuring wide support for multi-lingual applications, a revised task workflow including one-click application installs, greatly improved multi-select workflow, integrated background processing, IPv6 support, and more. This new version is available immediately through the Installatron "edge" release branch.

For more information about the new features and changes in this version, continue to the What's New in Installatron 7.0? page.

16 August 2011

Introducing Installatron Remote, a service hosted on Installatron.com that enables website owners to deploy applications to remote web hosting accounts. Simply select an application, enter website FTP information, and start using the application in seconds.

Installatron Remote is completely free for unlimited application installs to any number of websites. Backups, restores, and upgrades are limited, however unlimited everything for any number of websites starts at just $29/year.

Get started: The Apps

25 July 2011

MyBB has been added to Installatron!

19 July 2011

Zazavi has been added to Installatron!

28 June 2011

Elgg has been added to Installatron!

24 June 2011

Testing has successfully concluded for the cPanel Enkompass 2.0 control panel. This new major version is fully supported by Installatron.

21 June 2011

PivotX has been added to Installatron!

31 May 2011

OpenCart has been added to Installatron!

23 May 2011

Simple Invoices has been added to Installatron!

2 May 2011

Piwik has been added to Installatron!

13 April 2011

Vanilla Forums has been added to Installatron!

5 April 2011

Installatron 6.1.3 has been released.

7 March 2011

concrete5 has been added to Installatron!

3 March 2011

Installatron 6.1.2 has been released.

7 December 2010

DokuWiki has been added to Installatron!

29 November 2010

MODx has been added to Installatron!

14 October 2010

Mantis bug-tracker has been added to Installatron!

1 October 2010

Installatron 6.1 has been released, featuring a refined application browser, cPanel Enkompass and InterWorx control panel support, and many other new features.

Find more information about the changes on the What's New in Installatron 6.1? page.

22 September 2010

e107 has been added to Installatron!

10 June 2010

PrestaShop has been added to Installatron!

9 September 2009

Zikula has been added to Installatron, replacing PostNuke. Existing PostNuke installs can be upgraded to Zikula using Installatron.

12 June 2009

PHP Link Directory has been added to Installatron.

4 June 2009

A Twitter account has been created for Installatron. Follow us to stay up-to-the-minute on Installatron!

4 June 2009

Zen Cart has been added to Installatron.

8 April 2008

Installatron 6.0 has been released, featuring a greatly improved user interface and workflow throughout the software. Almost every aspect of the user-level interface has been pulled apart, reappraised, and reassembled with easy of use and web-standards as the guiding aims.

This release also sees significant speed improvements, in the orders of 150% and 200% for key tasks, improved use of language, and many behind-the-scenes improvements, making it the most robust and usable Installatron to date.

You can find more information about the core changes on the What's New in Installatron 6? page.

Trivia: This release utilizes the jQuery AJAX/Javascript library. Early testing showed it to be a clean and robust alternative to our Installatron 5 code, easily integrated, and we're very pleased with the streamlining that jQuery has brought to Installatron 6.

3 April 2009

Virtualization and control panel developer LxLabs has incorporated an Installatron API into their LxAdmin hosting control panel platform, allowing LxAdmin administrators to offer the Installatron plugin to their users.

1 April 2009

A beta release of Installatron 6 is now available for testing on your servers. Please see this forum post for more information.

13 February 2009

WebCalendar, the powerful calendar software, has been added to Installatron's installer system. WebCalendar will replace CaLogic Calendar.

12 January 2009

We have unveiled a new pricing model that is aimed to make Installatron more affordable for everyone.

Under the new model, we no longer require bulk purchases to receive a discount; instead, discounts are now based on the total number of active licenses owned at the time of purchase and renewal. That is, the more active licenses you own the cheaper the next one is to purchase, and the renewal fee for all your licenses is based on the number of active licenses that you own at the time of renewal. To view license purchase and renewal cost at specific numbers of active licenses, see the table on our pricing page.

As part of the new model, we have also introduced monthly VPS licenses starting at $2.50 per month. All of our VPS Licenses will work on Virtual Private Servers ("VPS") that also have fewer than 100 hosted domains or less than 1100MB dedicated memory. Servers that do not have VPS software, or that have both more than 100 hosted domains and more than 1100MB dedicated memory, require a Dedicated-Server license. All major virtualization software is supported, including Virtuozzo, OpenVZ, VMware, Xen, and others.

The new pricing model, including the new monthly VPS licenses, is immediately effective for new purchases. Existing licenses will continue on the model they were purchased, and may be converted to the new model by opening a ticket. Clients with old custom contracts may choose to continue to purchase those licenses. We have been planning these changes for some time and no further price changes are expected in the foreseeable future.

31 December 2008

Installatron 5.2 has been released, with two big advances in control panel support.

First is the addition of support for the Windows edition of Parallels Plesk Control Panel, which joins the existing support for Plesk Linux/FreeBSD, DirectAdmin, and cPanel/WHM. Installation details for Plesk Windows can be found here.

The freshly-released Plesk 9.0 is also completely supported by Installatron 5.2, for all operating systems supported by Plesk. See Installatron Requirements for a full list of supported software.

We have also opened up the control panel system with an API, allowing intergration of Installatron into... well, just about anything. The immediate benefit will be to hosting providers who use customized control panel software, whom can now make the world's best auto-installer (I'm talking about Installatron) available to their users. As for other uses, it will be interesting to watch developments. Details on the control panel API can be found here.

Development will now focus on 5.3, and the cool things therein.

3 November 2008

Magento eCommerce, the hugely popular ecommerce system, has been added to Installatron's installer system.

30 September 2008

Installatron 5.1 has been released, with some new major features (to go with the website redesign). Most notable is the new Converter tool, found in Administration > Tools, which allows you to quickly and easily import/convert, into the Installatron format, installs created by a long list of other auto-installers (specifically: Fantastico, Application Vault, CPAddon Scripts, CPSkins Auto-Installer Pro, and CPSkins PSA-Installer Pro). Migration to Installatron is as easy as it's ever been.

Additionally, the old three-day demonstation license has been replaced with a new FREE SINGLE-DOMAIN EDITION. This free edition, which is free to use for as long as you like, will be locked to the first domain that you install a script on, and can be easily upgraded to the unlimited-domain version by purchasing a license. Speaking of which, the installation and purchasing systems have been greatly improved, so both trying and/or buying as now very simple.

Work is already well underway with version 5.2.

8 March 2008

osTickets, the widely-used and now re-developed "trouble tickets" system, has been added to Installatron's installer system.

19 February 2008

Automatic renewal for expiring licenses is now available. Check your account page for setup.

9 February 2008

Moodle, the hugely popular open source course management system, has been added to Installatron's installer system.

27 January 2008

Installatron 5.0 has been released. This is a major new version, re-coded almost from the ground up. It features a much more powerful installer and upgrader system, an AJAX/Web2.0 interface, tons of new features for users and administrators, an installer maker, and this new website. It's really very good. We recommend you check it out.

26 November 2007

Installatron 5.0 beta1 has been released, and is available for installation on any server with an active Installatron (3.x) license. Installatron5 is an all-new version of Installatron, with a greatly improved interface, better panel integration, and a next-generation installer and upgrader system. An email has been sent to all users with a suitable license.

6 August 2007

Installatron 3.4.4 has been released, to add support for cPanel 11.1 directory-targeted sub-domains. It includes all hotfixes since 3.4.3. Work continues on the next major version of Installatron.

4 April 2007

We have re-introduced monthly licensing plans for dedicated and bulk-VPS Installatron licenses.

25 February 2007

Installatron 3.4.3 has been released, which includes a number of features that will allow a wider range of server configurations to be supported, plus all hotfixes since 3.4.2.

24 November 2006

Installatron 3.4.2 has been released.

25 October 2006

iTron Clock has been added to Installatron. This script adds a highly configurable and easy-to-use dyamic or static clock to a website using Javascript.

24 October 2006

Code Igniter, the powerful PHP framework system from the makes of pMachine and Expression Engine, has been added to Installatron. This tool provides website coders with a highly refined set of tools that allow the creation of dynamic websites with the minimum of effort.

10 October 2006

Installatron 3.4.1 has been released.

9 October 2006

Installatron 3.4 has been released. The 3.4 release includes the much-requested 'forced upgrading' feature, that allows administrators to forcibly upgrade user's installs from a single install-overview tool. This functionality also extends to the CLI interface, which allows administrators to upgrade individual installs, as well as all installs by this user, or all installs of this script, or any combination.

6 October 2006

phpSurveyor has been added to Installatron. This highly respected script is a leading survey system, and a welcome addition to the Installatron ranks.

16 July 2006

Noah's Classifieds has been added to Installatron. Noah's is an older, but still very popular advertising system.

7 March 2004

The first public version of Installatron has been released.