Three things server administrators do constantly: restart services, check resource metrics, and apply updates. All three are faster now.
The dashboard now includes a service management card that lets you restart any managed service directly from the overview screen. No need to navigate to a separate service management page.
Supported services in the quick restart card:
- Nginx (panel and customer-facing)
- Apache
- PHP-FPM (per version: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4)
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- BIND (DNS)
- Postfix and Dovecot (mail)
Clicking restart on a service takes immediate effect. The card shows the service's current status (running, stopped, or error) updated in real time. There is no confirmation dialog -- the action is direct. If you need to restart multiple services, you can do them sequentially from the same card without leaving the dashboard.
This is useful in the situations that come up most often: after editing a PHP configuration, after changing a DNS zone, or after a ClamAV update that requires a reload.
The resource monitoring cards on the dashboard now support 20 different visualization types. CPU, RAM, disk usage, network I/O, and load average can each be displayed as a different chart style depending on what you find most readable:
- Line, area, bar, and stacked variants
- Gauge and radial progress styles
- Sparkline (compact history in a small footprint)
- Step, spline, and scatter for different data patterns
- And more
To change the chart type for a metric: click the chart style selector on the metric card and choose from the list. Your selection is saved to your user account. The next time you log in -- from any device -- the dashboard shows the same layout you configured.
This preference is per-user, not per-server. If you manage multiple servers from the same account, each server's dashboard uses the same chart style preferences.
When a Panelica update is available, you no longer need to connect via SSH and run commands manually. The update flow is built into the panel:
- The panel checks Panelica Central periodically. When an update is available, a notification appears in the top bar.
- Click Update Available to open the update dialog. It shows the version, the changelog summary, and a pre-update backup option.
- Click Apply Update. The panel downloads the update package, takes a backup, applies the update, and restarts the necessary services.
- When the update is complete, you are returned to the dashboard on the new version.
The update popup uses a modern, readable layout that shows progress at each stage. If the update fails at any step, it rolls back automatically and reports the error.
The SSH security bar that used to display update notifications is replaced by this in-panel flow. Updates applied this way are logged in the audit trail.
Beyond chart types, a few other interface preferences are now stored per user rather than per session:
- Theme and color preset -- your chosen theme (from the 42 available presets) persists across logins.
- Dark/light mode -- your mode preference is remembered.
- Dashboard layout -- card positions and visible metric cards are saved.
These preferences are stored in the database tied to your user account, not in browser local storage. Clearing browser data or switching browsers does not reset them.
If you manage multiple user accounts or hand off panel access to team members, each account keeps its own independent set of preferences.
If you have suggestions for additional chart types, service management improvements, or dashboard layout options, the Feature Requests section is the right place to post. We track suggestions there and reference them when prioritizing development.
The Panelica Team