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Webmin and Virtualmin are moving from server panel to container-aware hosting platform.

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◆Current state
Webmin and Virtualmin ship on a steady monthly cadence, with long lists of modules and fixes. Recent releases added a Hardware Information module, journald error logging, DNF package holds, a Matomo installer, and, in Virtualmin 8.2, a Podman plugin for per-domain containers.
◆Where it's heading
The direction since mid-year is to modernize what the panel manages: systemd units, nftables, Kea DHCP, Btrfs quotas, and now containers. Webmin follows current Linux plumbing, and Virtualmin builds app-hosting features (Podman recipes, Django and Matomo installers) on top.
◆Prediction
Expect the Podman plugin to keep growing its recipe catalog and Btrfs quota support to spread across modules. Webmin 2.680 will likely continue the pattern of a new module plus distro-support updates.

◆Recent moves

  1. 18d ago

    Virtualmin 8.3.0 released

    A Matomo installer in the free GPL edition plus a batch of log-rotation and cloning fixes. It continues the shift toward app-hosting conveniences, with mostly operational fixes.

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  2. 27d ago

    Webmin 2.670 and Usermin 2.570 released

    A new Hardware Information module, error logging to journald, and DNF 4/5 package holds. It tracks modern Linux tooling rather than adding new categories.

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  3. 1mo ago

    Virtualmin 8.2.0 released

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    The release that brings containers into the panel's model of what a domain is. Podman support turns Virtualmin from a LAMP-style hosting tool into one that can run per-domain containerized apps.

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  4. 2mo ago

    Webmin 2.660 and Usermin 2.560 released

    Btrfs subvolume quotas, large-quota vfsv1 files, and APT package holds. This filesystem groundwork shows up again in Virtualmin 8.2's per-domain quotas.

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  5. 2mo ago

    Webmin 2.653 and Usermin 2.552 released

    A packaging hotfix for a missing library file, plus theme updates that prepare the UI for the upcoming Podman plugin.

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  6. 3mo ago

    Webmin 2.652 and Usermin 2.551 released

    A per-user control that blocks URL downloads from private IP addresses, along with stricter file-access checks on imports. It's a security hardening pass that steadily closes server-side request forgery paths.

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