Complete Virtualmin initial configuration according to the services this server will actually provide. The post-install wizard helps select operating choices, but a successful installation still needs DNS, access, backup and application checks before production use.
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What you need before you begin
Have the server hostname, administrative email, intended DNS and mail design, and database requirements ready. Confirm whether you installed a full or minimal bundle and how much memory is available. Keep access to the console and current installation logs.
01 Complete Virtualmin post-install configuration
- Log in to the trusted HTTPS panel address and run the post-installation wizard. Read each explanation rather than accepting settings for services you do not intend to operate.
- Choose memory and background-service options that fit the machine. If mail scanning is offered, consider the actual mail workload and available RAM; disabling a required service purely to hide capacity problems is not a complete design.
- Review database choices and protect any administrative credentials the setup requires. Do not publish a database listener simply because the website needs local SQL access.
- Confirm the DNS design. Names entered as nameservers must actually serve zones and have correct delegation when used publicly; external authoritative DNS requires its own record management.
- Finish the wizard and run Check Configuration from the virtual-server list or System Settings. Resolve reported service, permission, quota or address problems before creating customer accounts.
- Review the default account plan and server template, then create a disposable test domain. Configure notifications, automatic update policy and a tested off-server backup schedule.
Does completing the wizard make DNS public?
No. Registrar delegation and authoritative DNS records must point to a functioning DNS service. Local configuration alone does not change the domain registry or an external DNS provider.
Confirm the expected result
Test the panel hostname certificate, a website, database access and mail only if local mail is part of the design. Confirm the system has adequate memory and free storage during the test. Re-run the configuration check after resolving issues.
Troubleshoot unexpected results
If the check fails, use its exact message to identify the affected component. Missing packages in a minimal installation can be intentional; enable a feature only after installing and configuring its dependencies. Do not repeatedly change unrelated wizard options to clear a service-specific error.