API key expiry tracking
See every key the panel uses to reach your servers, when it was last used and how many days it has left. A key that is running out comes to you as an alert, so you can plan the renewal before metrics stop. Creating and revoking keys from this screen is still being built.
- Topic
- F · Tools and operations
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- 01Its own settings tabThe key list has its own tab on the settings screen.
- 02One key per serverEach server’s agent key sits in its profile: label, last use and time left.
- 0330- and 14-day thresholdsUnder 30 days left is a security finding, under 14 it turns critical; the finding links to that server.
- 04The key stays hiddenLike the root password, the key itself is never shown; only its label, last use and expiry are kept.
- 05Create and revoke: comingCreating and revoking keys are on the way; listing and expiry tracking work today.
What it does.
When a key expires the server keeps running, but the panel goes blind. Metrics stop, alerts don’t arrive, and you usually hear about it from a customer. The list counts down the days left, so you can schedule the renewal instead of scrambling. Like the root password, the key itself is never shown on screen. Creating and revoking keys are on the way.
Each server’s agent key sits in its profile with its label, last use and expiry.
Under 30 days left, a key becomes a security finding; under 14 days, it turns critical.
The finding links to the server list, so you reach the server behind the key in one click.
The key list has its own tab in settings.
Like the root password, the key itself is never shown on screen.
Tools and operations
Tools that make the daily work easier and leave a trail.
- F.01Details Browser-based server terminalChecking on a server shouldn’t mean opening PuTTY and hunting for a key file. Pick the server in the panel, type the command and read the output on the same screen. Close to twenty commands are ready for disk, memory, processes, services, ports and the mail queue. Commands you can’t undo, like rm -rf /, are stopped before they run.
- F.02Details Rule-based AI server assistantAsk in your own words, for example which server is about to run out of disk. The assistant answers questions about disk, load, mail, services, SSL, backups and transfers from your fleet’s current data. It is rule-based and makes no outside network request. The command it suggests goes to the terminal in one click, and running it is still your call.
- F.03Details Server backup and restoreTake full backups of cPanel and Plesk accounts with the ctapanel agent and send them to ctabox, S3-compatible storage, another of your servers or your own device. Schedules run daily, weekly or monthly and keep the last 1 to 90 backups. You restore to the same server or another with the same panel, confirmed with a WhatsApp code. A late backup raises an alert and lowers the health score.
- F.04Details Audit and activity logEvery change made in the panel is recorded with who made it and when. Filter the activity log by job, alert, account, server or security to find the change you’re after, such as the moment a firewall was switched off. Work the panel does on its own is logged under its own name, so nothing is put down to “the system”.
- F.05Details Team roles and permissionsNot everyone on your team needs the whole panel. There are four user roles: owner, sysadmin, support and read-only. Someone on support can create an account but cannot switch the firewall off. The table also shows who has two-factor authentication turned on. Inviting people and editing permissions are still being built.
- F.06This page API key expiry trackingSee every key the panel uses to reach your servers, when it was last used and how many days it has left. A key that is running out comes to you as an alert, so you can plan the renewal before metrics stop. Creating and revoking keys from this screen is still being built.
- F.07Details Ctrl+K command palettePress Ctrl+K (⌘K on a Mac) and type the name of the screen you want. All thirty pages and the actions you use often sit in the same search box, so you move around the panel from the keyboard instead of digging through the menu. You don’t need to remember a screen’s exact name.
- F.08Details Turkish, English and dark modeThe panel comes in Turkish and English, and switching language changes more than the menus: number and date formats follow it too. The theme can be light, dark or set to follow your system, so dark mode comes on when your operating system switches. Your choice is saved.
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