adding server to ispconfig 3

[Snowman]

hi,
i've already installed beta - ispconfig 3 (update from last svn), i dont understand how to add server.
Is it done automaticaly ?
When i will follow :
Servers --> Edit server
i see only filter.
All "Server:" dropdown boxes are empty when i want to add website or DNS record.

Thnx.
Snowman

[till]

The way to add a server is to install ispconfig 3 on a new server, select advanced installation and then choose the mysql database details of a already existing ispconfog 3 server to join it.

[Snowman]

The way to add a server is to install ispconfig 3 on a new server, select advanced installation and then choose the mysql database details of a already existing ispconfog 3 server to join it.

and can i have frontend and mail , database and all other server on one node ?

[till]

Yes, thats why you have to enter the database details of the remote mysql database of the node that runs the frontend and select on the new node not to install a separate frontend.

[Snowman]

Yes, thats why you have to enter the database details of the remote mysql database of the node that runs the frontend and select on the new node not to install a separate frontend.

so if i want to install all on one server i should install :

Shall this server join a existing ISPConfig installation? If not, we will create a new database now (y,n) [y]: here i will select NO

and i will install only frontend and then i will run the same installer and i will select YES and then select (i.e. Configure Mail (y,n) [y]: YES) and configure all kind of servers ..

[till]

If you want to install everything on one server, just choose the Standard installation mode.

Expert mode is only needed for multi server setups. If you are currently in expert mode, enter "quit" and then start the installer again.

[Snowman]

If you want to install everything on one server, just choose the Standard installation mode.

Expert mode is only needed for multi server setups. If you are currently in expert mode, enter "quit" and then start the installer again.

thanks , now i understand how it exactly works

[diablorick]

Sorry to sound stupid but I am very new to ISP Config in general and I need to use it on multiple servers so I am playing around with Beta3. I followed the instructions included with the file and was able to successfuly setup a single server. Now I would like to wipe that one and setup multiple servers but I am not sure which (apt-get) files should be installed on which machines. Here is what I am setting up.
ns1
ns2
webserv1
webserv2
webserv3
securewebserv1
mysql
pop
smtp
ispconfig
each of these is it's own machine with it's own public IP. The ispconfig machine will only be used to logon to and control the other machines. I know I have to do the advanced install and set them to the main DB which will be installed on (ispconfig) machine but which files need to be on which machine.

Thanks very much, I am an IT manager for a large company and I know how frustrating noobs can be but a month ago i had never used linux and now I have 2 bind machines and 3 apache servers up and running just from reading and doing so I will try not to be too much of a burden.

[lephisto]

Sorry to open up this Topic again,

for evaluation purposes I got the prebuilt Ubuntu/ISPC3 VMware images.

My plan was to multiply them to three and have a master backend, as well as a web and a mailserver.

Is there a possibility to join ISPConfig Servers after installation (eg establish a "trust")?

greetings.

[till]

There is currently no script to add additional ispconfig instances to a server. But I recommend to wait a bit with setting up a multiserver system as the way the multiserver systems are setup will change with the next 3.0.0.8 version. ISPConfig 3 will offer then a internal replication mechanism.

[lephisto]

Great news. I'm really looking forward to it.

sincerly,
bastian