A CyberPanel alternative with a panel that cannot run commands.
RespireCloud is a self-hosted server panel that serves sites with nginx and asks you to approve every change. There is no CyberPanel importer, so a move is a live copy of accounts from a plain Linux server. It is in early access, and this page says plainly what is not there yet.
What you get when you switch.
An import is a report, a test copy and a commit you can take back.
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A report before anything is created
The importer reads the backup and lists what converts as it is, what converts with a change and what is skipped, each with the reason. Nothing is dropped silently.
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A dry run you can test
The dry run builds the account and checks it: each site is fetched over HTTP and each mailbox is probed over SMTP. DNS and certificates are held back until you commit.
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A rollback that removes everything
After a commit, a rollback deletes what the import created: accounts, domains, zones, mail domains, databases, users, certificates and the home folder. A failure in the middle rolls back by itself.
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The archive is treated as hostile
It uploads in the wizard (resumable, with its checksum shown) and is unpacked by a hardened, fuzzed reader. Path tricks, links that leave the folder and decompression bombs are refused.
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The same business model
Administrators, resellers, customers and sub-users, with plans whose limits every module enforces, and modules for WHMCS, Blesta and HostBill.
What comes over from CyberPanel.
RespireCloud has no importer for CyberPanel backups, and CyberPanel is not one of the panels it recognises by name. A live transfer treats the server as a plain Linux source. That path is proven end to end from a plain Linux server, but not from a CyberPanel server.
Brought over
- Files, copied by rsync into the account's home
- Databases, reloaded from a fresh dump
- New mail, in the final pass
- A DNS checklist for each domain
Reported, not brought
- CyberPanel's own settings, users, packages and sites are not read: create the accounts and sites in RespireCloud
- Sites that depend on OpenLiteSpeed rules or its cache settings need the nginx equivalent written by hand
- Files outside the account's home are reported, not copied
Without a backup file. The new server connects out over SSH, only reads, and pins the source's host key after you confirm it. A final pass brings what changed since the first copy, then gives a DNS checklist per domain. This is proven end to end from a plain Linux server.
What is different by design.
These are statements about RespireCloud, not about CyberPanel.
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The web panel cannot run commands
The panel runs as an unprivileged user. Work that needs root goes to a separate agent that accepts typed operations only, never a command line.
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Every change is shown before it happens
A change is a plan with the exact difference. You approve it, risky ones with a passkey, and it can be undone.
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Isolation is in the base product
Every hosting account is its own Linux user with its own systemd slice, its own PHP-FPM pool and quotas, in every edition.
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An assistant, and a guide for beginners
Ask in plain words and get a plan to approve. RespireSoft AI comes with every licence as a monthly allowance and turns itself on; or with your own key for a model provider, or a model on your own server. A guide walks new users through their first steps.
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Updates that go back by themselves
The panel updates itself from signed releases, keeps the previous release and a copy of its database, and goes back on its own if the new release does not start. Every server and Store module follows.
CyberPanel and RespireCloud, side by side.
Each line about CyberPanel was read on its own public page, linked beside it, and checked on 20 October 2026. Their page is the authority: if it has changed since, it is right and this is out of date.
What RespireCloud does not have yet.
Read this before you plan a move.
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OpenLiteSpeed
RespireCloud serves sites with nginx. A site that relies on OpenLiteSpeed's rules or cache needs its equivalent.
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A price of zero
CyberPanel offers a free edition. RespireCloud is licensed, and if free is a requirement it is not the right choice.
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A public release
RespireCloud is in early access. There is no public download, the production signing keys are not made and prices are not set. One install has run on a real server; everything else ran in our lab.
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Proof on real backups
The importers have run end to end only on archives we built to match each format. A backup taken from a production server has not been imported yet, so expect differences.
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A second web server
Sites are served by nginx. Apache .htaccess rules, PHP ini overrides and redirects are not translated by the importer: a site that depends on them needs its rules rewritten.
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Recovery to a moment
A database restore goes back to the time of a scheduled dump. Recovery to a chosen moment between backups is not built. The database tool (Adminer) is built; it covers MariaDB, MySQL and PostgreSQL on the server itself.
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An independent security test
An external penetration test has not started.
Questions
- Can RespireCloud import a CyberPanel backup?
- No. There is no CyberPanel importer. You can copy accounts from the server over SSH with the live transfer, which treats it as a plain Linux source, and create the sites in RespireCloud yourself.
- Is RespireCloud free like CyberPanel?
- No. RespireCloud is licensed. It has a free 14 day trial on the pricing page, and prices are not set yet.
- Does it run on OpenLiteSpeed?
- No. Sites are served by nginx with PHP-FPM.
- What is different by design?
- The web panel runs as an unprivileged user and a separate agent runs only typed operations. Every change is a plan you approve, and isolation per hosting account is in every edition.
- Is RespireCloud affiliated with CyberPanel?
- No. CyberPanel and LiteSpeed are names of their owners. RespireCloud is an independent product made by RespireSoft.
Planning a move from CyberPanel?
Tell us how many servers and accounts. We will say honestly whether RespireCloud is ready for them.
cPanel, WHM, Plesk, DirectAdmin, CyberPanel, HestiaCP, CloudPanel and LiteSpeed are trademarks or names of their respective owners. RespireCloud is made by RespireSoft and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them. Their names are used here only to say what RespireCloud can import from and how it differs.