General settings for Simuzo features, stats, and audit options.
Accessing Settings
Navigate to Settings in the Admin Panel sidebar.
General Settings
Admin Contact
| Field | Description |
|---|
| Admin Email | Primary administrator email address |
Multiple emails can be separated by commas.
Maintenance Mode
| Field | Description |
|---|
| Enable Maintenance | Show maintenance page to users |
| Subject | Maintenance page title |
| Message | Maintenance page content |
Backup Settings
| Field | Description |
|---|
| Backup Retention | Days to keep deleted user backups (minimum 1) |
| Disable Sysbackup Restore | Prevent system backup restoration |
| Backup Data Path | Custom path for backup storage |
Email Notifications
| Field | Description |
|---|
| Disable Failure Mail | Suppress failure notification emails |
| Disable Success Mail | Suppress success notification emails |
| Max Background Processes | Maximum concurrent background tasks |
Simuzo Features
SimuzoFS (Filesystem Isolation)
| Setting | Values | Description |
|---|
| Enable SimuzoFS | 0, 1 | Enable/disable filesystem isolation |
When enabled, users are isolated in their own jail environments.
SimuzoFS Installation
Enabling SimuzoFS triggers a background installation task. Monitor progress in the Tasks section.
Podman Manager
| Setting | Values | Description |
|---|
| Disable Podman | 0, 1 | Enable/disable container management (1 = disabled) |
When disabled, end users cannot deploy or manage containers.
MySQL Governor
| Setting | Values | Description |
|---|
| Enable MySQL Governor | 0, 1 | Enable/disable database resource monitoring |
Statistics Settings
Collection Interval
| Field | Default | Range | Description |
|---|
| Interval | 1 minute | 1-60 minutes | How often stats are collected |
Shorter intervals provide more detailed data but use more storage.
Retention Period
| Field | Default | Range | Description |
|---|
| Days | 7 days | 7-365 days | How long historical data is kept |
Audit Trail Settings
Enable Audit
| Field | Values | Description |
|---|
| Enable Audit Trail | 0, 1 | Enable/disable security event logging |
Audit Retention
| Field | Default | Range | Description |
|---|
| Days | 7 days | 7-365 days | How long audit logs are retained |
Debug Settings
Debug Level
| Level | Description |
|---|
| 0 | No debug output (production) |
| 1 | Basic debug information |
| 2 | Detailed debug information |
| 3 | Verbose debug output |
Production Warning
Debug mode should be disabled in production environments. It generates significant log output and may impact performance.
Saving Settings
When you save settings:
- Click Save Changes
- Some changes trigger background tasks
- Monitor task progress in the Tasks section
Feature Toggle Tasks
Enabling/disabling features creates background tasks:
- SimuzoFS — Triggers fs install/uninstall
- MySQL Governor — Triggers governor enable/disable
- Podman — Triggers podman enable/disable
- Audit — Triggers audit service install/stop
Related Settings Pages
The Settings menu also contains specialized configuration pages:
Rebranding
Customize site name, logo, favicon, and footer branding.
| Field | Description |
|---|
| Site Name | Product name shown in the panel |
| Logo URL | Custom logo image URL |
| Favicon URL | Browser tab icon |
| Footer Link | Optional footer branding link |
Update Settings
Control automatic updates and update notification email.
| Setting | Description |
|---|
| Update preference | When/how Simuzo applies updates |
| Email on update | Notify admin when updates run |
| Disable auto system update | Prevent automatic core updates |
| Cron time | Schedule for update checks |
| PHP binary | PHP path used by background update tasks |
You can also trigger a manual update from the Updates page or via CLI: simuzo --update.
Check for and apply Simuzo updates.
Email Settings
PHP mail or SMTP configuration for panel notifications.
| Setting | Description |
|---|
| Mail method | PHP mail or SMTP |
| SMTP server / port | Relay host settings |
| SMTP auth | Username, password, auth type |
| Encrypt password | Store SMTP password encrypted when enabled |
Container Limits
| Setting | Description |
|---|
| Max containers per user | Cap end-user container count |
| Max total containers | Server-wide container cap |
| Disable Podman | Hide Container Manager for end users when set |
SecureLinks
SecureLinks kernel protection is managed primarily via CLI. See SecureLinks for simuzo --securelinks usage. Default is enabled (securelinks_kmod=1).
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