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SourceForge.net is the means by which RavenCore is distrobuted to the world. It has a powerful project management and is a tribute to the Open Source community. RavenCore would not be known without the existance of this excellent system.
Linux is by far the most important element in RavenCore, as it is the operating system it was concieved on. It comes in many different flavors, and RavenCore should work on most, if not all of them.
CentOS, the “Community ENTerprise Operating System” is a free rebuild of source packages freely available from a Prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor. Although RavenCore works on a wide range of linux operating systems, CentOS is the primary platform for development.
PHP is the base of the Graphical User Interface ( GUI ) of RavenCore. It is a powerful scripting language that enables easy integration with both the command shell, and the database. PHP is the medium in which users talk to the server in a user friendly enviroment.
Perl is a very powerful scripting language which RavenCore uses in some backend processes, to perform tasks far too complex to be done with a normal unix shell. It also allows for RavenCore servers to communicate with each other, allowing control over several servers from a single place.
MySQL is a popular open source database in which RavenCore uses to drive just about every operation it does.
The Apache Webserver is the software in which RavenCore uses to run the GUI so it can be accessed from the web. It runs SSL on a high port, and with minor code modification it exists in the system process tree as rcore.
The vsftpd server is the FTP software that RavenCore is designed to work with.
Bind, or NameD, is the software RavenCore builds zone files for to run DNS for the hosted domains.
Advanced Web Statistics ( AWStats ) is free log analyzer that RavenCore uses to provide fast and easy web stats for every domain hosted, automatically. RavenCore interfaces with AWStats to provide password protection for the webstats, and some additional navigation options for a user account.
Postfix is the MTA in which RavenCore uses to deliver email.
Dovecot is a Secure IMAP server in which ravencore uses for pop3/imap authentication and access for RavenCore email users.
SpamAssassin is the medium in which RavenCore users can build rule sets on incoming email to help filter out spam. There are sever wide settings, and custimization per email address settings.
Clam Anti-Virus is the source of email scanning to prevent the spread of viruses to RavenCore users. It supports user customized options to either clean, quarantine, or delete email messages containing a virus.
SquirrelMail is the web application RavenCore uses for viewing mail over the web. It interfaces with the IMAP server.
phpWebFTP is an open source application designed to connect to a FTP server via the webserver http port. RavenCore effectivly uses this as its filemanager for the hosted domains.
PHPMyAdmin a popular and effective graphical web based tool to manage MySQL databases. RavenCore provides this web app within the control panel for easy database management.
PHPSysInfo is the application that RavenCore uses to display information about the server to the administrator, such as Uptime, CPU, Memory, SCSI, IDE, PCI, Ethernet, Floppy, and Video Information.
Every sysadmin/developer has his or her preference of editors. Emacs is the one the RavenCore developers use the most.
Although not an “open source” project itself, rpm.pbone.net is a free engine for users to find / download many different open source packages, as rpms. The RavenCore Development team visits this site often.
phpBB the the forum software the RavenCore website uses to host the support forums.