Abstract:
HC8 is a fully automated all in one control panel which gives web hosts the power to
experience unlimited hosting possibilities in clustered environment. It facilitates web
hosting firms to manage their both, Linux and Windows servers through centralized
interface. The whole HC8 package is about 135MB and each time clients have to check
manually for the product updates from the website, and then download and reinstall the
whole HC8 package in case of availability. This waste both, time and bandwidth, and
clients really have to wait for months in order to obtain the next build which would fix
their bugs. The idea is to develop a generic update system for HC8 so that its clients don’t
have to update manually. A service running on the client’s server will automatically
check for the updates and would download and install them on client’s demand. The user
interface on the HC server would allow the HC administrator to set updates for specific
clients while proscribing the rest from downloading them. The newly designed system
would highly improve the services of HC8 and clients would be able to receive client
specific updates as well.
