A Virtualizor shared license is a low-cost licence for Virtualizor, the web-based control panel for creating and managing virtual private servers (VPSs), supplied through a shared licensing arrangement rather than bought directly from the vendor. You install Virtualizor on your own physical server, activate it with the shared licence, and use it to split that server into VPSs that you can sell or use yourself. The word “shared” describes how the licence is supplied, not the type of hosting it is used for.
Tremhost’s shared licences receive official vendor updates.
This guide explains what Virtualizor does, who uses it, what a shared licence means in practice, and what to check before you buy.
What Virtualizor does
Virtualizor is a VPS control panel developed by Softaculous, the company behind the Softaculous app installer. It sits on top of a virtualisation technology and gives you a web interface to run it, instead of managing every virtual machine from the command line.
Supported virtualisation
Virtualizor works with several virtualisation types, including KVM, Xen, OpenVZ, LXC, Virtuozzo and Proxmox. Most new deployments use KVM, because each VPS runs its own kernel and behaves like a separate machine.
Main features
- Fast VPS deployment: ready-made Linux and Windows OS templates, so a new VPS can be created in a few clicks instead of installing from an ISO each time.
- Resource allocation: set CPU cores, RAM, disk, bandwidth and IP addresses for each VPS.
- Multi-server management: manage several physical servers (nodes) from one admin panel.
- Client panel: each VPS owner gets their own panel to start, stop, restart or reinstall their server and open a console.
- Monitoring: live statistics for the node and for each virtual machine.
- Backups: scheduled backups of VPSs to local or remote storage.
- Billing: a built-in billing module with hourly charging, and integration with external billing systems such as WHMCS for automated provisioning.
Who uses Virtualizor
- VPS providers who rent out virtual servers and need a client panel and automated provisioning.
- Hosting companies moving from shared hosting into VPS sales on their own hardware.
- Agencies and developers who own a powerful dedicated server and want to split it into separate environments for projects, staging and clients.
- Businesses and institutions that run several internal servers on one machine and want a simple interface for their IT staff.
If you only need one VPS for your own website or application, you do not need Virtualizor. Renting a VPS is simpler. Virtualizor is for people who own or rent the physical server and want to create VPSs on it.
What “shared license” means
A shared licence is a licensing arrangement offered by a third party. The provider holds licences with the vendor and supplies activation for your server, usually tied to its IP address. The software you install is Virtualizor itself, and the price is usually lower than buying direct.
That can be a sensible trade-off, especially when you are starting out. But it is not the same as holding a licence issued to you by the vendor, so check the terms before you buy:
- Updates: confirm the licence receives normal Virtualizor updates.
- Support: support comes from the licence provider, not the vendor. Check their hours and how you contact them.
- IP changes: find out how to move the licence if you change server or IP address.
- Feature limits: ask whether any features or VPS counts are restricted.
- Billing and cancellation: understand the term (monthly, quarterly or yearly) and what happens if the arrangement ends. Your VPSs keep running on the hypervisor, but you may lose panel access until the licence is restored.
Before you install Virtualizor
- Use suitable hardware. A dedicated server with enough cores, RAM and fast storage for the number of VPSs you plan to run. Hardware virtualisation support is needed for KVM.
- Get spare IP addresses. Each public VPS normally needs its own IPv4 address, so arrange an IP block with your data centre.
- Choose the virtualisation type. Decide on KVM, LXC or another option before installing, because changing later is disruptive.
- Install on a clean server. Virtualizor should go on a freshly installed, supported operating system, not a server already in production.
- Plan backups. Set up off-server backup storage before you sell or deploy the first VPS.
Virtualizor licence at Tremhost
Tremhost sells a Virtualizor shared licence for your own server. At the time of writing the Virtualizor licence page lists it at $3 a month or $34 a year. Like all shared licences, it is a shared licensing arrangement, so read the terms on the page before ordering. Other server licences, including cPanel from $5 a month, CloudLinux and JetBackup, are on the licences page.
If you need the hardware as well, Tremhost offers dedicated servers configured to your specification. Many VPS hosts also run CloudLinux on the cPanel servers inside their VPSs; see what is a CloudLinux shared license for how that works.
Frequently asked questions
Is a Virtualizor shared license for shared hosting?
No. Virtualizor manages VPSs, not shared hosting accounts. “Shared” refers to the licence being supplied through a third party.
Can I install Virtualizor on a VPS?
Generally it belongs on a physical server, because it creates virtual machines. Running KVM inside a VPS needs nested virtualisation, which most providers do not support for production use.
Does Virtualizor work with WHMCS?
Yes. A WHMCS module lets clients order a VPS and have it created automatically when they pay.
What happens to my VPSs if the licence lapses?
The virtual machines usually keep running on the hypervisor, but you lose panel functions until the licence is active again. Keep renewals on time.
Next step
See the current terms and order on the Tremhost Virtualizor licence page. For compatibility questions, contact support on WhatsApp (+263 73 563 9917), Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 17:00 CAT.
