Whether you have a linux server somewhere you would like to keep an eye on or you are doing shared hosting for other people, webmin is a great tool to let you do a lot of the common administration tasks via an easy to use web application.
To install, get the latest version from here http://www.webmin.com/download.html (or install from your distro's repository, but it might not be up to date)
Then, depending on the OS you have, you may have to run '/usr/libexec/webmin/setup.sh'
After that, you are ready to go. To access webmin, headoff to http://yourserver:10000/ (default configuration)
You can install a number of additional modules available here: http://www.webmin.com/third.html
Some that I found useful:
System Information - http://swelltech.com/projects/webmin/modules/sysinfo-1.170.wbm
Custom Link - http://www.webmin.com/download/modules/link.wbm
Stats - http://downloads.sourceforge.net/webminstats/sysstats-1.2.tgz
One nice feature is that webmin allows you to install module directly from the net, just by pasting the link above.
If you are running a shared hosting environment, the usermin module is a must. You might also want to rely on virtualmin for setting up all the virtual domains, but if you go that route, you have to set it up and use it from the start.
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