Install cPanel on your server: Difference between revisions

From Acenet Knowledgebase
Jump to navigation Jump to search
← Older edit
Docs admin (talk | contribs)
Bureaucrats, Administrators
2,745 edits
No edit summary
Rewritten for current cPanel (Jupiter) and Acenet servers
 
(8 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
Before installing cPanel, we recommend your server be partitioned appropriately.  The default partitioning scheme for Virtual Servers is sufficient.  Acenet has a recommended partitioning scheme for Dedicated Servers.  cPanel should only be installed on a fresh, clean Operating System. Once your server has the appropriate partitioning and has been licensed for cPanel, follow the below steps for installation.
This guide is for Acenet cloud servers and dedicated servers ordered with a cPanel license, if cPanel isn't already installed. To check, try logging in to WHM at https://your-server-ip:2087.
 
[1] Login to your server as the root user via SSH.  


[2] Run the following commands to install cPanel:
== Before you start ==
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
iptables -F
service iptables save
mkdir /home/cpins
cd /home/cpins
yum install wget
yum install perl
wget -N http://httpupdate.cpanel.net/latest
sh latest
</syntaxhighlight>


* Start with a '''fresh installation''' of an operating system that cPanel supports, such as AlmaLinux or CloudLinux, with nothing else installed. See cPanel's [https://docs.cpanel.net/installation-guide/system-requirements/ system requirements].
* Set the server's '''hostname''' to a fully qualified name that isn't one of your websites' domains, for example server.example.com, and point it to the server's IP address in DNS.
* The installation takes 30 to 60 minutes.


[3] Once the installation has completed you can login to WHM as the root user using the following URL:
== Install cPanel ==


<pre>
'''1.''' Log in to your server as root over SSH.
https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:2087
</pre>


You'll need to replace xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with your server's main IP.  For exmample if your server's main IP is 192.168.100.1, then you would use the following URL:
'''2.''' Run:


<pre>
<pre>
https://192.168.100.1:2087
cd /home && curl -o latest -L https://securedownloads.cpanel.net/latest && sh latest
</pre>
</pre>


'''3.''' When the installation finishes, log in to WHM as root at https://your-server-ip:2087 (for example https://192.0.2.10:2087) and complete the setup wizard.
== License ==


[4] If you receive a license warning upon first logging in to WHM, run the following command from SSH as the root user to update your license:  
Your cPanel license is provided by Acenet and is tied to your server's IP address. If WHM shows a license warning after installation, run this as root to refresh it:


<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
<pre>
/usr/local/cpanel/cpkeyclt
/usr/local/cpanel/cpkeyclt
</syntaxhighlight>
</pre>
 
 
{{note|'''Not sure what to do after you have finished installing cPanel? We have a cPanel Beginner's Guide here:'''
 
[[CPanel Beginner's Guide]]}}


If the warning stays, please [[Open a support ticket|open a support ticket]].


For full details, see cPanel's [https://docs.cpanel.net/installation-guide/install/ installation guide].


[[Category:cPanel]]
[[Category:cPanel]]

Latest revision as of 09:35, 27 October 2026

This guide is for Acenet cloud servers and dedicated servers ordered with a cPanel license, if cPanel isn't already installed. To check, try logging in to WHM at https://your-server-ip:2087.

Before you start

  • Start with a fresh installation of an operating system that cPanel supports, such as AlmaLinux or CloudLinux, with nothing else installed. See cPanel's system requirements.
  • Set the server's hostname to a fully qualified name that isn't one of your websites' domains, for example server.example.com, and point it to the server's IP address in DNS.
  • The installation takes 30 to 60 minutes.

Install cPanel

1. Log in to your server as root over SSH.

2. Run: 

cd /home && curl -o latest -L https://securedownloads.cpanel.net/latest && sh latest

3. When the installation finishes, log in to WHM as root at https://your-server-ip:2087 (for example https://192.0.2.10:2087) and complete the setup wizard.

License

Your cPanel license is provided by Acenet and is tied to your server's IP address. If WHM shows a license warning after installation, run this as root to refresh it: 

/usr/local/cpanel/cpkeyclt

If the warning stays, please open a support ticket.

For full details, see cPanel's installation guide.

Retrieved from "https://kb.acenet.us/index.php?title=Install_cPanel_on_your_server&oldid=2888"