20:43:48 738 ( INFO): Thank you for installing cPanel & WHM 11.50!Ĭongratulations, that wasn’t so hard right? It definitely gets easier the more you do it, and some companies even have this process automated. 20:43:48 738 ( INFO): Visit or for additional support 20:43:48 738 ( INFO): Visit for more information about first-time configuration of your server.
Enter your root password in the Password text box Enter the word root in the Username text box 20:43:48 738 ( INFO): After ensuring that your firewall allows access on port 2087, you can configure your server. 20:43:48 738 ( INFO): On RHEL, CentOS, and CloudLinux systems, execute /scripts/configure_firewall_for_cpanel to accomplish this. 20:43:48 738 ( INFO): Before you configure your server, ensure that your firewall allows access on port 2087. The next step is to configure your server. 20:43:48 738 ( INFO): Congratulations! Your installation of cPanel & WHM 11.50 is now complete.
20:43:48 196 ( INFO): cPanel install finished in 42 minutes and 55 seconds! Once the installation has completed you’ll be greeted with a screen that appears similar to the following: Go stretch your legs, drink some coffee (or beer), and give this anywhere from 20 minutes to 1 hour to run it’s course. You should at this point see something very similar to the ~]# cd /home & curl -o latest -L & sh latest Be aware that this installation can take a while, there is a lot of stuff being installed and configured.Ĭd /home & curl -o latest -L & sh latest Once you’ve completed Step #1, type in the following command, and get the installing going. Our Business VPS plan is the bare minimum required for this, so that’s what we’re running this demo on.
Download and run cPanel install scriptĬPanel/WHM recommends a MINIMUM of 2GB RAM, and 40GB of disk space for installation. You should now be ready to move on to the next step, installing cPanel.Ģ. If the above command returns an empty file, or a file with no nameserver entries in it, simply add the following to add Google’s Open DNS Resolver’s to your server: Dedicated servers might require you to add them, in the following way: Usually, if you are running a vps, the provisioning process includes these entries. Once you’re in the editor, find the following line:ĭouble check that you have nameserver entries installed on your server. Now, we need to type in the following command, to disable SELinux: Kernel updates usually require a reboot, but we’ll get to that in a moment.
Also, we just upgraded the kernel and all software packages that needed updating. What that command did is allows us to install an easy to use text editor, so you can continue with the next step in a much simpler fashion. Now, we need to set some things up so the cPanel/WHM install runs smoothly. Type in or copy and paste your password, and you’re in! What you see above, is me passing the username (root) the IP of your vps server (104.250.134.11). SSH stands for Secure Shell, and it’s the defacto way of connecting to almost every server on the planet (except you Windows…) One of the most basic and commonly used commands is SSH. I highly recommend that anyone getting into running their own hosting panel learn the basics of systems administration and server management. Log in to server using SSH and prepare for install No clue what this article is about? Check out our post on 7 Easy Steps to Starting Your Own Web Hosting Company and catch up!ġ. Congratulations! Now you get to dive into the fun stuff, so without further ado, let’s get started! So you’ve got your vps hosting plan or your dedicated server online and operational.