In this tutorial, we will explain how to install and configure CyberPanel on a CentOS 8 VPS.
The web hosting industry is expanding and evolving every day. Web hosting control panels are one of the core elements of this growing industry, thanks to people that are new to web hosting needing a user-friendly way to manage their server.
There’s plenty of choice when looking at installing a control panel on your VPS. A few well-known commercial control panels are Plesk, DirectAdmin, and cPanel. To use these control panels, you need to pay for licenses, which can quickly become costly if the number of users you need isn’t very large. However, there are some open-source control panels that can help fulfill this role. Among them, CyberPanel is a free, open-source, and next-generation web hosting control panel powered by OpenLiteSpeed.
With CyberPanel, you can add new domains/virtual hosts and manage SSL certificates for them. It also provides a one-click installer for WordPress, Prestashop and Joomla.
CyperPanel offers a rich set of features, including a Web Based Terminal, a Git Manager, Auto SSL, PowerDNS, FTP, a Firewall, a File Manager, a PHP Manager, Backup and Restore, and lots more. Let’s get started.
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Prerequisites
To install and configure CyberPanel, we’re going to need to cover a few requirements:
- A CentOS 8 VPS (ideally a minimal install) with root access enabled (comes included on our servers) or a user with sudo privileges. We’ll be using our SSD 2 VPS for this.
- Minimum of 1 GB RAM (2 GB RAM is recommended)
- Minimum 10 GB free disk space.
Step 1: Connect via SSH and Update the OS
Log in to our CentOS server using SSH as the root user (or as a user with sudo privileges). You can do that by entering this command:
Remember to replace ‘root’ with your username if you are not using the root user. Also, replace Server_IP_Address and Port_Number with your actual server IP address and SSH port number. The default SSH port number is 22, however your VPS may be using a different one.
Once you are logged in, you should update all of your OS packages to their latest available version.
Step 2: Disable SELinux
To start, it’s necessary to disable SELinux on your server. You can disable it by editing the file located at /etc/selinux/config:
Modify the following line so that it looks like this:
Save and close the file then restart your server to apply the changes.
Step 3: Install CyberPanel
Now that our SELinux is configured, we can download the CyberPanel installation script using the wget command, as shown below:
Once the script is downloaded, we can start installing and configuring CyberPanel by using the following command:
During the installation, you will be prompted for several questions, as shown below:
We want to install CyberPanel, so enter the number 1 and then hit [Enter] to install CyberPanel:
The CyberPanel installer will now show you your server’s resource availability, along with a choice of how to install CyberPanel. We want to use OpenLiteSpeed, so press 1 and hit [Enter] to Install CyberPanel with OpenLiteSpeed:
Full service is very useful to have for managing your storage, along with your web and mail servers. Let’s install them by pressing Y and hitting [Enter] to install full service for CyberPanel. Moving onto the next step:
We should enter a custom password to maximize our security. Press s and hit [Enter]. You will now be prompted to provide your password manually:
Provide your desired password and hit [Enter] to continue:
Using Memcached and Redis can help speed up your website. Press Y and hit [Enter] to install the Memcached and Redis extensions:
This can help monitor our web and database services and keep them online. Enter the word Yes and Hit [Enter] to finish configuring and start installing CyberPanel. Once we have installed and configured CyberPanel, we will then see the following output:
Next, type y and hit [Enter] to configure the Firewall and restart your server.
Note: Please remember the CyberPanel and WebAdmin panel username and password from the above output.
Next, you can verify the status of your CyberPanel installation using the following command:
You should get the following output:
If you were having issues during the installation, you can try to find errors in the install logs – they are located at /var/log/installLogs.txt.
Step 4: Access the CyberPanel Web UI
At this point, we have installed and configured CyberPanel and it’s now listening on port 8090. You can access it using the URL https://your-server-ip:8090. You will be redirected to the CyberPanel login page:
Provide your admin username, password and click on the Sign in button. You should see the CyberPanel dashboard in the following screen:
To create a new website, click on the Websites button in the left pane. You should see the following screen:
Now, click on the Create Website button. You should then see the following screen:
Provide your website details and click on the Create Website button. Once the website is created successfully, you will see the following screen:
Now, click on the Websites => List Websites button to list your newly created website:
Next, access your website using the URL http://test.example.com. Of course, you’ll need to replace example.com with your own registered domain name. You should see the following screen:
Step 5: Access OpenLiteSpeed Web Admin
By default, our OpenLiteSpeed admin panel is listening on port 7080 and is accessible only from the local system. In order to access this panel from a public network, you will need to allow port 7080 for public addresses. You can do this by setting up firewall from the CyberPanel dashboard.
On the CyberPanel dashboard, click on Security => Firewall in the left pane. You should see the following screen:
Now, add a new rule for the port 7080 and click on the Add button.
Now, access the OpenLiteSpeed web admin panel using the URL https://your-server-ip:7080. You should see the following screen:
Provide your admin username and password and click on the Login button. You should see the OpenLiteSpeed dashboard on the following screen:
Congratulations! you have successfully installed and configured CyberPanel on your CentOS 8 VPS. You now have access to powerful control panels that will let you create your websites and manage your server more easily.
Using a control panel can help you manage your server, but using our fully managed support team (that’s included for free and for life when you order any of our VPSes) is even easier than using a control panel. Simply start a live chat or submit a ticket, and our admins will immediately do anything that you need them to. They can also maintain your server and keep it running at its best.
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Hey,
Great Article. Have some questions. I did my cyberpanel Install without disabling SELinux. What kind of effect it will have on my server. Why is it mandatory to disable it?
Also, Which one do you prefer Centos 7 or Centos 8 for your Cyberpanel install? Is there any performance difference between them?
SELinux sometimes has issues with Cyberpanel which is why we recommend disabling it to avoid conflict. Centos 8 is nearing its end of life so we recommend sticking with Linux Distros that have long-time support.