Installing cPanel Your VPS or Dedicated Server

  VPS & Dedicated Servers

Before You Start

Before you start to install cPanel on your server, make sure the server and its operating system is compatible with the minimum requirements. The operating system must be configured properly before you start. It is recommend that cPanel and WHM are installed on a newly installed operating system.

Access Your Server

You will need physical or remote server access for the installation, as well as a cPanel license.

If you are connecting via SSH remote control, open a command line and type ssh root@IP, where you replace IP with your server’s IP address, and type in the root server password.

If you are connecting via SSH remote control, open a command line and type 

# ssh root@IP

where you replace IP with your server’s IP address, and type in the root server password.

To install cPanel & WHM on your server, run the following command:

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

This command changes your session to the home directory, downloads the latest version of cPanel & WHM, and runs the installation script.