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How to Install cPanelWHM on Ubuntu 20.04

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Installing cPanel on Ubuntu provides many functionalities. As an administrator, using this web hosting control panel helps you simplify the process of hosting a website for the website end-user. Because it is experimental software, cPanel & WHM is not ready for production environments before completion. Also, the cPanel installation on Ubuntu 20.04 needs some requirements that are included in this guide. In this article, you will learn how to install cPanel/WHM on Ubuntu 20.04.

It works only on Linux systems. So, if you have concerns about Linux VPS complexities, but you need to host your website, application, database, bots, or email accounts, replacing the cPanel VPS is a good idea. Let’s go through this to review all you need to know about this popular software solution for servers.

Table of Contents​

What is cPanel?​

cPanel is an easy, scalable, and developer-friendly web hosting control panel that provides a GUI interface. Using this user interface helps you to perform all important settings via the web-based user interface of the two applications cPanel and WHM (Web Host Manager). cPanel is outstanding to manage servers or configure web hosting packages. It comes with 15 days of a free license but after that, every cPanel & WHM server requires its own license.

So, if you do not already own a license for cPanel & WHM, obtain one for your server’s IP address. To find the best plan, visit the cPanel Store and purchase one.

When Should You Pick cPanel & WHM?​

cPanel & WHM are both powerful tools to control servers and hosting accounts. Beginners find cPanel an ideal control panel solution. But WHM is mostly used to administer dedicated servers or VPS hosting services. It is not available with standard web hosting services but is great to manage reseller services, cPanel accounts, and server configurations.

As an administrator, you will be able to create cPanel accounts for customers, monitor and protect your server, and transfer and back up data in a few clicks. On the other hand, when you need to manage a server and configure web hosting accounts, you can consider starting using cPanel. Also, it allows you to check the status of your website and run troubleshooting tasks within your website. A wide range of features is also offered for users such as creating websites and domains, launching and managing email networks, and storing web files.

cPanel Features​

cPanel website admits that it comes with a rich feature set and customer-first support, cPanel’s automated and configurable platform enables customers to focus on growing their businesses. So, let’s see what are the features of cPanel as a type of control panel that is used to perform tasks on your hosting server and website.

  • User-friendly interface
  • Reliable support
  • Easily configure
  • Automatic software installation
  • Security settings
  • Monitor and protect servers and sites in minutes
  • Highly compatible
  • Publish a website
  • Log files
  • Launch databases

And more.

WHM Features​

The WHM platform could satisfy developers, solo designers, small businesses, or even a 20-person team. Now, review the features of the WHM web hosting manager.

  • User administration
  • Server monitoring
  • Reset cPanel accounts
  • Backups and moves
  • Modify DNS Zone records
  • Add domains to the server
  • Configure nameservers
  • Perform system and control panel maintenance

And more.

Prerequisites to Install cPanel & WHM on Ubuntu 20.04​

To finish the installation process successfully, you need to consider some prerequisites before it. Firstly, you need to provide Ubuntu 20.04 up and running. To order or need any consultant, start a chat with our online experts.

Secondly, keep in mind that your server must have no other kind of software installation. If I put it in words, a fresh server is required.

To make your server compatible to perform the installation process, the prerequisites below should be provided.

  • Your server should have a non-root user with sudo permissions and a basic firewall.
  • Perl must have been installed.
  • A hostname with a fully qualified registered domain name.
  • SELinux must be disabled. (If you have it installed)
  • Minimum 1.1 GHz and Maximum 2 GHz processor
  • At least 1 GB of RAM
  • Minimum 20 GB and Maximum 40 GB disk space
  • FQDN
  • 64-bit architecture
  • Static IP address

For more information, check the main website to review the system requirements for Ubuntu.

Step-by-Step to Install cPanel and WHM on Ubuntu 20.04​

Once you provided all server system requirements, follow the steps of this article to finish a successful installation.

Step 1: Update Your System​

To update your system packages to the latest version and rebuild the system repo cache, use the following command:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Set the Hostname​

As mentioned, FQDN and a fully qualified domain name are required. In this step, you must set the domain name that you are planning to use with it. Run the command below to check your current hostname:

hostname

Now, edit the file to set it to a fully qualified hostname. In this article, we assume it is demo.operavps.com:

nano /etc/hostname

Then, you can delete the old hostname and add the new one. To save and exit the file, press Ctrl + O, hit the Enter key, and Ctrl + X to exit.

To open the file /etc/hosts, run:

nano /etc/hosts

Run a command like the below but change the IP address with your server’s address and also the domain name.

your IP yourserver.domain.com yourserver

Something like:

123.45.67.89 demo.operavps.com demo

To save and exit the file, press Ctrl + O, hit the Enter key, and then Ctrl + X to exit.

Now, you can reboot the server. So, type:

reboot

At this moment, you need to use the following command to confirm the hostname has been set:

hostname

Step 3: Install cPanel & WHM​

So close to finishing the installation. To create a shell session, you can use the Linux Screen utility. It helps to remain active after the network disruption. Run:

screen

If the screen is not installed, use the following command to install it:

apt install screen

Finally, to install cPanel, run the command below:

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

It may take a few minutes to complete the installation since it installs many dependencies including MariaDB for database management. Do not close the terminal. Once it is done, you will get the message.

Now, you've successfully installed cPanel/WHM on Ubuntu 20.04!

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