Installing cPanel in DigitalOcean requires a valid server hostname and Perl installed on the server. As a part of our DigitalOcean Managed Services, we at Bobcares offer solutions to your related queries.

Installing cPanel in DigitalOcean

cPanel is a web hosting control panel app. It makes the hosting process easier for the users by providing a GUI and automation tools.

Pre-requisites: Pearl installed on the server and a valid hostname, as cPanel installation on DigitalOcean needs a fully qualified domain name for the server.

cPanel installation only has a few steps, however, it takes a long time. The Program “screen” is not required to install cPanel, it can be a very useful addition to the installation process. It’s especially useful if we know we’ll have slow internet or need to pause the lengthy installation process. 1. To begin, download and install screen and wget:

sudo yum install screen wget

2. We can start a new session after the setup finishes.

screen

3. We can now set up cPanel with WHM or a DNS-only version of cPanel.

wget -N http://httpupdate.cPanel.net/latest                //cPanel with WHM
wget -N http://httpupdate.cPanel.net/latest-dnsonly  //the DNS only version of cPanel

4. After that, we can run the script. It may take 1-2 hrs to complete.

sh latest

5. We can close the screen now. To detach, type:

Cntrl-a-d

To reattach, type:

screen -r

6. After the cPanel installation, we can access the login by going to the IP address or domain. We can create the cPanel user from here. Lastly, login in at ipaddress/cpanel or domain/cpanel.

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Conclusion

In this article, our Support team provides a simple 6-step method for installing cPanel in DigitalOcean. Pearl and a valid hostname are only the pre-requirements.