cPanel install guide.

This is a quick guide which covers a standard installation of cPanel/WHM on a CentOS 6 operating system. We assume you already have basic knowledge of managing your server remotely via SSH.

Step 1

Login to your server remotely via SSH. The details required for this can be found within your service activation email.

Step 2

Its good practice to update your system before starting any installation work. You can do this by running the following command.

yum update -y

Step 3

Next, we must install perl, otherwise the cPanel installation will refuse to run.

yum install perl

Step 4

The final three steps will begin the cPanel installation, at which point you may want to leave the terminal and grab a drink or something to eat, the installation will continue unattended and can take up to one hour dependent on the performance of your system (RAM available etc). Run the following commands one by one.

cd /home (Takes you to the home directory)
wget -N http://httpupdate.cpanel.net/latest (Downloads the required installer)
sh latest (Launches the installation process)

Step 5

Once the installation is complete, visit http://your-ip:2087 to setup cPanel/WHM. Where your-ip represents the dedicated IP address of your VPS.