Get ready for a talk that goes above the norm and will benefit. both experienced system administrators and novices making their first steps with Almalinux. The installation procedure is described in great depth here. It will lead you into a realm where Linux coexists peacefully with the powerful powers of cPanel. With all due formality and a dash of warmth, let us embark on this journey. Journey into the sophisticated world of server management. A dedicated server offers exclusive resources of top quality and provides high performance without breaking the budget.
A community-driven, open-source Linux distribution called AlmaLinux. It was created to take the role of CentOS. It came about as a result of shifts in the direction of the CentOS project. Especially about CentOS Stream, which alarmed users who valued the consistency. The dependability of CentOS releases. For comprehensive guidance on setting up a web service using the LAMP stack on AlmaLinux, check out this detailed tutorial.
Prerequisites for installing cPanel on AlmaLinux
- Linux VPS with Almalinux 8/9 64bit OS
- 1 GB of RAM
- 20 GB of storage space
- Static IPv4
- 1 Core CPU 1.1 GHz
Updating AlmaLinux server repository packages
Software packages must be updated/upgraded before starting cPanel installation.
To upgrade in Almalinux operating system, use the following command:
yum update -y
yum upgrade -y
After the update/upgrade is complete, start the cPanel installation.
MySQL & MariaDB
Before starting to install cPanel, pay attention to this point regarding MySQL, if you do the installation with the default cPanel command, only MySQL 8.0.37 will be installed, which cannot be upgraded to MariaDB.
Start installing cPanel
Use the following command to start installing cPanel with MySQL 8.0.37.
cd /home && curl -o latest -L https://securedownloads.cpanel.net/latest && sh latest
Use the following command to start installing cPanel with MySQL 10.0.6.
mkdir -p /root/cpanel_profile/
echo \'mysql-version=10.6\' > /root/cpanel_profile/cpanel.config
cd /home && curl -o latest -L https://securedownloads.cpanel.net/latest && sh latest
How long does it take to install cPanel?
Installing cPanel may take up to 30 minutes, depending on your server speed and network.