How To Install CyberPanel in Ubuntu18+, CentOS 7+, Alma or Rocky Linux

What is CyberPanel?

CyberPanel is one of the best free web hosting control panels available today. It offers features similar to traditional panels like cPanel, but with better performance and lower resource usage. It helps users deploy and manage websites with high performance, built-in caching, and modern server tools.

CyberPanel comes in two versions:

• CyberPanel (Free – Open Source)
• CyberPanel Enterprise (Paid)

It is widely used for:

• WordPress hosting
• VPS server management
• High-speed web applications

Why Choose CyberPanel?

• Open-source and free
• Powered by OpenLiteSpeed (high performance)
• Easy installation and user-friendly interface
• Built-in support for LiteSpeed Cache, Redis, Memcached
• Ideal for WordPress hosting and high-speed websites

CyberPanel vs cPanel (Quick Comparison)

System Requirements

Before installing CyberPanel, make sure your server meets these requirements:

• OS: Ubuntu 18.04+, CentOS 7+, Alma Linux OR Rocky Linux
• RAM: Minimum 2GB (2048MB recommended)
• Storage: At least 15GB disk space
• Python 2.7 installed

Video Tutorial and Installation of CyberPanel.

CyberPanel is very easy to install. You just need to execute a few commands to install the panel on your CentOS/Ubuntu Server.

For CentOS/Alma/Rocky Linux Users Update the system packages:

yum -y update

For Ubuntu Users Update and Upgrade system Packages :

apt-get update -y
apt-get upgrade -y

Download and Run the installation for CyberPanel Open Source (free):

sh <(curl https://cyberpanel.net/install.sh || wget -O - https://cyberpanel.net/install.sh)

Download and Run the installation for CyberPanel Ent.

CyberPanel Ent. is free for 1 domain but if you want to host more you need to pay for Enterprise pricing. visit https://cyberpanel.net/ to obtain Ent license.

sh <(curl https://cyberpanel.net/install.sh || wget -O - https://cyberpanel.net/install.sh)

You will see the following output while installing.

    CyberPanel Installer v2.0

  1. Install CyberPanel.

  2. Install Addons.

  3. Exit.

Please enter the number[1-3]: 1

Enter 1 and Enter hit

It will prompt another options:

    CyberPanel Installer v2.0

  RAM check : 120/1024MB (11.71%) 

  Disk check : 1/25GB (4%) (Minimal 10GB free space)

  1. Install CyberPanel with OpenLiteSpeed.

  2. Install Cyberpanel with LiteSpeed Enterprise.

  3. Exit.

Please enter the number[1-3]: 1

Hit 1 and Enter if you want to install it with OpenLiteSpeed.

Hit 2 and Enter if you want to install it with LiteSpeed Enterprise.

Now it will prompt if you want to install PowerDNS, Postfix and Pure-FTP.

Install Full service for CyberPanel? This will include PowerDNS, Postfix and Pure-FTPd.

Full installation [Y/n]: Y

Hit Y ans Enter:

After this it will ask you to enter the version of Panel you want to install:

Press Enter key to continue with latest version or Enter specific version such as: 1.9.4 , 1.9.5 ...etc
2.0.1

Do not enter anything if you want to install latest stable release. If you like to install any specific version you can enter the version.

The installer will now prompt some options hit Y in all and  Enter. It will look like the following:

Mirror server network is optimized for Asia Pacific region...
If you experience very slow download speed during installation, please try use mirror server on clean system...
Use mirror server [y/N]: y
 
Replace JS/CSS files to JS Delivr?
This may improve panel loading speed in Asia Pacific region... 
Please select [y/N]: y
 
Install Memcached extension for PHP?
Please select [y/N]: y
 
Install LiteSpeed Memcached?
Please select [y/N]: y

Install Redis extension for PHP?
Please select [y/N]: y
 
Install Redis?
Please select [y/N]: y

Would you like to set up a WatchDog (beta) for Web service and Database service ?
The watchdog script will be automatically started up after installation and server reboot
If you want to kill the watchdog , run watchdog kill
Please type Yes or no (with capital Y, default Yes): Yes

It will take 5-10 minutes to install, along with it’s extensions.

The installer will output your administrator details:

###################################################################
                CyberPanel Successfully Installed                  
                                                                   
                Current Disk usage : 5/25GB (24%)                        
                                                                   
                Current RAM  usage : 225/985MB (22.84%)                         
                                                                   
                Installation time  : 0 hrs 13 min 46 sec                      
                                                                   
                Visit: https://(ServerIP):8090                     
                Panel username: admin                              
                Panel password: 1234567                        
                WebAdmin console username: admin                         
                WebAdmin console password: WgjXcn622Jq4jiaH                
                                                                   
             Run cyberpanel help to get FAQ info
             Run cyberpanel upgrade to upgrade it to latest version.
             Run cyberpanel utility to access some handy tools .
                                                                   
              Website : https://www.cyberpanel.net                 
              Forums  : https://forums.cyberpanel.net              
              Wikipage: https://docs.cyberpanel.net                
                                                                   
            Enjoy your accelerated Internet by                  
                CyberPanel & OpenLiteSpeed					                     
###################################################################
Digital Ocean detected...
This provider has a network-level firewall
Please make sure you have opened following port for both in/out:
TCP: 8090 for CyberPanel
TCP: 80, TCP: 443 and UDP: 443 for webserver
TCP: 21 and TCP: 40110-40210 for FTP
TCP: 25, TCP: 587, TCP: 465, TCP: 110, TCP: 143 and TCP: 993 for mail service
TCP: 53 and UDP: 53 for DNS service
Would you like to restart your server now? [y/N]: y

yeah hoo!! Panel is installed successfully. Now, Press Y and Enter to restart your server.

Login Details (Important)

After installation, you will see:

• URL: https://YOUR_SERVER_IP:8090
• Username: admin
• Password: (generated password)

Now login to cyberpanel using generated details and change the admin password by editing admin profile for your panel’s security.

Conclusion

CyberPanel is a powerful and beginner-friendly hosting control panel that provides high performance with OpenLiteSpeed. Whether you’re hosting WordPress sites or managing servers, it’s an excellent free alternative to cPanel.