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How to Install Webuzo V3

February 1, 2024 Ashish Kale cPanel/WHM

Webuzo is a control panel that is useful for all that is why it’s called a multi-user shared hosting control panel that can be used to provide shared hosting and 100s of applications via Softaculous. However, installation is simple. This guide will help you to install Webuzo on a newly installed Operating System.

Requirements:

Newly installed OS from the following list :
– CentOS 7.x / 8.x
– AlmaLinux 8.x / 9.x
– Ubuntu LTS 18.04 / 20.04 / 22.04
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x / 8.x
– Scientific Linux 7.x / 8.x
– Rocky Linux 8.x

YUM / apt-get / tar / wget packages installed
RAM – Minimum 1 GB (Recommended 2 GB for best performance)
Disk Space – Minimum 5 GB (Recommended 10 GB for best performance)
Open Ports – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 21, 22, 25, 53, 80, 110,143, 443, 465, 993, 995, 587, and 3306 (It is recommended to keep these ports open on your server)
SELinux should be disabled

Note: There should be no PHP, Apache, or MySQL installed on the server.

Installation:

Open a Shell Terminal (e.g. PuTTY) and SSH to your server. Run the following commands:

Default Apps

The “install parameter is optional and if in case it’s not then Webuzo will install the app by default:

Apache 2.4, MySQL 8.0, PHP 7.3, Pure-FTPd, Bind, Exim, Dovecot, GIT, Web Disk

For allowing Webuzo to install any apps please use the following command:

./install.sh

No Apps

In case, you don’t want Webuzo to install any apps you can use the following value to install the parameter:

./install.sh --install=none

Later you can install apps from Webuzo Admin Panel > Apps > Install an App page.

Selected Apps

To allow Webuzo to install selected apps then you can enter the app names comma-separated to the install parameter:

E.g. ./install.sh --install=apache2, mariadb108,bind,exim,dovecot,php81,php80,php74

Below mentioned are the popular apps for

Web Servers

apache2
openlitespeed
lsws
nginx
nodejs
nodejs14
nodejs16
nodejs17
nodejs18
nodejs19

Database Servers

mysql80
mysql57
mariadb109
mariadb108
mariadb107
mongodb
pgsql
sqlite

Scripting Languages

php82
php81
php80
php74
php73
php72
php71
perl
python2
python3

Utilities

exim
dovecot
bind
pureftpd
sa (SpamAssasin)
jailshell
webdisk
varnish
django
passenger

Security

csf
clamav
cxs
ImunifyAV
ImunifyAV+
Imunify360

Find below the list of softnames of all available apps here:

https://api.webuzo.com/apps.php?in=json

Utilize the softname values from above mentioned list.

Hence, the installation will start immediately. If your network is running slow then you might experience that the installation has stopped.

In such cases, it’s suggested to continue with the process, once the installation is completed then you’ll see the notification:

The required Web Server and other important configurations are set up.

Note: A log file of the installation process will be created – /root/webuzo-install.log

Login to The Admin Panel

To login to the Webuzo Admin Panel, use this Url:

https://Your-IP:2005/

http://Your-IP:2004/

You have to use the root credentials details of your server for username and password.

Panel Configuration

After installing we suggest checking the panel configuration. It is located at the Admin Panel > Settings > Panel Config.

Please monitor the options there and correct anything as per your requirement on the server.

Server IP, Hostname, and Nameservers

Please enter the valid IP of the server and a hostname so that any user can’t use the same.

You need to point your nameserver to the server’s IP where you want to install Webuzo. Webuzo will ask you to enter a Primary Nameserver to the server’s IP where you want to install Webuzo. It will also ask you for a primary Nameserver (e.g. ns1 example.com and a secondary Nameserver (ns2.example.com).

Create A User

Once the panel is configured then you’ve to create endusers / shared hosting users. You have to click on Users >> Add users on the admin panel. Over there, you’ve to enter the user’s domain, username, password and email. After that, you’ve to select the hosting plan if you have created any or manually assign the resources to the user. You can also automate the process and link WHMCS, Blesta, etc.