How to install ISPManager in Linux

In this article, we will see how to install ISPmanager on Linux operating system. It is a well-known commercial Linux back-end dashboard that is like other control panels and includes features for managing websites, creating users, and managing domains, emails, and databases, among other things. ISPmanager also has numerous integrations, including Let’s Encrypt, a website builder, anti-virus software, and so on. You can also write your plugins using an open and well-documented API.

Server Requirements for installing ISPmanager in Linux:

• CPU – 2 GHz
• Cores – 2
• RAM – 3GB
• Disk Space – 20GB

Installing ISPmanager on Linux OS using CLI

To install the ISPmanager in Linux, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Run the below command in the terminal to first install all updates on your Linux OS:

sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2: Install the wget package in Linux OS which will be used to download ISPmanager from the web using the below command:

sudo apt install wget

Step 3: Use the below command to download the ISPmanager installation script:

wget http://download.ispsystem.com/install.sh

Step 4: Once the installation script is downloaded, now we can install ISPmanager Control Panel in Linux using the below command:

sudo sh install.sh ISPmanager --ispmgr6

To install a specific version of ISPmanager, use the –release flag with the version number in the command:

sudo sh install.sh ISPmanager –ispmgr6 –release 5.100

Step 5: After we execute this command, we will be prompted to select the version of ISPmanager which is to be installed in our Linux OS:

Preferably, we can go for the stable version which is fully tested and less prone to errors. If you get the incorrect hostname error, enter the hostname with the “.” symbol to get rid of this.

Step 6: Next, we will be prompted to choose a version that needs to be installed. This depends completely on the user’s choice and uses case.

Step 8: After the installation is complete, go to the following URL mentioned on the terminal to access ISPmanager and use the following credentials to log in:

Step 8: Once you go to the given URL, you will be prompted to a login authentication page of ISPmanager. Login to the ISPmanager using root as username and use your <root-password> as the password:

Step 9: If you have forgotten you are <root-password>, use the below command to change your root password:

Step 10: Once you log in to the ISPmanager, you will be prompted to an “End User License Agreement” Page. Scroll down to the end of the page and click on “I Agree” to proceed further:

Step 11: Finally, you would be able to access the ISPmanager Home Page:

Step 12: Execute the below command to update ISPmanager on your Linux machine:

sudo /usr/local/mgr5/sbin/pkgupgrade.sh coremanager