Sentora is an Open-Source Web Hosting Control Panel that is used to build specifically to work on a variety of Linux. it’s a free-to-download and use web hosting control panel developed for Linux, UNIX (it stands for UNICS ‘UNiplexed Information Computing System’ ), and BSD Based servers or computers. Sentora is not fit for large website servers, or it can perform like a small to mixed-size server. as you know Sentora works with any kind of Linux distribution.
Sentora Provides Features
- One of the best features is that it Introduces the Common Control Panel functions. to extend its functionality.
- It’s easy to use and manage web hosting servers.
- Sentora provides simplified management because it’s designed via the simplified web hosting management. it has the ability to quickly and easily manage its web hosting.
- Sentora, Security is Robust. it has hard security that is difficult to break.
- Sentora has great support for the DNS (Domain Name System) management system.
- It enables the user to advertise the products more Efficiently and Quickly.
Requirement to Install Sentora:
So, for installing Sentora in Linux you have to understand which all are OS (Operating System) supported by Sentora.
Supported OS:
Before you begin you must first install the VirtualBox or VMware and configure the virtual machines following.
- CentOS 7 Linux.
- Windows Virtual Machine
Installation of Sentora in Linux
Step 1: Open the terminal of your CentOS 7 Virtual Machine then logged in to the server via SSH console as user root. so firstly find the IP address of your machine and then access the user root.
For finding the IP Address of your CentOS 7 virtual machine follow the command and hit enter.
$ ifconfig
Now log in to your CentOS 7 server via SSH using root using the below command and hit enter, After it will for your user root password.
$ ssh root@ipAddress
After enter the user root password you have to again hit enter, then you will see your CentOS server is connected via SSH as user root.
Step 2: Now for Downloading the Sentora installation script using the below command on your user root terminal and hit enter.
# wget http://sentora.org/install
After completing the download you will see that interface in your terminal.
Step 3: Make the Sentora installed script Executable using that below command then hit enter.
# chmod +x install
Step 4: Run the script to start Sentora’s Installation. write the below command in the terminal and hit enter.
# ./install
As you can see in the above image the output is Sorry, this OS is not supported by Sentora. to resolve this you have to use the below command to add some ports in firewall.
# firewall-cmd –zone=public –permanent –add-port={20/tcp,21/tcp,22/tcp,25/tcp,53/tcp,80/tcp,110/tcp,143/tcp,443/tcp,3306/tcp}
After entering the command you need to reload the firewall using the below command and hit enter.
# firewall-cmd --reload
Step 5: Now first install wget package using the below command, and hit enter.
# yum install wget -y # cd
Now again Repeat Step 2 using the command step-2 and hit enter.
# wget http://sentora.org/install
Now again Repeat Step 3.
After then it will ask to configure the sub-domain you just have to hit enter.
Step 6: After completion of the installation you will get Sentora Username and Password, now Login Sentora Control Panel. Open your web browser in CentOS7 then put the IP Address and hit enter.
After entering the Username and Password Login into Sentora The Open-Source Web hosting control panel. then you will access Sentora.
So, finally Using Sentora you can manage your domain’s web hosting own hosting server.