How do I install cPanel on a new server?

Jason Brown

Question

Once the operating system is freshly installed, you can use the following instructions to install cPanel:

Access the server's command line as the root user via SSH.
If using AlmaLinux or CloudLinux, confirm SELinux is disabled.

# getenforce
Update the system packages:
- For AlmaLinux or CloudLinux.
  
  # dnf update
- For Ubuntu
  
  # apt update && apt upgrade
After the updates have completed, reboot the server:

# shutdown -r now
Once the server has rebooted, access the server's command line as the root user via SSH.
Run the following command to download and start the installer.

# cd /home && curl -o latest -L https://securedownloads.cpanel.net/latest && sh latest