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==System Requirements==
CPU: 2 Core minimum, 4vCore or more recommended

RAM: 1GB RAM minimum, 4GB or more recommended

Storage: 20GB or more

User: root

==Prerequisites==

*Deploy a new Ubuntu 20.04 server
*Server's IP Address should be static.
*Update your server using APT

==Installing cPanel&WHM==
Change the server hostname to a FQDN(Fully Qualified Domain Name). It can be like server.yourdomain.com or server1.yourdomain.com or any other subdomain. Run the following command to change the server hostname:
 hostnamectl set-hostname server.yourdomain.com
Disable network firewall:
 iptables-save > ~/firewall.rules
 systemctl stop ufw.service
 systemctl disable ufw.service
Ensure that curl is installed or install it using this command:
  apt-get install curl -y
To begin cPanel&WHM Installation, run the following command:
 cd /home && curl -o latest -L <nowiki>https://securedownloads.cpanel.net/latest</nowiki> && sh latest

==Configure cPanel&WHM==
After the installation is complete, reboot your server using:
 reboot
The installation is now complete. Login to WHM to configure the primary settings in WHM. Login using the link in your browser:
 <nowiki>https://x.x.x.x:2087</nowiki> (replace x.x.x.x with the IP address of your server)
[[File:CPanel-first-login-after-installation.png|center|frameless|1024x1024px]]
Read cPanel&WHM terms and agree to all
[[File:Accept-cpanel-Terms-to-continue-basic-WHM-configuration.png|center|thumb|549x549px]]
It will now ask you to Login to cPanel store in order to issue a trial license to the server IPv4 address. Create a new account if you are new to cPanel. After signup/signin, a new trial license(15 days) will be issued if no trial licenses were issued to the server.

Afterwards, it will ask you to enter an Email Address and Nameservers. 

'''Email Address''': It is recommended that Email address should be a business email as it will be displayed on DNS records as well. Try something like admin@yourdomain.com or webmaster@yourdomain.com. You can create these Email addresses later inside cPanel as well.

'''Nameservers''': You can enter upto 5 nameservers but on this page, you can enter the first 2. You can keep them like ns1.yourdomain.com and ns2.yourdomain.com or anything of your choice.
[[File:WHM.png|center|thumb|889x889px]]
Congratulations! You have successfully installed cPanel&WHM. You can begin configuring and securing your server with the following options inside WHM:

*Basic WebHost Manager Setup
*Initial Quota Setup
*Tweak Settings
*Security Advisor
*MySQL/MariaDB Upgrade (You cannot upgrade to MariaDB in Ubuntu as cPanel supports MySQL 8 only in Ubuntu 20.04)

The following plugins and operating systems are recommended for secure cPanel&WHM Environment. These are paid plugins which help you managing your server security and backup. Here is the full list:

#CageFS (Comes with CloudLinux. Used to jail users to keep the server secure) [OPTIONAL]
#LetsEncrypt SSL (Free SSL Certificate for all users) [OPTIONAL]
#CSF (ConfigSecurity&Firewall)
#Imunify360 (Antivirus with Real-Time scan and Web Application Firewall)
#JetBackup (Automated Backups with all options like restore, download and much more)

You can install SSL certificate on Hostname by using the following commands:
 /usr/local/cpanel/bin/checkallsslcerts
This will issue an SSL Certificate from cPanel Store.

==Common Commands==
Start cPanel Service:
 service cpanel start
Restart cPanel Service:
 /scripts/restartsrv_cpsrvd
(You can also use this command if cPanel services are failing to start. This scripts also fixes potential issues leading to cPanel crashing.)

Update cPanel License Key:
 /usr/local/cpanel/cpkeyclt
Rebuild HTTPD Configuration:
 /scripts/rebuildhttpdconf

==References==
[https://docs.cpanel.net/installation-guide/install/ cPanel Installation]

[https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/scripts/whm-scripts/ WHM Scripts]

[https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049231953-Install-the-free-SSL-Certificate-on-the-server-s-hostname Install SSL Certificate on cPanel]

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