How to Install DirectAdmin on CentOS Tutorial

How to Install DirectAdmin on CentOS

DirectAdmin(DA) is a Commercial Hosting Control Panel used to sell shared and reseller hosting accounts.

What are the requirements?

- Fresh CentOS, AlmaLinux, Ubuntu, or Debian installed on your VPS/Server.


How to install DirectAdmin?

Step 1: The first step is to log in to your root account using SSH or any other way.

If you have an IP-based license, run the below command.

bash <(curl -LSs https://download.directadmin.com/setup.sh || curl -LSs https://download-alt.directadmin.com/setup.sh) 'auto'

For a key-based license, execute the following command with your license key.

bash <(curl -LSs https://download.directadmin.com/setup.sh || curl -LSs https://download-alt.directadmin.com/setup.sh) 'Provided license key should go here'

Once the installation starts, it may take from 20 to 30 minutes to complete.


Step 2:
After the installation is done, it will display the login credentials and the URL on-screen. You can access it by changing the URL in your browser to http://IP-Address:2222 (Replace IP-Address text with your server IP or hostname).

Congratulations, you have successfully installed the DirectAdmin control panel.

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