In this article, you will learn how to install CWP Control Web Panel on Rocky Linux 8 or other RPM based Linux distros.
Table of Contents:
- What is CWP?
- Environment Specification
- Update your Rocky Linux Server
- Install EPEL Yum Repository
- Installing CWP - Control Web Panel
- Accessing Control Web Panel
- Conclusion
What is CWP? :
CWP or Control Web Panel is an AI powered Free Web Hosting control panel designed for quick and easy management of (Dedicated & VPS) as well as offering an intuitive and modern interface for users, as a web hosting panel. CWP is now powered by a custom CWP Secure Kernel which has the highest security for WebHosting servers. (Source: CWP)
With Minimum system requirements of 1 GB RAM for a 64bit system, CWP is a high performing system that is lenient on system resources, thus being an effective solution for server administration. If you are looking for Speed then CWP is the best choice.
Environment Specification:
We are using a minimal Rocky Linux 8 virtual machine with following specifications.
- CPU - 3.4 Ghz (2 cores)
- Memory - 1 GB
- Storage - 20 GB
- Operating System - Rocky Linux 8.6 (Green Obsidian)
- Hostname – cwp-01.centlinux.com
- IP Address - 192.168.116.128 /24
Update your Rocky Linux Server:
Connect with cwp-01.centlinux.com as root user with the help of a ssh client.
Refresh the yum cache of your Linux operating system.
# dnf makecache
Rocky Linux 8 - AppStream 1.7 kB/s | 4.8 kB 00:02
Rocky Linux 8 - AppStream 712 kB/s | 8.5 MB 00:12
Rocky Linux 8 - BaseOS 766 B/s | 4.3 kB 00:05
Rocky Linux 8 - BaseOS 487 kB/s | 2.6 MB 00:05
Rocky Linux 8 - Extras 2.0 kB/s | 3.5 kB 00:01
Rocky Linux 8 - Extras 2.6 kB/s | 11 kB 00:04
Metadata cache created.
Execute the following dnf command to update software packages in your Linux operating system.
# dnf update -y
If your Linux Kernel is updated by previous command, then you should restart your Linux machine with the new Kernel.
# reboot
Verify the versions of Linux Kernel and operating systems that are being used in this installation guide.
# uname -r 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8.x86_64 # cat /etc/rocky-release Rocky Linux release 8.6 (Green Obsidian)
Install EPEL Yum Repository:
CWP requires some software packages from EPEL yum repository, therefore enable it by executing following command.
# dnf -y install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm
Last metadata expiration check: 0:03:42 ago on Sat 25 Jun 2022 12:33:49 PM PKT.
epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm 17 kB/s | 23 kB 00:01
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Installing:
epel-release noarch 8-15.el8 @commandline 23 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package
Total size: 23 k
Installed size: 32 k
Downloading Packages:
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
Preparing : 1/1
Installing : epel-release-8-15.el8.noarch 1/1
Running scriptlet: epel-release-8-15.el8.noarch 1/1
Verifying : epel-release-8-15.el8.noarch 1/1
Installed:
epel-release-8-15.el8.noarch
Complete!
Build cache for newly installed yum repositories.
# dnf makecache
Rocky Linux 8 - AppStream 2.5 kB/s | 4.8 kB 00:01
Rocky Linux 8 - BaseOS 1.8 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:02
Rocky Linux 8 - Extras 1.9 kB/s | 3.5 kB 00:01
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 712 kB/s | 11 MB 00:16
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - 15 kB/s | 1.0 MB 01:08
Metadata cache created.
You may also required wget utility for downloading of CWP installation script. Therefore install it now.
# dnf install -y wget
Installing CWP - Control Web Panel:
Download and execute CWP installation script.
# cd /usr/local/src # wget http://centos-webpanel.com/cwp-el8-latest # sh cwp-el8-latest
The CWP installation is fully automated, It takes a couple of minutes to complete based on your Network connection speed. It installs many supplementary software for your Control Web Panel, such as MariaDB, PHPMyAdmin, etc.
At the end of CWP installation, you will some useful information. Save it for later use.
############################# # CWP Installed # ############################# Go to CentOS WebPanel Admin GUI at http://SERVER_IP:2030/ http://206.82.151.222:2030 SSL: https://206.82.151.222:2031 --------------------- Username: root Password: ssh server root password MySQL root Password: IP2qi91Oz0MU ######################################################### CentOS Web Panel MailServer Installer ######################################################### SSL Cert name (hostname): cwp-01.centlinux.com SSL Cert file location /etc/pki/tls/ private|certs ######################################################### Visit for help: www.centos-webpanel.com Write down login details and press ENTER for server reboot! 69 files removed Please reboot the server! Reboot command: shutdown -r now You have mail in /var/spool/mail/root
Restart your machine to complete Control Web Panel setup.
# reboot
Accessing Control Web Panel:
After restart, open URL http://cwp-01.centlinux.com:2030 in a web browser.
Login as root user (Credentials of your OS root user will be used).
You have reached at the dashboard of the CWP.
Here, you have setup a few things according to your network environment. The settings are:
- Setup root email
- Setup at least one hosting package Or edit default package.
- Setup shared IP (Must be your public IP address)
- Setup Name Servers
Conclusion:
In this article, you have installed CWP Control Web Panel on Rocky Linux 8.
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