📄️Creating an OpenPanel ISO Image
This guide is intended for server providers offering Cloud, VPS, or Dedicated servers who want to enable fast image deployment with OpenPanel.
📄️Check Version
To check OpenPanel version from terminal:
📄️Disable Updates
To disable automatic updates, navigate to OpenAdmin > Settings > Updates and change 'Update automatically' option to 'Never':
📄️Enable Updates
- autopatch option allows Administrator to automatically update OpenPanel to minor versions. MINOR versions include only security updates and bug fixes.
📄️Manually Update
When a new update is available, you will receive a notification in the OpenAdmin panel.
📄️Installation on AWS EC2
This guide will walk you through deploying OpenPanel on an AWS EC2 instance with Ubuntu or Debian.
📄 ️OpenPanel Installation on Contabo
How to install the OpenPanel hosting control panel on a Contabo VPS or VDS: choosing a plan and OS, running the installer, reverse DNS and email tips.
📄️OpenPanel Installation on DigitalOcean
This guide will walk you through deploying OpenPanel on a DigitalOcean Droplet with Ubuntu.
📄️OpenPanel Installation on Google Cloud
This guide will walk you through deploying OpenPanel on a Google Cloud VM instance with Ubuntu.
📄️OpenPanel Installation on Hetzner
Step-by-step guide to installing the OpenPanel hosting control panel on a Hetzner Cloud or dedicated server, including firewall, reverse DNS and port 25 settings.
📄️OpenPanel Installation on a Home Server
How to self-host websites from home with OpenPanel: hardware, port forwarding, dynamic IP, CGNAT, Cloudflare Tunnel, email limitations and accessing sites from your own network.
📄️OpenPanel Installation on Linode (Akamai)
How to install the OpenPanel hosting control panel on a Linode (Akamai Cloud) instance: creating the Linode, running the installer, Cloud Firewall, SMTP restrictions and reverse DNS.
📄️OpenPanel Installation on Microsoft Azure
This guide will walk you through deploying OpenPanel on an Azure Virtual Machine with Ubuntu.
📄️OpenPanel Installation on Oracle Cloud
How to install the OpenPanel hosting control panel for free on an Oracle Cloud Always Free Ampere A1 ARM instance: shape, security list ports, iptables fix, and email limitations.
📄️OpenPanel Installation on OVHcloud
How to install the OpenPanel hosting control panel on an OVHcloud VPS or dedicated server, including the default ubuntu user, reverse DNS, the Edge Network Firewall and email.
📄️OpenPanel Installation on Proxmox
How to install the OpenPanel hosting control panel in a Proxmox VE virtual machine: recommended VM settings, networking with a public IP or NAT, and why LXC containers are not supported.
📄️OpenPanel Installation on Raspberry Pi
How to install the OpenPanel hosting control panel on a Raspberry Pi 4 or 5 with 64-bit Ubuntu Server: supported models, SSD boot, installation and exposing your websites to the internet.
📄️Installing OpenPanel on Virtualizor
To add OpenPanel to your Virtualizor server as an additional control panel available for your users to install:
📄️OpenPanel Installation on Vultr
This guide will walk you through deploying OpenPanel on a Vultr instance with Ubuntu.
📄️Installing OpenPanel via Ansible
Use the following Ansible playbook to install OpenPanel on one or more target machines:
📄️Installing OpenPanel via Cloud-Init
Use the following cloud-init YAML configuration to automatically install OpenPanel on your server during first boot:
📄️Installing OpenPanel
Before starting, ensure your server meets the minimum requirements and runs a supported distribution. To choose the right server size, see System Requirements & Sizing.
📄️Main IP in OpenPanel
The network configuration of the server determines the server's main IP address. The Main IP address is not configurable through OpenPanel.
📄️OpenPanel Post-install script
To execute custom code after OpenPanel installation process, use the --post_install= flag and specify the path or link to your script.
📄️Skip Update
OpenPanel can be updated either automatically or manually, depending on your preferences.
📄️System Requirements & Sizing
OpenPanel minimum and recommended system requirements, and how much RAM, CPU and disk you need for 1, 10, 50 or 100+ websites - with a link to the resource calculator.