🏯 Install Cloudpanel

to start working on the new server you need to install a lot of packages, or use a docker container, the easy way to start deploying a Laravel php app is to get a VPS from any service provider like AWS EC2 or Hetziner Cloud ...etc, after you got your VPS and it must be Ubuntu 22.01 you can follow this lesson.

What is Cloudpanel

CloudPanel is a free and modern server control panel to configure and manage a server with an obsessive focus on simplicity.

Run PHP, Node.js, Static Websites, Reverse Proxies, and Python Applications in no time on a High-Performance Technology Stack.

Quick launch support for:

• Amazon Web Services
• Digital Ocean
• Hetzner Cloud
• Google Compute Engine
• Microsoft Azure
• Oracle Cloud
• Vultr
• Other

Benefits

• Free
• Easy to use
• Community Driven
• Blazing Fast Page Loads - Up to 250x faster
• Secure (free SSL/TLS certificates)
• Cloudflare integration
• High Performance
• Ready to go within 1 minute
• Supports all major clouds
• Support for X86 and ARM

Install Cloudpanel

login to your server using your terminal with SSH

If you are using a password to log in, the SSH command would be:

If you are using a private key to log in, the SSH command would be:

Login via SSH to the Server.

now you are on the server root and the server is empty, to install the panel we need some packages to be installed first and the system to be updated.

This command will update the system packages, and add the required packages.

now you can start installing the Cloudpanel

Access CloudPanel

SECURITY

For security reasons, access CloudPanel as fast as possible to create the admin user. There is a small time window where bots can create the user. If possible, open port 8443 only for your IP via the firewall.

You can now access CloudPanel via Browser: https://yourIpAddress:8443

Ignore the self-signed certificate warning click on Advanced and Proceed to continue to CloudPanel.