How To Install ISPConfig On Ubuntu 20.04

This article will guide you through the process of installing ISPConfig on Ubuntu 20.04. If you are looking for an easy-to-use, open-source web hosting control panel, ISPConfig may be the right choice for you. ISPConfig is a free and open-source hosting control panel that allows you to manage multiple servers from a single web interface. With ISPConfig, you can create and manage email accounts, domains, databases, and FTP accounts, among other things.

Table of Contents

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the following:

A server running Ubuntu 20.04 with root access.
A static IP address for your server.
A domain name pointing to your server’s IP address.
An SSH client to connect to your server. For Windows, you can use PuTTY.

Step 1: Update the package index

Before installing ISPConfig on Ubuntu, it’s important to update your Ubuntu server’s software repositories and packages. Run the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

How To Install ISPConfig on Ubuntu 20.04

Step 2: Set up the hostname

Use your favorite text editor to edit the /etc/hosts file

nano /etc/hosts

We have used ispconfig.example.com domain

nano /etc/hostname

Replace your existing hostname with your domain then reboot the server.

reboot

Step 3: Install ISPConfig on Ubuntu

In this tutorial, we will demonstrate the installation of ISPConfig with Nginx, PHP (version 7.4 and 8.0), MariaDB, Postfix, Dovecot, Rspamd, BIND, Jailkit, Roundcube, PHPMyAdmin, Mailman, Webalizer, AWStats, and GoAccess.

wget -O - https://get.ispconfig.org | sh -s -- --use-nginx  --use-php=7.4,8.0 --use-ftp-ports=21-22 --lang=en --no-quota --unattended-upgrades

The Installer will prompt you within a few seconds to confirm the installation of ISPConfig on Ubuntu. Simply type “yes” and press the Enter key to proceed.

After the successful completion of the installation process, both the admin and MySQL root passwords will be displayed. It is important to securely save your ISPConfig passwords, as they will be required for logging in.

Step 4: Login to ISPConfig

The setup of your server has been completed and it is now ready for use. To access it, please log in at https://server-IP:8080.

The default username is admin and the password was displayed in Step 3 “Your ISPConfig admin password is:”

Few useful details:

Change the password under the Tools tab.

Add a new client

Create a Website

Now that you have installed and configured ISPConfig, you can create your first website. Go to the “Sites” tab and click on “Add New Website”. Here you can specify the domain name, web directory, and other settings for your website.

Create an Email Account

You can also create email accounts using ISPConfig on Ubuntu. Go to the “Email” tab and click on “Add New Email Domain” to create a new email domain. Then click on “Add New Email Account” to create a new email account.