Softaculous 1-click application installer

Installing applications on your web site is easy with the Softaculous installer in cPanel. This collection of articles covers topics such as how to use Softaculous to install and manage your applications, and how to browse popular application categories.

Blogs

With Softaculous, you can get a blog on your web site up and running in minutes. This collection of articles shows you how to install many popular blog applications, including WordPress, Nibbleblog, and Movable Type.

Portals and CMS

You can use Softaculous to install a CMS (Content Management System) or portal on your web site. This collection of articles shows you how to install many popular CMS applications, including Drupal, Joomla, and TYPO3.

Forums

Softaculous offers several software packages, such as Phorum and FluxBB, for installing a forum on your web site. See these articles to learn more.

Image galleries

You can use Softaculous to install an image gallery application on your web site. This collection of articles shows you how to install Coppermine, Zenphoto, and more.

Wikis

Using Softaculous, you can get a wiki up and running on your web site in minutes. This collection of articles covers how to install MediaWiki, PmWiki, and other wiki applications.

Social networking

You can use Softaculous to install a social networking platform on your web site. This collection of articles covers how to install Dolphin, Elgg, Oxwall, and more.

Ad management

With Softaculous, you can quickly install an ad server platforms on your web site. This collection of articles shows you how.

Calendars

You can easily install a calendar application on your web site using Softaculous. This collection of articles shows you how.

Mail

Softaculous can install mailing applications to simplify messaging for your web site. This collection of articles covers how to install Roundcube, WebMail Lite, and more.

Polls and analytics

You can use Softaculous to install a poll or analytics platform on your web site. This collection of articles covers how to install LimeSurvey, Open Web Analytics, and more.

Project management

Softaculous offers several project management applications that you can install on your web site. This collection of articles covers how to install dotProject, Mantis Bug Tracker, and more.

e-Commerce

Softaculous has numerous e-commerce platforms, such as shopping cart applications, that you can install on your web site. This collection of articles covers how to install Magento, PrestaShop, WHMCS, Blesta, and more.

CRMs

Learn how to install CRM (customer relationship management) solutions using Softaculous. These solutions are also known as ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications. This collection of articles covers how to install SugarCRM, FrontAccounting, Zurmo, and more.

Customer support

You can install a customer support platform on your web site using Softaculous. This collection of articles covers how to install Help Center Live, osTicket, UVdesk, and more.

Frameworks

Softaculous supports installation of a number of application frameworks to facilitate web site development. This collection of articles covers how to install Laravel, Bootstrap, Angular, and more.

Education

You can use Softaculous to install educational applications. This collection of articles covers how to install Moodle, eFront, and more.

File management

Learn how to install a file management application using Softaculous. This collection of articles covers how to install applications such as OpenDocMan and Pydio.

Database tools

Softaculous includes several applications that you can use to manage your databases from a convenient web interface. Learn how in this collection of articles.

Video

You can use Softaculous to install several video sharing applications. This collection of articles shows you how.

RSS

Softaculous includes several applications you can install to manage and display RSS feeds. Learn how in this collection of articles.

Miscellaneous applications

With hundreds of applications available for installation in Softaculous, some of them just don’t fit neatly into a category. This collection of articles covers how to install phpLD, SVNManager, InifiniteWP, and much more.

How to manage your applications in Softaculous

After you install an application using Softaculous, you can back up and restore it, do updates, remove it, and more. This article shows you how to manage your installed applications in Softaculous.

Importing an application into Softaculous

You can import an existing software application into Softaculous, and this article shows you how.

Backing up a Softaculous application to Dropbox

You can quickly and easily configure Softaculous to store your site backups on Dropbox. Learn how in this article.

Backing up a Softaculous application to Google Drive

You can quickly and easily configure Softaculous to store your site backups on Google Drive. Learn how in this article.

Softaculous application availability

This article provides information about which applications are available in the Softaculous Free and Softaculous Premium versions.

Website staging with Softaculous

This guide shows you how to create a staging site for software installations. You can create staging sites to test upgrades or changes to a site before pushing it to a live installation. This guide walks you through what sites can handle staging, backing up your site, staging the site, and how to push a staged site live.

Website cloning with Softaculous

This article demonstrates how to clone an existing installation in Softaculous. A cloned site is an exact copy of an existing Softaculous site. You can use cloned sites for testing and development before you make changes to the primary installation.

Using the Softaculous WordPress Manager

The WordPress Manager in Softaculous enables you to manage all of your WordPress sites from one convenient interface. This article describes how to access and use the WordPress Manager on your account.