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Install Control Web Panel (CWP) on Your Server

This guide needs root access, so it is for VPS and dedicated server owners. You will install the free CWP control panel.

General2 min read11 steps

What is CWP?

A control panel is a website dashboard for running a server. It lets you add sites, emails and databases with clicks instead of commands. Control Web Panel, or CWP, is one such panel for Linux servers.

Before you start

  • You need a fresh, clean server. CWP should be the first thing you install. It changes many system settings.
  • CWP supports RPM-based systems from the CentOS family, such as AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux. Check the CWP website for the versions it supports now.
  • Use a server with a few GB of memory. Check the CWP requirements for the exact number.
  • Set a hostname. A hostname is the name of your server, like server.example.com.
Warning: Installing a panel changes the whole server. Do not do it on a server that already hosts live sites unless you have a full backup.

Steps

  1. Log in to your server as root using SSH.
  2. Update the system:
yum -y update

This downloads and installs the latest updates.

  1. Install the tool used to download files:
yum -y install wget
  1. Move to a work folder:
cd /usr/local/src
  1. Download the CWP install script. Copy the current address from the official CWP website, then run:
wget http://centos-webpanel.com/cwp-el7-latest

The file name may differ for your system. Always use the address shown on the CWP website.

  1. Restart the server:
reboot
  1. Log in again, go to the same folder, and run the script:
cd /usr/local/src
sh cwp-el7-latest
  1. Wait. The install can take 20 to 40 minutes.
  2. When it ends, the screen shows your login details and a MySQL root password. Write them down safely.
  3. Reboot the server one more time.
  4. Open your browser and go to http://your-server-ip:2030. Log in as root with your server's root password.
Tip: This guide uses the older EL7 script name. Newer versions work in a similar way, but the file name and supported system change. Check the CWP website.

If anything fails, ask Hostvento support. You can open a support ticket.

Quick recap

  • CWP is a free control panel for Linux servers.
  • Install it on a clean server as root.
  • Update, download the script, reboot, then run it.
  • Save the passwords shown at the end.
  • Log in on port 2030.