Find the Softaculous Icon in cPanel

What is Softaculous?

Softaculous is an auto-installer. It installs apps like WordPress, Joomla or forums on your hosting with a few clicks, so you do not need to upload files by hand. cPanel is the control panel, which is a web page where you manage your hosting.

Softaculous is a third-party tool. Ask Hostvento support whether it is part of your plan.

Steps to open it

1. Go to the client area and log in.
2. Open the Services menu and choose My Services.
3. Click your hosting package.
4. Look for the button to log in to cPanel, and click it. Your welcome email also has the cPanel address and login details.
5. Once inside cPanel, scroll down the main page.
6. Look for a section named Software. Softaculous may also have its own section with a name like Softaculous Apps Installer.
7. Click the Softaculous Apps Installer icon. It looks like a small colored logo.

Use the search box

If you cannot find the icon, use the search box at the top of cPanel.

1. Click the search box.
2. Type Softaculous.
3. Click the result to open it.

What you see after it opens

• A list of apps on the left, sorted by type such as blogs, shops and forums.
• Popular apps near the top.
• A menu at the top right with items such as All Installations, Backups and Import.

If you cannot find it

• Try another theme. Some cPanel themes show the icon in a different spot.
• Log out and log in again.
• Ask support to check that Softaculous is turned on for your account. Open a support ticket.

Quick recap

• Log in to cPanel from your client area.
• Look in the Software section for Softaculous Apps Installer.
• Use the cPanel search box if you cannot see it.
• Ask support if it is missing.