{"id":2412,"date":"2019-01-03T06:14:46","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T06:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=2412"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:40:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:40:38","slug":"installing-softaculous-in-vestacp","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/docs\/admin\/installing-softaculous\/installing-softaculous-in-vestacp\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing Softaculous in VestaCP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following guide will show you how to install Softaculous on Vesta Control Panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A server with Vesta Control Panel<\/li><li>If you have a firewall, then please allow access to download all packages from&nbsp;<strong>*.softaculous.com<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note<\/strong>&nbsp;: Please allow access to the following domains to your firewall as these are the mirrors used to download the script packages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">162.55.80.8 #api.softaculous.com<br>103.168.196.0 #s0.softaculous.com<br>51.38.208.85 #s1.softaculous.com<br>37.27.68.87 #s2.softaculous.com<br>178.63.132.196 #s3.softaculous.com<br>95.216.2.79 #s4.softaculous.com<br>15.235.60.218 #s5.softaculous.com<br>51.38.94.231 #s6.softaculous.com<br>15.204.134.13 #s7.softaculous.com<br>148.113.15.242 #s8.softaculous.com<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ionCube<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please make sure ionCube is loaded in the VestaCP&#8217;s PHP binary&nbsp;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted bash hljs\">\/usr\/local\/vesta\/php\/bin\/php -m | grep ioncube\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to load ionCube you can execute the following command&nbsp;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted bash hljs\">sh \/usr\/local\/vesta\/ioncube\/ioncube.sh \n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installing Softaculous Using CLI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted bash hljs\">\/usr\/bin\/sudo \/usr\/local\/vesta\/bin\/v-add-vesta-softaculous\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installing Softaculous Using GUI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1) Login to your Vesta Control Panel as&nbsp;<strong>admin<\/strong>&nbsp;from your browser.<br>2) After login, click on the&nbsp;<strong>Server<\/strong>&nbsp;tab in the top menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"187\" src=\"http:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/InstallVestacp_1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/InstallVestacp_1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/InstallVestacp_1-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/InstallVestacp_1-768x144.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3) From the list of servers that appear, hover over the name of the server where you want to install Softaculous. Two options will appear. Click on the&nbsp;<strong>Configure<\/strong>option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"996\" height=\"312\" src=\"http:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/InstallVestacp_2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/InstallVestacp_2.png 996w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/InstallVestacp_2-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/InstallVestacp_2-768x241.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;4) From the options that appear, expand&nbsp;<strong>Vesta Control Panel Plugins<\/strong>&nbsp;tab. There will appear an option for&nbsp;<strong>Softaculous<\/strong>. Select&nbsp;<strong>yes<\/strong>&nbsp;from the dropdown and click on&nbsp;<strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"1786\" src=\"http:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/InstallVestacp_3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/InstallVestacp_3.png 782w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/InstallVestacp_3-131x300.png 131w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/InstallVestacp_3-768x1754.png 768w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/InstallVestacp_3-448x1024.png 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;5) Softaculous will be installed on your server.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thats it the installation of Softaculous is completed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Access Softaculous in Vesta CP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Login to your Vesta control panel. You will find the&nbsp;<strong>APPS<\/strong>&nbsp;tab in the top menu.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"193\" src=\"http:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/InstallVestacp_4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/InstallVestacp_4.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/InstallVestacp_4-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/InstallVestacp_4-768x148.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clicking on this will redirect you to Softaculous Page which is as follows:&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/softaculous_enduser-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/softaculous_enduser-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/softaculous_enduser-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/softaculous_enduser-1-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/softaculous_enduser-1-768x369.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">suPHP Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have suEXEC or suPHP enabled on your server, please read the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/softaculous.com\/docs\/SuPHP_Settings\">suPHP Settings<\/a>&nbsp;page for configuring Softaculous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":1666,"menu_order":13,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","docs_category":[],"class_list":["post-2412","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2412"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5111,"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2412\/revisions\/5111"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"docs_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs_category?post=2412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}