How to install and configure CentOS Web Panel in CentOS 7?

System Requirements

Complete the following tasks before starting the installation process:

1. Setup Hostname

• Check status of current hostname

hostname

or

hostnamectl

• Command for changing hostname

hostname server.domain.com

• Edit /etc/hostname

vi /etc/hostname

Change old hostname to new server.domain.com

• Edit the /etc/hosts File

sudo vi /etc/hosts

Change the old hostname the new one.

• Reboot the server

Login SSH and check the hostname

hostnamectl status

2. Server Updates

• Preparing Server

Let’s install required packages for CWP installation

yum -y install wget

• Server Update

Now we need to update your server to the latest version

yum -y update

• Reboot Server

Reboot your server so that all updates can take effect.

reboot

CentOS 7: Installer for CentOS 7 (recommended)

cd /usr/local/src
wget http://centos-webpanel.com/cwp-el7-latest
sh cwp-el7-latest

CentOS 8: Installer for CentOS 8 

cd /usr/local/src
wget http://centos-webpanel.com/cwp-el8-latest
sh cwp-el8-latest

Reboot your server so that all updates can take effect and CWP gets started.

shutdown -r now

CentOS Web Panel Configuration

Log in to your CWP server

CentOS WebPanel Admin GUI at http://SERVER-IP:2030/

Username: root
Password: your root password

• WARNING! Your root Email address for notifications isn’t set.
  Setup root email
• Change Hostname: Server settings -> Change hostname from the left sidebar.
• – Setup nameservers: DNS Funtions>Edit Nameservers IPs
• – Setup shared ip (must be your public IP address)
• – Install “Limit server resources (cgroups)” under Security: Cgroups allow you to limit resources per user — such as CPU %, system memory, network bandwidth, or combinations of these resources.
• – Setup at least one hosting package (or edit default package)

& now you are ready to host domains…

For additional configuration instruction, please check our wiki/documentation site.
http://wiki.centos-webpanel.com/

• Firewall – SECURITY ISSUE
  CSF/LFD Firewall is NOT enabled on your server, click here to enable it.
• ModSecurity – SECURITY ISSUE
  Mod Security is NOT enabled on your server, click here to enable it.
• Hidden Processes – SECURITY ISSUE
  Hide all processes if not owned by the user is NOT activated on your server, click here to enable it.

Install and Enable firewall

ConfigServer Security & Firewall (CSF) + Login Failure Daemon (LFD)

Security>Firewall manager

Install and Enable mod_security

Add a user account

User Accounts -> New Account

Install Softaculous (optional)

Script Installers->Scripts Manager->Softaculous

Install a Let’s Encrypt certificate for SSL-enabled CWP

Weberver Settings->ssl_certificate

How to change the default SSH Port 22 to your choice

WARNING: Security vulnerability!
Your server is using default SSH Port 22, to make your server more secure change SSH port in config file /etc/ssh/sshd_config and in CSF firewall !

After changes are done don’t forget to restart SSH and CSF Firewall.

1. After login to CWP go to Services Config->SSH Configuration. This will open /etc/ssh/sshd_config
2. Then go to Security->CSF Firewall, click the Firewall Configuration button. This will open /etc/csf/csf.conf
3. Look for the #Allow incoming TCP ports section and add your port number to the list.
4. Save changes
5. On cwp dashboard, restart SSH server.
6. Then go to Security->CSF Firewall, click the Firewall Restart button

Additional multiple php versions

Go to PHP Version Switcher and then click on PHP Selector
Install Dependencies

Increase file upload limit | CWP