{"id":510,"date":"2019-09-12T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T03:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merahost.org\/blog\/?p=510"},"modified":"2022-05-06T07:41:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T02:11:08","slug":"easiest-way-to-install-directadmin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merahost.org\/blog\/easiest-way-to-install-directadmin\/","title":{"rendered":"Easiest way to install DirectAdmin"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Login as root and download the setup.sh file<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"> wget https:\/\/www.directadmin.com\/setup.sh<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Hint: Use &#8220;fetch&#8221; instead of &#8220;wget&#8221; on FreeBSD systems.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Change permissions on the setup.sh file<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"> chmod 755 setup.sh <\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Run the script<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"> .\/setup.sh auto <\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The auto method will be best for most people. It automatically installs everything for you, including the CSF firewall.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It can also be called as &#8216;.\/setup.sh&#8217; without options, which requires input but allows for customization.<br \/><br \/><strong>Important:<\/strong> The hostname should not be the same as the primary domain name. e.g. merahost.org is not a good hostname, where server.merahost.org is. Having the same host\/main domain name will cause e-mail and FTP problems. Also, please make sure the hostname resolves once you setup DNS.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessing the Control Panel<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>DirectAdmin can be accessed at http:\/\/server.ip.address:2222 &#8212; use the Admin username\/password specified in the setup.txt file in your scripts directory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need More Information?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can e-mail questions to <a href=\"mailto:sales@directadmin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">sales@directadmin.com<\/a> or send an inquiry by visiting their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.directadmin.com\/contacts.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">contacts<\/a> page.<\/p>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;510&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;3.7\\\/5 - (3 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Easiest way to install DirectAdmin&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;90&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 90px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\n            3.7\/5 - (3 votes)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Login as root and download the setup.sh file wget https:\/\/www.directadmin.com\/setup.sh Hint: Use &#8220;fetch&#8221; instead of &#8220;wget&#8221; on FreeBSD systems. 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