How to install Softaculous on your cloud vps with cPanel/WHM

This article assumes your cloud vps already has cPanel/WHM installed with an active license.

Once you have purchased Softaculous, follow these steps to install it.

Enable ionCube in WHM

1. Log in to your cloud vps’s WHM admin panel at https://your-compute-ip:2087.

2. Use the search bar in the top left to find Tweak Settings:

   

3. In the Tweak Settings page, search for ioncube on the right side. Enable it and save the changes:

   

Install Softaculous via SSH

4. Connect to your compute as root via SSH. See our SSH guides for Windows, macOS, or Linux.

5. Download and run the Softaculous installer:

   wget -N http://files.softaculous.com/install.sh
   chmod 755 install.sh
   ./install.sh

6. Once complete, Softaculous is installed and can be managed through the WHM Softaculous interface.

For additional documentation, see the official Softaculous cPanel/WHM guide.