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title: "Softaculous"
description: "Web Hosting with Softaculous Install 400+ Web Applications in One Click with Softaculous Setting up a website used to mean manually downloading files, creating databases, configuring permissions, and..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/softaculous
date: 2022-07-22
modified: 2026-03-17
author: "Nicole Paschen"
type: page
lang: en
---

# Softaculous

# Web Hosting with Softaculous

## Install 400+ Web Applications in One Click with Softaculous

Setting up a website used to mean manually downloading files, creating databases, configuring permissions, and hoping nothing broke. Softaculous removes all of that. It is a web application installer built into your hosting control panel that lets you deploy WordPress, Magento, Moodle, phpBB, and hundreds of other applications in a single click, no terminal required.

InMotion Hosting includes Softaculous for free on all shared, managed VPS, and managed dedicated server plans.

![web hosting Softaculous user](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/hero-man-confident.png)

## What Is Softaculous?

Softaculous is an auto-installer that lives inside your cPanel account. Select an application, enter a few details like your domain and admin credentials, click install, and your application is live. The entire process takes under two minutes for most apps.

Beyond installation, Softaculous handles ongoing maintenance tasks that most website owners overlook. You can update applications to the latest version, create backups before making changes, restore a previous version if something breaks, and remove applications cleanly without leaving behind stray database tables or configuration files.

![man on a computer](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/web-hosting-person2.jpg)

## Applications Available Through Softaculous

Softaculous provides access to over 400 applications across every major category of web software.

### *   * Content Management

WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, TYPO3, and dozens of other CMS platforms. If your site is content-driven, this is where most installs start.

### *   * eCommerce

Magento, PrestaShop, OpenCart, and WooCommerce via WordPress. Each platform has different strengths; Softaculous lets you test options without committing to a manual setup process.

### *   * Online Learning

Moodle, Chamilo, and ILIAS for organizations building training portals, course platforms, or membership-gated content.

### *   * Forums and Community

phpBB, MyBB, and bbPress. Building a community around a product or interest still works, and these tools remain the reliable choice for self-hosted forums.

### *   * Image Galleries

Coppermine, Gallery, and similar tools for photographers, portfolio sites, or any project that needs organized media display.

### *   * Blogs

WordPress covers most use cases, but Softaculous also includes b2evolution and other blogging platforms for teams with specific requirements.

See the full list of [applications available with Softaculous](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/softaculous/list-programs-softaculous/).

## Softaculous is Free on Managed Hosting Plans

Every InMotion Hosting shared, managed VPS, and managed dedicated server plan includes a full Softaculous license at no additional cost. There is no separate activation step. Log into cPanel, open Softaculous, and your application library is ready.

This matters most when you are managing multiple sites. Spinning up a staging environment, launching a client project, or testing a new platform does not require a support ticket or a separate provisioning process. You do it yourself, in minutes, from the same dashboard you already use.

For teams that need Softaculous on configurations outside of managed plans, a Premium Softaculous license is available for purchase directly through your Account Management Panel (AMP).

![Softaculous Logo](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Softaculous-logo-1024x360.png)

## Getting Started

Softaculous is available in your cPanel account. If you are not yet an InMotion Hosting customer, it is included at no extra cost on our shared hosting, managed VPS, and managed dedicated server plans.

[View Plans](/cpanel-hosting)

### Shared Hosting

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