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title: "How to Install cPanel/WHM on CentOS 7"
description: "When setting up a new CentOS 7 server, you may find yourself looking for control panel software that will allow you to manage your websites and web applications in a graphical user interface. One of..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/cpanel/how-to-install-cpanel-whm-on-centos-7/
date: 2020-08-28
modified: 2024-10-10
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
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---

# How to Install cPanel/WHM on CentOS 7

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When setting up a new CentOS 7 server, you may find yourself looking for control panel software that will allow you to manage your websites and web applications in a graphical user interface. One of the most popular web hosting control panel solutions is [cPanel/WHM](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/cpanel/why-cpanel/). This software gives you a comprehensive control panel interface that allows you to manage and customize many different aspects of your server in a user-friendly environment.

In this article, we will outline how to prepare your CentOS 7 server and install cPanel/WHM using the command-line interface. Before performing the steps in this guide, please ensure that you have set up [root SSH access](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/server/ssh/standard-vs-root-access/) on your server.

Topics Include:

- [Preparing for Installation](#preparing)
- [Installing cPanel/WHM](#installing)

**Warning:** You should only install cPanel/WHM on a panel-free environment like [bare metal servers](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/bare-metal-servers) or [cloud VPS hosting](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/cloud-vps). Backup your server, or take a server snapshot, before proceeding.

## Prepare for Installation

Before you can install cPanel/WHM on CentOS, you will first need to disable your server’s firewall, the Network Manager, and SELinux.  

1. First, stop the service using the following command:`systemctl stop firewalld.service`
2. Then, disable the server using the following command:`systemctl disable firewalld.service`
3. After disabling the firewall, you will need to stop the Network Manager service using the following command:`systemctl stop NetworkManager`
4. Once the service is stopped, you can disable Network Manager using the following command:`systemctl disable NetworkManager`
5. Next, you will need to disable SELinux by editing the following file with the nano command:`nano /etc/selinux/config`With the file editor open, you can disable SELinux by changing the line that reads `SELINUX=enabled` to `SELINUX=disabled`.
6. Next, you will need to install the programming language perl using the following command:`yum install perl -y`

Once perl is installed, you can then proceed with the next steps to install cPanel/WHM on your server.

## Install cPanel/WHM on the Server

1. Next, change directory into the /home/ folder with the following command:`cd /home`
2. Next, download the latest release of cPanel/WHM using the following curl command:`curl -o latest -L [https://securedownloads.cpanel.net](https://securedownloads.cpanel.net)/latest`
3. Once the file has downloaded, you can run the installation script with the following command:`sh latest`
4. After the process finishes, cPanel/WHM should now be installed on your system.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed WHM/cPanel on CentOS 7!