How to install aaPanel on Ubuntu

Introduction

aaPanel on Ubuntu – aaPanel is an open-source lightweight Linux control panel that provides a web interface and tools that simplify the creation of a web hosting environment. The control panel offers a straightforward web dashboard to set up websites, databases, DNS entries, mail accounts, and applications on the server.

Step-by-Step Installation of aaPanel on Ubuntu

Follow these steps to install aaPanel on Ubuntu server:

Step 1: Update your Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04 Server

• Login to the server via SSH as “root” user and update current system;

apt-get update; apt upgrade -y

• Reboot the server to avoid outdated software using;
• Install wget package to may acquire installation script further;

apt install wget -y

Step 2. Download and Execute the Installation Script

We need to download the aaPanel installation script first with the following command:

wget -O install.sh http://www.aapanel.com/script/install-ubuntu_6.0_en.sh && sudo bash install.sh aapanel

Note: you can check out the script for other Linux systems from the official website.

As you run the script, it will ask for your permission to install aaPanel in the web directory /www, press the Y key, and then Enter to continue the process.

If you are not using SSL already or some WAF service like CloudFlare and want to enable SSL in aaPanel then again type “Y” and hit the Enter key.

Process may take a time, be patient. When install finished, you will see access credentials. Keep it safely.

After installation, you should see something like this:

By default, aaPanel runs on port 8888. You can check it using the following command:

ss -antpl | grep 8888

Output:

During the installation process, aaPanel enables and configures the UFW firewall and allows necessary ports through the firewall. You can check them with the following command:

ufw status

Output:

Step 3. Access aaPanel GUI

To access the aaPanel use the given URL after the installation and use the provided credentials.

You will be prompted to log in to aaPanel using the username and password you got upon the completion of the installation script. Once logged in, you can start using aaPanel to manage your web server and hosting services.

Note: When installing aaPanel, the default port to use is 8888. To change the default port, visit the article change-the-aapanel-port

Uninstallation of aaPanel on Ubuntu 

In the future, if you want to remove the aaPanel from your Ubuntu server then for that first stop its server and then delete the folder where all the files of this open-source control panel reside. Here is the command for all this:

sudo bt stop &&sudo update-rc.d -f bt remove &&sudo rm -f /etc/init.d/bt &&sudo rm -rf /www/server/panel