{"id":10394,"date":"2023-12-13T04:49:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T04:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=10394"},"modified":"2025-11-22T04:47:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T04:47:35","slug":"installing-cpanel-whm-on-alma-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/installing-cpanel-whm-on-alma-linux","title":{"rendered":"Installing cPanel\/WHM on AlmaOS {Easy Guide}"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We all are fans of cPanel\/WHM Control Panel to manage our Web Hosting servers, its been used by beginners to experts for decades now. You can Install WHM\/cPanel on CentOS and AlmaOS both operating systems, but in the last few years, AlmaOS is getting popularity because of its reliability and performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-alma-linux-over-centos\">Why Alma Linux over CentOS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>AlmaOS is a new operating system introduced after September 2021, it may have unique features and advantages over CentOS or other operating systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can say it is a replacement of the CentOS developed by the most trusted company CloudLinux which is already a successful product in the Cloud Hosting industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>cPanel team also confirmed that they will no longer support CentOS after 2029 because of various reasons and you&#8217;ll have to use AlmaOS (Free) or CloudLinux (Paid) Operating System to Install cPanel\/WHM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"minimum-configuration\">Minimum Configuration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AlmaOS 8 (AlmaOS 9 is not supported yet)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2GB RAM, 20GB Storage, Configured Hostname<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"prepare-for-the-cpanel-installation\">Prepare for the cPanel Installation <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>before we initiate the installation, we need to complete a few necessary steps to avoid any kind of errors during the installation <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: Update Packages <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>yum update<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll have to press <strong>Y<\/strong> and <strong>ENTER<\/strong> for confirmation during the updates <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2102\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-31-at-1.11.04-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-31-at-1.11.04-AM.png 2102w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-31-at-1.11.04-AM-768x296.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-31-at-1.11.04-AM-1536x592.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-31-at-1.11.04-AM-2048x789.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-31-at-1.11.04-AM-150x58.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2102px) 100vw, 2102px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: Install Perl Script<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>cPanel is developed in Perl and relies on Perl scripts for various functionalities, such as configuring the control panel, managing services, and handling system tasks. Thus, having Perl installed is a prerequisite for running cPanel&#8217;s scripts and modules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>yum install perl curl<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: Install cPanel\/WHM on AlmaOS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now your VPS or Dedicated server is ready to install by using these simple commands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>cd \/home<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>curl -o latest -L https:\/\/securedownloads.cpanel.net\/latest<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sh latest<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>It will take about 10-15 minutes to complete the installation and you&#8217;ll see that completion message like this <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2096\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-31-at-1.18.54-AM.png\" alt=\"\" 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