[FASTPANEL] How To Install FASTPANEL

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Introduction

FASTPANEL is a simple and powerful free server control panel. You can create websites in a few clicks, manage mail, databases, schedule tasks and analyze traffic. Set and configure access rights as you wish. The panel has a user-friendly interface and different localizations.

In this guide, we will show how you can install FASTPANEL on your server.

Requirements

FASTPANEL is supported on the following OS:

Ubuntu: 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, 24.04.

Debian: 9, 10, 11, 12.

CentOS 7.

AlmaLinux 8.

1. Install wget

Connect to your server via SSH and install wget, which you will need to run the FASTPANEL installation script.

On Debian based distribution (Ubuntu, Debian) run this command:

apt-get update; apt-get install wget

On RedHat based distributions (CentOS 7, AlmaLinux 8) run the following command:

yum makecache; yum install wget

2. Install FASTPANEL

Run the following command to install FASTPANEL:

wget http://repo.fastpanel.direct/install_fastpanel.sh -O - | bash -

3. First login to FASTPANEL

Once the installation is complete you will receive a username (fastuser) and default password. To access your FASTPANEL, enter your IP with port 8888 in a web browser:

https://ip_of_your_server:8888

You will see a login window. Enter the credentials mentioned above:

Once connected, you will be asked to provide your email address and accept the FASTPANEL terms and conditions.

Enter your email address, accept the terms and conditions, and you will be connected to your FASTPANEL.

Change default password

If you want to change the default password, you need to open the "Manage" section in the left menu and select "Users".

On this page, select main user "fastuser", click on three dots on the right, and then "Edit user":

Next, type the old password (the default one) and then enter the new one that you want to set up. Be sure to enter a secure password (combination of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.) or simply generate one. Once you ready, click "Save".

Now, you can manage your server via FASTPANEL.