Installation

• RedHat Linux 6.2 (SERVER INSTALL) or newer (RedHat 7.0 is not supported due to compiler bugs) OR

• Mandrake Linux 7.2 (SERVER INSTALL) or newer

• A CPanel license (CPanel/Earth First Web Hosting Manager will not run without a license file). You can obtain a license from an authorized cpanel.net distributor or a test license by mailing beta@cpanel.net. For a list of distributors, please see http://www.cpanel.net/

We recommend the following partition scheme:

• /boot 35 Meg

• /usr 2048+ Meg (If you have a 60 gig drive try 4096 for /usr, 5000 if you have an 80 gig drive, etc.)

• /var 1500+ Meg

• /tmp 1024 Meg

• / 1024 Meg

• /home grow to fill disk

• swap 2x memory size

Minimum CPU/RAM/HD:

• P266

• 256 Meg of ram

• 4 Gig of space

To install Earth First Web Hosting Manager

1. Make sure you are logged in as root.

2. # cd /home

3. # wget http://layer1.cpanel.net/lastest

   Note: For FreeBSD, you need to download and untar the latest installer package from http://www.cpanel.net/.

4. # sh lastest

5. The installer has now started, and will take between 10 and 70 minutes depending on your machine. If you are asked any questions just press enter, or q if there is no default. After the install completes, you need to setup Earth First Web Hosting Manager - refer to Logging on for the first time for more information.

Topics:

Logging on for the first time
Logging on
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