I’m currently working on setting up a new Virtuozzo server using the open source system, OpenVZ. Installing cPanel is a breeze with SWSoft’s Virtuozzo application. Installing cPanel on OpenVZ is just as easy, but the commands are a tad bit different.
To Install cPanel on a OpenVZ Container running CentOS 5, complete the following:
1. Login as root to the new VPS container. For best results, install cPanel on a clean, brand new VPS container only.
2. At the command line, enter the following:
# yum install
The above will install the necessary RPM’s for the cPanel installer to function properly.
3. Change directories to /root
4. Perform the following commands:
# mkdir /root/cpins
# cd /root/cpins
# wget http://layer1.cpanel.net/latest
# sh latest
If all goes as planned, cPanel will begin the installation process. Keep in mind, the entire process can take anywhere from 10 minutes to 70 minutes, depending on your hardware.
