Install ISPConfig 3 On Ubuntu

How to Install ISPConfig 3 on Debian 10 – 11 and Ubuntu 20.04

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In this article, we will show you how to install ISPConfig 3 on a Debian 10-11 And Ubuntu VPS, as well as go through the initial configuration.

ISPConfig is an open-source hosting control panel for Linux which has a user-friendly web interface – with it, users can manage their websites, email addresses, FTP accounts, DNS records, databases, and shell accounts.

Requirement – Install ISPConfig

  • Ubuntu And Debian Vps
  • Memory – 2GB, recommended 4 GB.
  • CPU – 2-core CPU or 2 vCPUs.
  • Storage space – 10 GB of free hard disk space.
  • DNS Records – FQDN with MX and A DNS-records

Vps Provider With Port 25 Open

The second thing you will need is a VPS server. a public server to install & Setup SMTP.

In My Post i Am Using Digitalocean Vps Server.

Here is a list of some companies:

List of VPS Hosting Providers Offering Open Port 25

DNS Setup

You need to create few records for domain to get started. They are as follows.

Set up ISPConfig 3 on Ubuntu

Type Host Value
A @ Your IP address
A mail Your IP address
A server1 Your IP address
MX @ mail.yourdomain.com 10
TXT @ v=spf1 a mx ip4:138.68.14.182 ~all
TXT _dmarc “v=DMARC1;p=none;sp=none;pct=100;adkim=r;aspf=r;rua=mailto:[email protected];ruf=mailto:[email protected];ri=86400;fo=1”

Configure the hostname and hosts

nano /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain   localhost
# This line should be changed to the correct servername:
127.0.1.1 server1.example.com server1

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1     localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters

Then edit the /etc/hostname file:

nano /etc/hostname
server1

Finally, reboot the server to apply the change:

systemctl reboot

Log in again and check if the hostname is correct now with these commands:

root@server1:~$ hostname
server1
root@server1:~$ hostname -f
server1.example.com

Update your system packages before installations

apt update && apt upgrade

Reboot Again

systemctl reboot

Run the autoinstaller

wget -O - https://get.ispconfig.org | sh -s -- --help

wget -O - https://get.ispconfig.org | sh -s -- --use-ftp-ports=40110-40210 --unattended-upgrades

After some time, you will see:

WARNING! This script will reconfigure your complete server!
It should be run on a freshly installed server and all current configuration that you have done will most likely be lost!
Type 'yes' if you really want to continue:

Answer “yes” and hit enter. The installer will now start.

When the installer is finished it will show you the ISPConfig admin and MySQL root password like this:

[INFO] Your ISPConfig admin password is: 5GvfSSSYsdfdYC
[INFO] Your MySQL root password is: kkAkft82d!kafMwqxdtYs

ISPConfig 3 Installation Is Done.

ISPConfig Login:-

https://server_IP_address:8080/

User = admin

pass = 5GvfSSSYsdfdYC

Install ISPConfig – Key Takeaways

To install ispconfig successfully, follow each step in the guide above in order. If something doesn't work, revisit the prerequisites and try again. For reference, see the official ISPConfig documentation.

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