📘Install Softaculous on cPanel

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Softaculous is a popular auto-installer for cPanel that allows easy installation of over 400 applications such as WordPress, Joomla, Magento, and more.

🛠️ Install Softaculous

SSH into your cPanel server as the root user and run the following commands:

wget -N http://files.softaculous.com/install.sh
chmod 755 install.sh
./install.sh

The installer will automatically detect your cPanel installation and configure Softaculous accordingly. Once complete, you can access it from WHM under:

WHM » Plugins » Softaculous – Instant Installs

❌ Uninstall Softaculous

To completely remove Softaculous from your cPanel server, execute the following commands:

/usr/local/cpanel/bin/unregister_cpanelplugin /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/softaculous/softaculous.cpanelplugin
rm -rf /etc/cron.d/softaculous
rm -rf /var/softaculous
rm -rf /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/cgi/softaculous
rm -rf /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/cgi/addon_softaculous.php
rm -rf /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/cgi/addon_softaculous.cgi
rm -rf /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x3/dynamicui/dynamicui_softicons.conf

✅ Notes

  • Softaculous will be available for all cPanel users after installation.
  • Ensure you have ionCube loaders enabled (usually already active on cPanel servers).
  • A license may be required for full functionality. You can obtain one from the Softaculous website.
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