Install LimePanel

On a freshly installed server, as root, with your license key: trial or paid.

Try free for 15 days Customer area

Requirements

System: Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04, Debian 12, AlmaLinux 9, Rocky Linux 9, freshly installed
Architecture: x86_64 (amd64)
Minimum resources: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 30 GB disk
Network: one public IPv4; ports 22, 80, 443, 8443, 25, 465, 587, 993 and 53 reachable
DNS: a name for the panel (e.g. panel.yourdomain.com) with an A record pointing to the server

The command

root@server

# curl -fsSL https://get.limepanel.it/install.sh | sudo sh -s -- \
    --license-key LP-•••••-•••••-•••••-••••• \
    --hostname panel.example.com --admin-email you@example.com

The full command, with your key already in it, is in your customer area. The installer verifies the key and the signature of every file before touching the server.

Useful options

--with webmail,mail-filterRoundcube webmail, antispam and antivirus (FTPS is already included)
--webserver litespeed --litespeed-license <serial>LiteSpeed Enterprise instead of OpenLiteSpeed
--php 8.2,8.3,8.4PHP versions to install (8.3 is always there)
--license-key <key>your LimePanel key, required
--admin-password '...'your own password instead of a generated one
--dry-runshow the plan and stop

After the installation

1
Log in at https://panel.yourdomain.com:8443 with the email and password from the summary.
2
Turn on two-step verification in the settings.
3
In Server, Mail service, apply the configuration and publish the SPF record.
4
Create the first package and the first account, or import accounts from cPanel.

The key

Without a key the installer does not start. The free trial gives you a 15-day key; when you buy a license, activate it in the panel under Settings, License.

Full installation guide