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[HestiaCP Control Panel](https://www.hestiacp.com/)
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[Hestia Control Panel](https://www.hestiacp.com/)
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**Hestia Control Panel is in Beta Release, please be careful if you decide to use it in production systems and report any bugs you might find.**
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Disclaimer
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**Hestia Control Panel is in active development and has been made available as a pre-release beta.**<br>
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**Please use caution if you choose to use this software in a production environment.**
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What is Hestia Control Panel?
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* HestiaCP is a fork of VestaCP.
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* Main purpose of HestiaCP is to be more secure, better optimized and up to date.
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* HestiaCP is an open source, lightweight hosting control panel.
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* HestiaCP has a clean and focused interface without the clutter.
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* HestiaCP has the latest of very innovative technologies.
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* An open source web server control panel with an easy-to-use interface.
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* A lightweight alternative to cPanel, Plesk, etc.
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What roles does Hestia Control Panel support?
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* Web (Apache/NGINX) with PHP
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* DNS (BIND)
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* Mail (Dovecot/Exim) with virus and spam filtering (via ClamAV/SpamAssassin respectively)
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* SQL (MariaDB or PostgreSQL)
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System Requirements
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* Debian 8 or 9
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* Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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* **NOTE:** Hestia Control Panel must be installed on a clean operating system to ensure proper functionality.
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How to install
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Connect to your server as root via SSH
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```bash
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ssh root@your.server
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Download the installation script:
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```bash
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wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/master/install/hst-install.sh
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```bash
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bash hst-install.sh
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or check the additional configuration commands:
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To perform an unattended installation with the default options:
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```bash
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bash hst-install-ubuntu.sh -f -y no -e <email> -p <password> -s <hostname>
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```
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For additional installation options:
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```bash
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bash hst-install.sh -h
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Donations
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Hestia is open source, completely free to use and will stay free forever! If you like to donate something for our work and to help cover the expenses of our infrastructure, you can do this through PayPal:
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Hestia Control Panel is open source and completely free for all to use and enjoy!<br>If you would like to make a donation to help cover development and infrastructure costs, you may do so via PayPal:
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