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Corrected grammar, added information for bug reporting, modified project description to be more direct, moved fork information under license section, updated donation/support section.
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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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* 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 Hestia Control Panel supports?
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What features does Hestia Control Panel support?
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* Web Server (Apache/Nginx) with PHP
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* DNS Server (Bind)
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* Mail Server (Exim/Dovecot) with Antivirus and Spam Filter (ClamAV and SpamAssassin)
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* Mail Server (Exim/Dovecot) with Anti-Virus and Spam Filtering (ClamAV and SpamAssassin)
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* Database Server (MariaDB/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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* **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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Log in to your server as root, either directly or 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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```
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Then run it:
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Run the installation script and follow the on-screen instructions:
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```bash
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bash hst-install.sh
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To perform an unattended installation with the default options:
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To perform an unattended installation using 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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For additional installation options:
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```bash
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bash hst-install.sh -h
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```
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Reporting bugs & issues:
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If you've run into an issue with Hestia Control Panel, please let us know as soon as possible so that we may investigate further and resolve any issues in a timely manner.
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Bug reports can be filed using GitHub's [Issues](https://github.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/issues) feature located at the top of our repository.
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License:
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Hestia Control Panel is licensed under [GPL v3](https://github.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/blob/master/LICENSE) license.
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Hestia Control Panel is licensed under [GPL v3](https://github.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/blob/master/LICENSE) license, and is based on VestaCP.<br>
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Donations:
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How to support Hestia Control Panel:
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Hestia Control Panel is open source and completely free for everyone!<br>If you like to make a donation in order to help cover development and infrastructure costs, you may do so via PayPal:
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Hestia Control Panel is open source and completely free for everyone to use.
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If you would like to help our developers cover their time and infrastucture costs, or to support the Hestia Control Panel project as a whole, please consider making a donation via PayPal.
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