<pre><code class="text language-text">Quick Install (Supported Linux Distributions)

You can also install Panelica directly on a supported Linux server using:

curl -sSL https://latest.panelica.com/install.sh | bash

Supported operating systems:

• Debian 12
• Debian 13
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
• AlmaLinux 9
• AlmaLinux 10
• Rocky Linux 9
• Rocky Linux 10</code></pre>
<p><strong>Panelica turns a bare Droplet into a complete, production-ready hosting platform in minutes — with no license fees, no separate isolation license, and no paid backup add-on.</strong></p>
<p><img src="https://panelica.com/cpanel-alternative/1l.png" alt="Panelica server dashboard — light mode"/></p>
<p>Traditional hosting panels have grown expensive and fragmented: a per-server license to run the panel, a <em>second</em> paid license for real per-account isolation, and a <em>third</em> paid add-on for dependable backups — then a slow, risky migration when you outgrow them. Panelica folds all of it into one modern, open platform in <strong>31 languages</strong>, and moves an entire existing server across in a single guided run.</p>
<p>Explore the full interface in the <a href="https://www.panelica.com/screenshots" rel="noopener" target="_blank">screenshot gallery</a> or click around a <a href="https://demo.panelica.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">live demo</a> — no signup required.</p>
<h3 id="opsai-—-an-ai-co-pilot-that-actually-runs-your-server">OpsAI — an AI co-pilot that actually runs your server</h3>
<p>Every other panel gives you menus. Panelica ships with <strong>OpsAI</strong>: a built-in, agentic AI operations engine with <strong>15 specialist experts</strong> (domain, SSL, email, WordPress, Docker, database, security, backup, Git, Cloudflare, migration, performance, incident response and more), trained on all <strong>1,263 panel API endpoints</strong>. It doesn&#39;t paste commands for you to copy — it <strong>executes real multi-step operations</strong> through the same RBAC-aware API a human admin uses, with a sandbox demo mode for safe exploration.</p>
<p><img src="https://panelica.com/cpanel-alternative/opsai.png" alt="OpsAI expert desktop inside Panelica"/></p>
<p>These are real operations OpsAI performs today, in plain language:</p>
<ul>
<li><em>&#34;Create 25 tourism subdomains under travels.com, install WordPress on each with a theme, set up Cloudflare, and interlink them for SEO.&#34;</em></li>
<li><em>&#34;Our emails to Gmail are going to spam. Check everything and fix it.&#34;</em> — audits DKIM, SPF, DMARC, blacklists and queue, then repairs.</li>
<li><em>&#34;Our main site is being DDoS-attacked right now. Enable maximum protection.&#34;</em></li>
<li><em>&#34;Deploy a full e-commerce platform: WooCommerce frontend, Node.js API, Redis cache, MySQL and Elasticsearch — with reverse proxy, SSL, health checks and auto-restart.&#34;</em></li>
<li><em>&#34;Migrate all 30 sites from our old cPanel server, including databases, emails and SSL.&#34;</em></li>
<li><em>&#34;Run daily maintenance: check health, optimize MySQL, clean logs, verify backups, update WordPress sites, scan for vulnerabilities.&#34;</em></li>
</ul>
<p>OpsAI includes its own terminal, live browser, prompt library and MCP tool support — and runs per-server with credential isolation.</p>
<h3 id="websites-dns--ssl">Websites, DNS &amp; SSL</h3>
<p>Unlimited sites with virtual hosts, subdomains and redirects, a full authoritative DNS manager, <strong>automatic Let&#39;s Encrypt SSL</strong> renewed on every domain, and built-in <strong>Cloudflare management</strong> — DNS, cache and settings — without leaving the panel.</p>
<h3 id="wordpress-toolkit-—-one-click-to-live">WordPress Toolkit — one click to live</h3>
<p><strong>One-click WordPress installs</strong>, plus staging, cloning, and central control of plugins, themes and core updates across every site — with automatic security hardening, scheduled WordPress backups and instant restores.</p>
<h3 id="176-one-click-docker-apps">176 one-click Docker apps</h3>
<p>A built-in catalog of <strong>176 ready-to-deploy Docker application templates</strong> — databases, dev tools, analytics, media servers, CMSs and more — each launched in a single click with ports, volumes and environment pre-wired. Plus a full <strong>Docker &amp; Compose manager</strong> for containers, images and networks.</p>
<h3 id="backups-with-granular-restore">Backups with granular restore</h3>
<p>Scheduled local and <strong>remote off-site backups</strong>, full-server snapshots and instant restores — and, unlike most panels, <strong>granular restore</strong>: recover a single file, one database, or an individual mailbox without rolling back the whole account. One-click full-server migration brings sites, databases, email and DNS across with hashes and configs preserved intact.</p>
<h3 id="email-server">Email server</h3>
<p>A complete mail stack — mailboxes, forwarders, autoresponders and mailing lists — with <strong>DKIM, SPF and DMARC</strong>, spam filtering, custom routing rules and a live mail-queue viewer.</p>
<h3 id="databases">Databases</h3>
<p>MySQL and PostgreSQL with per-user accounts, remote-access control, phpMyAdmin and pgAdmin, and a built-in <strong>database tuner</strong> that recommends performance improvements.</p>
<h3 id="nodejs--multi-php">Node.js &amp; multi-PHP</h3>
<p>Deploy <strong>Node.js applications</strong> with multiple runtime versions per site, and run legacy and modern PHP side by side — <strong>11 versions, PHP 5.6 through 8.5</strong>, switchable per site.</p>
<p><img src="https://panelica.com/cpanel-alternative/1d.png" alt="Panelica server dashboard — dark mode"/></p>
<h3 id="defense-in-depth-security">Defense-in-depth security</h3>
<p>An application <strong>firewall</strong>, <strong>ModSecurity WAF</strong> with OWASP rules, <strong>AppArmor</strong> profiles, <strong>ClamAV</strong> antivirus, an on-demand <strong>malware scanner</strong>, IP blocking, <strong>Fail2ban</strong>, and a <strong>Security Advisor</strong> that audits the server and flags risks.</p>
<h3 id="true-per-account-isolation-—-no-extra-license">True per-account isolation — no extra license</h3>
<p>Every account is sealed inside <strong>five isolation layers</strong>: cgroups v2, Linux namespaces, SSH chroot, per-user PHP-FPM and strict Unix permissions. Kernel-grade separation is included — <strong>no CloudLinux license required</strong> — and every Droplet regenerates its own secrets on first boot.</p>
<h3 id="native-mobile-apps-—-your-server-in-your-pocket">Native mobile apps — your server in your pocket</h3>
<p>Real native apps for <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/panelica/id6758764906" rel="noopener" target="_blank">iOS</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.panelica" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Android</a> with a real-time health dashboard, domain and service management, a built-in <strong>SSH terminal</strong>, backup triggers and <strong>multi-server support</strong> — pair securely via QR code, with API keys encrypted in device secure storage.</p>
<p><img src="https://panelica.com/cpanel-alternative/mobil.png" alt="Panelica mobile app — live server dashboard"/></p>
<h3 id="browser-extension-—-your-whole-fleet-in-the-side-panel">Browser extension — your whole fleet in the side panel</h3>
<p>The <a href="https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bbbbohhjfjglmiadbcemddadkighmdil" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Panelica Control extension</a> for Chrome puts up to <strong>500 servers</strong> in your browser side panel: live CPU/RAM/disk streamed over WebSocket, a full-screen NOC monitor with per-server gauges, threshold alerts with desktop notifications, bulk service restarts, a file manager and terminal — in <strong>53 languages</strong>, with AES-256-GCM–encrypted keys and HMAC-signed requests.</p>
<p><img src="https://panelica.com/cpanel-alternative/chrome-extension.png" alt="Panelica Control Chrome extension — fleet live monitor"/></p>
<h3 id="granular-role-based-permissions">Granular, role-based permissions</h3>
<p>Fine-grained <strong>page-level permissions</strong> on top of a full role hierarchy (admin, reseller, user) — grant or revoke access feature by feature, per user. Run a real hosting business with staff and resellers who each see exactly what you allow.</p>
<h3 id="automate-everything-—-rest-api--webhooks">Automate everything — REST API &amp; webhooks</h3>
<p>A complete <strong>REST API</strong> mirrors every panel action, with <strong>webhooks</strong> that fire on events so you can wire Panelica into your own billing, tooling or CI — alongside scheduled cron, a browser terminal, SSH and Git deploy with CI/CD.</p>
<p>The free Starter tier is free forever with full feature access — or start a <strong>14-day free trial</strong> straight from the Setup Wizard. See more in the <a href="https://www.panelica.com/screenshots" rel="noopener" target="_blank">screenshot gallery</a> and try everything live at <a href="https://demo.panelica.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">demo.panelica.com</a>. Stack: PostgreSQL 18, MySQL 8, Redis 8, Apache 2.4 and Nginx.</p>

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