Install CloudPanel programmatically on Debian 11

install_cloudpanel_on_debian11_programmatically.sh

#!/bin/bash

# CloudPanel Installation Script
# use this as an initialization script after creating a VM to install CloudPanel into 
# your VM instance.
# you can use it in Digitalocean Initialization scripts or AWS user data.
# tested on DigitalOcean Droplets with Debian 11 on 24 Nov 2023
#
# @author: @mshannaq , Extendy team
# @License: MIT

# Replace variables with your specific configurations

CLOUDPANEL_USERNAME="admin"
CLOUDPANEL_PASSWORD="ChoosePassword"
CLOUDPANEL_USER_EMAIL="YOUREMAIL@EXAMPLE.COM"
CLOUDPANEL_FIRSTNAME="YourFirstName"
CLOUDPANEL_LASTNAME="YourLastName"
LOG_FILE_NAME="/var/log/installing_cloudpanel.log"

# do not edit below unless you know what to do

# Check if the current Linux distribution is Debian
if [ -f /etc/os-release ]; then
    source /etc/os-release
    if [ "$ID" == "debian" ]; then
        # Check if the version is Debian 11
        if [ "$VERSION_ID" == "11" ]; then
            echo "This system is running Debian 11... try installing CloudPanel" >> $LOG_FILE_NAME
        else
            echo "Error: This script is intended for Debian 11, but the current version is $VERSION_ID." >> $LOG_FILE_NAME
            exit 1
        fi
    else
        echo "Error: This script is intended for Debian systems, but the current distribution is $ID." >> $LOG_FILE_NAME
        exit 1
    fi
else
    echo "Error: Unable to determine the Linux distribution. This script is intended for Debian 11." >> $LOG_FILE_NAME
    exit 1
fi

sudo -s


sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt -y update && \
sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt -y upgrade && \
sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt -y install curl wget | tee $LOG_FILE_NAME && \

curl -sS https://installer.cloudpanel.io/ce/v2/install.sh -o install.sh && \
echo "85762db0edc00ce19a2cd5496d1627903e6198ad850bbbdefb2ceaa46bd20cbd install.sh" | \
sha256sum -c && sudo bash install.sh | tee -a $LOG_FILE_NAME

clpctl user:add --userName=$CLOUDPANEL_USERNAME --email=$CLOUDPANEL_USER_EMAIL \
  --firstName=$CLOUDPANEL_FIRSTNAME --lastName=$CLOUDPANEL_LASTNAME \
  --password=$CLOUDPANEL_PASSWORD --role='admin' --timezone='UTC' --status='1' | \
tee -a $LOG_FILE_NAME

To install CloudPanel programmatically on Debian 11 while creating a VM on platforms like DigitalOcean or AWS, utilize the above initialization script (user data)

After Creatinh the instance Wait for the instance to be running

Log into the server using SSH, Check the installation progress in the log file by A take look into file "/var/log/installing_cloudpanel.log" or by running the command:

tail -f /var/log/installing_cloudpanel.log

If you changed the log file name use the you defined in LOG_FILE_NAME in the initialization script.

After the initialization script completed (which may take few minutes depends on instance resources) you can visit CloudPanel on https://instanceIP:8443 (and accept the self-signed SSL certificate)

ang login with information you define for CloudPanel User information at the initialization script.

and enjoy CloudPaneling!