Installation

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Operating system	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Architecture	x86_64
RAM	2 GB minimum · 4 GB recommended
Disk	20 GB minimum
Access	Root (or `sudo`)
License	Free or paid — get one at nixpanel.io

Fresh server recommended. NixPanel installs and configures Apache, MariaDB, PowerDNS, Exim, Dovecot, and other services. Installing on a server with existing software may cause conflicts.

One-line Install

bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixReaper/nixpanel/main/install.sh)

The installer is self-updating — it always fetches the latest version from GitHub before running, so you never need to re-download it.

Inspect Before Running

If you prefer to review the script first:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixReaper/nixpanel/main/install.sh -o install.sh
less install.sh
sudo bash install.sh

What Gets Installed

Component	Role
Apache 2 + PHP-FPM 8.2 & 8.3	Web server with multi-PHP support
MariaDB	Database server (WordPress-compatible)
PowerDNS	DNS server
Exim 4	Mail transfer agent
Dovecot	IMAP / POP3 server
SpamAssassin	Spam filtering
Fail2ban	Brute-force protection
Let's Encrypt (certbot)	Free SSL certificates
NixPanel	Control panel (ports 2083 and 2087)

Installer Prompts

During installation you will be asked for:

Admin username, password, and email — your NixPanel admin account
Server hostname — the domain or IP your panel will be accessed from (e.g. panel.example.com)
NixPanel license key — found in your dashboard after signing up

Ports Used

Port	Service
`2087`	NixServer — WHM-style admin panel
`2083`	NixClient — cPanel-style user panel
`25`	SMTP (Exim)
`143` / `993`	IMAP / IMAPS (Dovecot)
`110` / `995`	POP3 / POP3S (Dovecot)
`53`	DNS (PowerDNS)

Make sure your firewall allows these ports for the relevant services.

After Installation

Access your panels at:

http://YOUR_SERVER_IP:2087   ← NixServer (admin)
http://YOUR_SERVER_IP:2083   ← NixClient (users)

Add SSL immediately:

certbot --apache

Re-running the Installer

The installer uses step tracking — if it fails partway through, you can safely re-run it and it will skip completed steps:

sudo bash install.sh

To force a specific step to re-run, delete its tracking file:

rm /var/lib/nixpanel/install/<step_name>.done
sudo bash install.sh

Updating NixPanel

sudo bash /opt/nixpanel/scripts/update.sh

Or click Upgrade Panel in the NixServer sidebar.

Useful Commands

# View panel logs
journalctl -u nixpanel -f

# Restart the panel
systemctl restart nixpanel

# Check service status
systemctl status nixpanel apache2 mariadb

Need Help?

Email: [email protected]
Issues: github.com/NixReaper/nixpanel/issues

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