How to install Softaculous in cPanel

Overview :- The following guide will show you how to install Softaculous on cPanel.

Requirements :-    A server with cPanel,  If you have a firewall, then please allow access to download all packages from *.softaculous.com

Note: Please allow access to the following domains to your firewall as these are the mirrors used to download the script packages.
api.softaculous.com (IP : 216.18.221.243)
s1.softaculous.com (IP : 108.61.84.171)
s2.softaculous.com (IP : 23.29.77.179)
s3.softaculous.com (IP : 142.4.49.46)
s4.softaculous.com (IP : 188.138.10.177)

Installing Softaculous

Note: Before starting the installation make sure ionCube Loaders are enabled. You may refer to the following guide Enable_Ioncube_cPanel. Please make sure that the Ioncube loader is selected for the backend copy of PHP. Now SSH to your server and enter following commands:

Install from command line

Log into server via ssh.
root@server1 [~]#  cd /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi
root@server1 [~]#  wget -N http://www.softaculous.com/ins/addon_softaculous.php
root@server1 [~]#  chmod 755 addon_softaculous.php
root@server1 [~]#  /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/php /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/addon_softaculous.php

To install from WHM 

Log into server via ssh.
root@server1 [~]#  cd /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi
root@server1 [~]#  wget -N http://www.softaculous.com/ins/addon_softaculous.php
root@server1 [~]#  chmod 755 addon_softaculous.php

Then go to WHM –> Plugins–>softaculous– Instant Installs



Thats it the installation of Softaculous is completed!