v2.0.1 · latest stable · free

One command. A few minutes. A working host.

The installer sets up the entire stack — web server, PHP, database, mail, DNS and SSL — and hands you a panel with a trusted padlock already on it.

# run as root on a FRESH server wget https://www.webdeckpanel.co.uk/downloads/webdeck-installer.tar.gz tar xzf webdeck-installer.tar.gz cd webdeck-installer-pkg && bash install.sh

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Before you start

What you need

A fresh server and about five minutes. That's genuinely it.

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A supported OS

  • Debian 11, 12, 13
  • Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04
  • Rocky Linux 8, 9, 10
  • AlmaLinux 8, 9, 10
  • RHEL 8, 9
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A fresh server

  • Minimum: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB disk
  • Recommended: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD
  • Root access
  • A public IPv4 address
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A clean server

WebDeck installs and configures Apache/nginx, Postfix, Dovecot, MariaDB and PowerDNS. It expects to own that stack.

  • Don't install it over an existing stack
  • Use a fresh VPS — they're cheap
Install

Step by step

1. Download and run the installer

SSH into your fresh server as root and run:

wget https://www.webdeckpanel.co.uk/downloads/webdeck-installer.tar.gz tar xzf webdeck-installer.tar.gz cd webdeck-installer-pkg bash install.sh

It takes a few minutes — it's installing a complete hosting stack. You'll see each step as it completes.

2. Open the panel

When it finishes, the installer prints your server's free hostname:

https://srv-a1b2c3.wd-server.co.uk:2087

Use that address — it has a browser-trusted certificate, so you get a padlock and no warnings. The raw IP works too, but shows a self-signed certificate warning.

3. Run the setup wizard

Six steps, no config files: licence (or start your free trial) → admin account → nameservers → web server → mail → done.

Keep the MySQL root password. The installer prints it and saves it to /opt/vm6panel/.env. Put it somewhere safe.
Also available

The WHMCS module

Provision accounts automatically the moment an order is paid. Free, like the panel.

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WebDeck WHMCS module v2.0

Create, suspend, upgrade and terminate accounts automatically. Usage sync and one-click client login included.

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Troubleshooting

If something goes wrong

The installer failed partway through

Check /var/log/webdeck-install.log — it records every step. The most common causes are a server that isn't fresh (something already using port 80, 443 or 3306), or a package mirror being unreachable. Send us the log and we'll tell you what happened.

I can't reach the panel after installing

Check the panel is running (systemctl status vm6panel) and that port 2087 is open — both in the server's firewall and at your VPS provider, which often has its own firewall in front of the box.

The browser says the connection isn't private

You're probably on the raw IP, which uses a self-signed certificate. Use the free hostname the installer gave you instead — that one has a proper trusted certificate.

Can I install it on a server that's already running sites?

Please don't. WebDeck configures the whole stack and will conflict with an existing one. Use a fresh server and migrate the sites across with the cPanel importer or a backup restore.

Full troubleshooting guide
Changelog

What's new in 2.0

2.0.1 — Account isolation, service logs, 48 apps

Account isolation. Every new SFTP/SSH account is automatically confined to its own website's files and can't see other customers. Resource limits stop one customer hogging the box, and an optional process cage hides other tenants' processes. A new Isolation page shows every account's status. No CloudLinux licence needed.

Service logs in the panel. Live Apache, MariaDB, PHP, mail, DNS and FTP logs — no SSH needed — plus a self-heal activity feed on the dashboard.

48 one-click apps, up from 38 — Joomla, phpBB, Flarum, Mautic, EspoCRM, LimeSurvey, phpMyFAQ, Concrete CMS, Chevereto and Pydio Cells.

Cross-platform fixes. Websites configure correctly on Rocky/AlmaLinux, PowerDNS starts reliably under SELinux, PHP versions and ionCube work everywhere.

Security hardening and a more resilient installer.

1.11.50 — 38 one-click apps, 65 PHP modules, installer fixes

Thirteen more apps — 38 in total. osTicket, GLPI, SuiteCRM, Dolibarr, Invoice Ninja, Akaunting, Firefly III, Kimai, Snipe-IT, Monica, wallabag, Shaarli, Pico, Bludit, HumHub and Piwigo.

Composer is now included, so apps that ship as source (Snipe-IT, Kimai, HumHub, Monica, Invoice Ninja) get their dependencies installed and actually run.

Fixed .zip extraction — apps shipping as a .zip previously failed to install. Matomo and OpenCart were also unpacking to the wrong place. Both fixed.

65 PHP modules, up from 46.

All release notes

Stuck? We'd rather you asked.

Installation problems, bugs, or something that just doesn't make sense — tell us and it gets fixed.