Installation
Install Reqad on a fresh Rocky Linux 8/9, AlmaLinux 8/9 or RHEL 8/9 VPS. The installer configures nginx, PHP-FPM, MariaDB and SSL for you. The mail stack (exim, dovecot and Roundcube) is optional - see Installer options.
Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| OS | Rocky Linux 8/9, AlmaLinux 8/9 or RHEL 8/9 (clean install) |
| Architecture | x86_64 (64-bit) only |
| Access | root over SSH |
| RAM | 1 GB minimum, 2 GB+ recommended |
| Disk | 20 GB+ recommended |
EL8 (Rocky Linux 8, AlmaLinux 8 or RHEL 8)
As root on the fresh server:
bash <(curl -sSL https://repo.reqad.net/install-el8.sh)
EL9 (Rocky Linux 9, AlmaLinux 9 or RHEL 9)
bash <(curl -sSL https://repo.reqad.net/install-el9.sh)
Installer options
Set these as environment variables before running the installer. All are optional:
| Variable | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
SSH_PORT | 22 | Moves SSH to a non-default port and disables password authentication. |
TIMEZONE | UTC | Sets the server clock, e.g. Europe/Bucharest. |
TEMPLATE | nginx_php-fpm | Web server stack: nginx_php-fpm or apache_modphp. |
PHP_VERSION | 8.3 | PHP version to install: 7.4, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 or 8.5. |
WITH_EMAIL | off | Set to true to install exim, dovecot and Roundcube. If left unset the mail stack is skipped and the panel's email section is hidden. |
For example, to install PHP 8.4 with the mail stack on a custom SSH port:
export SSH_PORT=1922 export PHP_VERSION='8.4' export WITH_EMAIL=true bash <(curl -sSL https://repo.reqad.net/install-el8.sh)
Mail is opt-in. Without
WITH_EMAIL=true the installer does not set up exim or dovecot, and the server will not send or receive mail. You can still run the installer again later with WITH_EMAIL=true to add it.From the RPM repository
sudo dnf install -y https://repo.reqad.net/reqad-release.rpm sudo dnf install -y reqad
After installation
The installer prints your panel URL and login details when it finishes. Open https://your-server:2087/ and sign in. From there you can create your first hosting account.
Use a clean server. Reqad expects a fresh Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux or RHEL install with nothing else running on ports 80/443 or the mail ports.
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