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Installation ​

Linux Distributions ​

KiwiPanel supports non-EOL Linux distributions officially supported by OpenLiteSpeed.

  • Debian 11, 12, 13
  • Ubuntu LTS 22.04, 24.04
  • Rocky Linux 8, 9, 10
  • AlmaLinux 8, 9, 10
  • RHEL 8, 9 and compatible derivatives

CentOS Stream and EOL distributions are not supported.

Windows and Mac Distributions: Not Supported ​

Prerequisites ​

  • Fresh VPS with supported OSs.
  • Minimum >=512MB RAM
  • Minimum >=1GB disk space
  • Root access

Install ​

If you are installing Kiwipanel on Debian or the distro that does not have curl by default, run this command first:

bash
sudo apt update && sudo apt install curl

Quick install (advanced users):

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

Recommended (review before install):

bash
curl -sLO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kiwipanel/kiwipanel/main/install
chmod +x install
sudo bash install

Successul Installation ​

If the installation is successful, visit http://YOUR_SERVER_IP (NOT https ), you will see the following information:

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🔐 Self-Signed SSL (Initial Access) ​

KiwiPanel automatically generates a self-signed SSL certificate after installation to secure the admin panel.

  • Port: 8443
  • SSL Path: /etc/kiwipanel/ssl/
  • Validity: 10 years
  • Issued for: Server IP address

Access the Panel ​

https://YOUR_SERVER_IP:8443/PASSCODE

⚠️ Browser warnings are expected because the certificate is self-signed.
Click Advanced → Continue to proceed.

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Then you will see a "warning" from the browser. That is expected because we are using a self-sign certificate. Hit the "Proceed to YOUR_SERVER_IP (unsafe)" button.

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This is the warning on Firefox. You can ignore it and proceed to the panel by clicking on "Advanced..." button and then on "Accept the Risk and Continue".

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Caveat: ​

-❌ Accessing to https://YOUR_SERVER_IP, you get refusal because there is not self-sign certificate for the IP.

-✅ You should use http://YOUR_SERVER_IP.

-❌ Accessing to http://YOUR_SERVER_IP:8443 is not recommended because it is not secure. You will see a "warning" from the browser or might be a blank depending on the browser.

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-❌ Accessing to https://YOUR_SERVER_IP:8443, you get 404 Not Found. It means the webpanel is properly configured. That is expected by design.

-✅ You should use https://YOUR_SERVER_IP:8443/PASSCODE instead.

Firewall ​

  • Port 8443 is used for the admin panel
  • Port 443 is opened for future Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates

Log ​

Type the command cat /opt/kiwipanel/logs/install.log to see the installation log in case you encounter any issues.

Next Step ​

In the future, you might assign a domain and enable Let’s Encrypt SSL to replace the self-signed certificate. But for now, you can use the self-signed certificate for accessing to your admin panel, which is totally safe and normal given that we can assign a ssl certificate to a domain only, not IP.