How to install DirectAdmin

Here's the official DirectAdmin installation guide: https://docs.directadmin.com/getting-started/installation/installguide.html.

You can find the license key in your IntoVPS customer account or you can contact the support to give you more information.

You can check if the license is active here: https://license.directadmin.com/

Operating systems supported by DirectAdmin:

OS	Version	Architecture
CloudLinux	7, 8	64-bit
CentOS	7	64-bit
CentOS / Rocky Linux / AlmaLinux	8	64-bit
CentOS / Rocky Linux / AlmaLinux	9	64-bit, Arm64
Debian	10, 11, 12	64-bit, Arm64
Ubuntu	18.04, 20.04, 22.04	64-bit, Arm64

Updating your DirectAdmin license manually:

Starting DirectAdmin version 1.63.8 license file is a simple plain-text file where the contents of the file is License Key. License key file location is /usr/local/directadmin/conf/license.key.

You can read License Key with command:

cat /usr/local/directadmin/conf/license.key

Replace it with your license key using commands:

echo 'Provided license key should go here' > /usr/local/directadmin/conf/license.key
chmod 0600 /usr/local/directadmin/conf/license.key
systemctl restart directadmin

Note

If license key is being modified manually please make sure it is not readable by other users. Stolen license key can disrupt your server if used elsewhere.