Getting Started with Geek Panel

Geek Panel Free Linux Web Hosting Control Panel
A Better Way To Manage Your Server
Powerful And Easy To Use Web Hosting Control Panel
Running Servers All Around The World

Why Geek Panel?

Ease of use

Geek Panel is the easiest to use control panel.

Speed

Geek Panel is programmed to be the fastest running control panel available.

Stability

Geek Panel avoids downtime by automatically recovering from crashes.

Support

We offer high quality support, getting you the answers you need.

Operating systems supported by Geek Panel are listed in the table below.

OS	Versions
CentOS	Recommended 7.9 (64 bit)
AlmaLinux	8.x (64 bit), 9.x (64 bit)
Rocky Linux	8.x (64 bit)
CentOS	7.x (64 bit), 8.x (64 bit)
CentOS Stream	8.x (64 bit)
Fedora	33 (64 bit), 34 (64 bit), 35 (64 bit), 36 (64 bit), 37 (64 bit)
Debian	11.x (64 bit), 12.x (64 bit)
Ubuntu	19.x (64 bit), 20.x (64 bit), 21.x (64 bit), 22.x (64 bit)

We suggest a simple partition structure of:

Partition	Size
/boot	500 MB
swap	For < 2GB of RAM: 2 x RAM, for 2GB - 8GB of RAM: equal to the amount of RAM, for > 8GB of RAM: at least 4GB
/	Rest of drive

Geek Panel Demo:

https://geekpanel.gpanel.org

Install Geek Panel via command line:

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Install Geek Panel (Lite) via command line:

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Update Geek Panel via command line:

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Update Geek Panel via command line (Enforce):

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Any questions? Here are our answers.

How to Encrypt PHP Code (Warring: All files in domain will be encrypted)?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/encrypt Domain Key
Example:
/gp/encrypt geekpanel.com mypassword

How to Restore Full cPanel Backup via Geek Panel?

The first method is to restore the full cPanel backup via Geek Panel. Of course, in order to be able to restore the backup using this method you need to have root access to Geek Panel which is listening on port 2020. So if your domain is example.com, you can access Geek Panel via web browser at http://example.com:2020.
Once you log in to Geek Panel, navigate to Backups and then select Restore a Full Backup. This Geek Panel feature will allow you to restore specific backup with File.
To restore with file, you must upload the full cPanel backup file to the following directory:
/backup

Restore Full cPanel Backup via command line. Yes, this is another method which some server admins find much easier than the first one. For this method you need to have SSH access to the server. Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/restore example
Of course, you need to replace example with the actual cPanel username or filename.tar.gz for the account you want to restore. Also, make sure that the full cPanel backup is properly uploaded in the /backup directory on your server before starting the restoration process.

How to transfer Geek Panel accounts from one server to another Geek Panel server?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/backup all full scp RemoteIP root RemotePassword 22 /backup

How to copy Geek Panel backup file from one server to another Geek Panel server?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/scp filename.tar.gz RemoteIP RemotePassword
Or
/gp/scp all RemoteIP RemotePassword

How to Copy Folder from Geek Panel Server to Remote Backup Server(Storage Box)?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/backup <Local Folder Path> <Remote Folder Path>
Example:
/gp/backup /home/ /backup/home/
(Setup Schedule Backup Required via Dashboard)

How to Restore Folder from Remote Backup Server(Storage Box) to Local Geek Panel Server?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/restore <Remote Folder Path> <Local Folder Path>
Example:
/gp/restore /backup/home/ /home/

How to Restore Account from Remote Backup Server(Storage Box) to Local Geek Panel Server?

Connect to your Linux server (Local Server) via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/restore Domain BackupDate
Example:
/gp/restore blackhost.com 2023-01-30

How to Copy Database from Current Server to Another?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/copydatabase DatabaseName RemoteIP RemotePassword

How to Copy Database Table from Current Server to Another?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/copytable DatabaseName TableName RemoteIP RemotePassword

How to Convert Database from MyISAM to InnoDB?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/myisam2innodb DatabaseName

How to Convert Table from MyISAM to InnoDB?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/myisam2innodb DatabaseName TableName

How to re-sorting id column in a MySQL table (Both PRIMARY KEY and AUTO INCREMEN)?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/reid DatabaseName TableName

How do I switch between NGINX and Apache web server?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
Switch to NGINX:
/gp/nginx
Switch to Apache:
/gp/apache

How to Install an SSL Certificate on a Domain?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
No Redirect:
/gp/https domain.com 0
/gp/ssl domain.com

Force HTTPS Redirection:
/gp/https domain.com 1
/gp/ssl domain.com
/gp/conf

How to Install an SSL Certificate for all domains?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/ssl all

To Check or Renew SSL Certificate Run:
/gp/checkssl

How do I force a new SSL certificate?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
All Domains:
/gp/ssl all --force

One Domain
/gp/ssl domain.com --force

How to install PHP 7.1 and PHP 7.2 and all neccessary extensions?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/installphp 7.1
/gp/installphp 7.2

How to set Default PHP Version in Geekpanel?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/defaultphp 7.4
php -v

How to Solve 502 Bad Gateway Issues?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/conf
If the problem still persists run:
/gp/reinstall

How to Increase Websites Speed?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/resolver OpenDNS

Slow performance after securing websites with Lets Encrypt SSL

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/resolver
or
/gp/resolver OpenDNS
or
/gp/resolver Cloudflare

How do I access my webmail?

Steps for logging into webmail

Visit example.com/webmail. Be sure to replace example.com with your actual domain name.
Choose Roundcube or Horde or RainLoop or SquirrelMail as your default client.
Enter your username and password, and then click login. User Name: Enter your full email address, all lower case.
You should now be logged in!

How to change default SMTP port (25) in Geek Panel?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/smtp 26

How do I get back to default settings?
/gp/smtp 25

How do I Update Roundcube?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/roundcube

How to Downgrade Roundcube?
/gp/roundcube 1.3.9

How to install Horde Webmail?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/horde
How to completely remove Horde webmail?
/gp/horde remove

How to Install SquirrelMail on Geek Panel?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/squirrelmail

How to set limitations for outgoing email?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/smtplimit 30

30 emails per hour / user

How To Get Emails Delivered to Inbox?

To send emails and avoid them being classified as spam
Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/inbox

How to detect which account is sending spam?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/mailq now (Current Spam)
Or
/gp/spam now (History Spam)
Or
/gp/spam Find What

How to Install ionCube Loader in Geek Panel?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/ioncube

How to Install Geek Panel on Google Compute Engine (GCP) or (AWS)?

Connect to your Linux (GCP) or (AWS) via SSH (Web Browsing) and run the following command:
Change the root password:
sudo passwd
Login as root:
su
Start Install Geek Panel:
curl -s -o latest -L https://download.geekpanel.com && chmod +x latest && ./latest

How to Install Gdown in Geek Panel?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/gdown

How to download a folder from google drive using terminal?
gdown --folder --id <folder_id>

How to download a file from google drive using terminal?
gdown --id <file_id>

How do I set up nameservers?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/nameservers ns1.domain.com ns2.domain.com

What does resetting a DNS zone do?

If you add/delete DNS records and want to revert back to the original DNS, you can Reset the DNS Zone. This will remove all your custom DNS records and create the standard records for your domain.

How to Reset a DNS Zone in Geek Panel?
To reset zone for a domain
/gp/zone domain.com reset

To reset zone for all domains
/gp/zone all reset

How do I upload files to my website?

You must either use FTP (file transfer protocol) client (Download Geek Panel-FTP), or upload via our File Manager located in your members' area. www is the only folder of which content is accessible to the browser, therefore all your website content must be uploaded there.

Also, there must be a file named index.htm, index.html or index.php inside www directory for site to be working properly.

How to Rebuild the Apache Configuration?

To rebuild the Apache configuration file, run the following command as root:
/gp/conf

How to Reinstall Apache or NHINX?

To reinstall Apache or NGINX, run the following command as root:
/gp/server

Detecting and Resolving Server Problems

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/conf
If the problem still persists run:
/gp/reinstall

How do you remove invalid email addresses from your email campaign list?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/undelivered

1- Navigate to the Geekpanel's Undelivered Emails interface (Geekpanel >> Home >> Email >> Undelivered Emails).
2- Click Export as CSV
3- Remove Invalid Email Addresses from Mailing List

How do I delete undelivered emails?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/undelivered delete

How do I set Date and time automatically in Geekpanel?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/timezone

How do I set DST time?
/gp/dst

How do I track bots in Geekpanel??

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/bot

How do I delete undelivered emails?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/undelivered delete

How to Password Protect a Directory in Geekpanel?

Connect to your Linux server via SSH and run the following command as root:
/gp/ppd <Directory Path> <Username> <Password>

Example:
/gp/ppd /home/geekpanel,com/www/admin myuser mypassword

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