CloudLinux Installer
The CloudLinux Installer page (Applications → CloudLinux) is a guided installer that converts your server to CloudLinux. It walks you through activation, validates your environment, converts the operating system with a live log, and tracks the conversion through to completion.
This page is the per-view reference. For the full end-to-end workflow, including feature provisioning, the LVE Manager, and per-plan resource limits, see Integrations > CloudLinux.
Overview
URL: /admin/cloudlinux-installer
Open the installer from the left menu at Applications → CloudLinux, or from the CloudLinux card in Applications → Modules. Converting a server to CloudLinux is a node-level, admin-only action, and it requires a reboot to take effect.
What the installer does
- License key - Enter your CloudLinux activation (API) key and validate it. A pre-check confirms the key and that the system can be converted.
- Conversion - Start the conversion. The panel converts the operating system in the background and streams a live deploy log.
- Reboot - When the conversion finishes, the server needs to reboot onto the CloudLinux kernel. Use the Reboot now action to restart it.
The installer reports the conversion state as it progresses:
| State | Meaning |
|---|---|
| converting | The OS conversion is running, with a live log. |
| installed-pending-reboot | CloudLinux is installed; the server must reboot onto the CloudLinux kernel. |
| converted | The server is running CloudLinux. |
Warning: Converting to CloudLinux rewrites the operating system and is effectively irreversible. It interrupts active sessions and services and requires a reboot. Take a provider snapshot before you start.
After conversion
Once the server is converted, CloudLinux features become available in the panel:
- LVE Manager - the native CloudLinux UI, embedded with single sign-on, for per-account resource usage and the language selectors.
- Per-plan Resource Limits - a Resource Limits tab on hosting plans (CPU, memory, I/O, IOPS, processes) that pushes LVE limits to every account on the plan.
- BoltTerminal - the terminal module (listed as Terminal on the Modules page) for isolated per-account SSH access on CloudLinux.
Related pages
- Integrations > CloudLinux - the full setup workflow.
- LVE Manager - manage per-account resource limits after conversion.
- Hosting Plans - set per-account resource limits through plans.