How to Install Webmin on CentOS 8

Webmin is modern and open-source web hosting control panel for easy Linux server administering. Using, webmin you can manage user accounts, groups, disk quotas, configure DNS settings and change settings for common packages. You also can manage populer services including web, FTP, email and database servers. In simple word, with Webmin, you can configure almost every aspect of the system. In this tutorial we will help you to install Webmin on CentOS 8 system.

Ensure that you are logged in as root or user with sudo access.

Step 1 – Enable Webmin Repository#

First of all, we need to enable the Webmin repository then we will install Webmin using dnf package manager.

Open your text editor and create a repository file by typing:

sudo nano /etc/yum.repos.d/webmin.repo

Put the following text into that file.

[Webmin]
name=Webmin Distribution Neutral
baseurl=https://download.webmin.com/download/yum
mirrorlist=https://download.webmin.com/download/yum/mirrorlist
enabled=1

Save the file and close the editor.

Step 2 – Import Webmin GPG key#

Now import the Webmin GPG key using the following rpm command:

sudo rpm --import http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc

Step 3 – Install Latest Webmin#

Once the repository is enabled, Install the latest version of Webmin by typing:

sudo dnf install webmin

It should display output as below:

Webmin install complete. You can now login to https://your_server_ip_or_hostname:10000/ as root with your root password, or as any user who can use sudo to run commands as root.

Webmin service will start automatically.

To be able to access the Webmin interface from a web browser, you need to open the Webmin port in your server’s firewall.

Run the following commands to allow traffic on port 10000:

sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=10000/tcp

sudo firewall-cmd --runtime-to-permanent

Step 4 – Access Webmin#

At this stage Webmin is installed on your server. By default, Webmin run on port 10000, launch your web browser and type your server’s hostname name or public IP address followed by the Webmin port 10000.

https://server_ip_or_hostname:10000

You will be prompt for user credentials enter root or your user login with the password to access Webmin. On successful login, you will be redirect to dashboard and you can control your server now.

That’s it! Webmin is now available on your CentOS 8 system.

Conclusion#

Webmin is very easy to use and a lightweight web-based application that allows you to manage Linux servers. In this article, we show you step wise how to install Webmin on CentOS 8 machine. To get more information about Webmin go through official Webmin documentation page.

If you have face any issue while installing, feel free to leave a comment below.