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Install Softaculous on Plesk: extension, license, permissions
Installing Softaculous on Plesk Obsidian — the Extensions Catalog route, the shell installer fallback, license activation, and which service plans should see it.
2026-09-04
7 min
Install SitePad on cPanel: setup, plans, and licensing
Install Softaculous SitePad on cPanel in about five minutes, set per-package site and page limits, rebrand the editor, and understand how its server license differs from Softaculous Premium.
2026-08-27
8 min
Softaculous auto-upgrades and backups for hosting fleets
Turn on Softaculous auto-upgrades and automated backups the right way — global admin controls, load thresholds, per-install rollback, remote backup locations, and disk-safe settings.
2026-07-01
7 min
Clone WordPress to a Softaculous staging site (and push it back)
Spin up a Softaculous staging clone of a live WordPress site, edit safely on a subdomain, then push the diff back to production with a one-click rollback path.
2026-05-18
5 min
Pull a live WordPress site into Softaculous with Remote Import
Use Softaculous Remote Import with SFTP to pull a live WordPress install from another host into managed Softaculous in minutes.
2026-05-16
5 min
Move a Softaculous license to a new IP without downtime
Update the license IP in the Softaculous Client Center, then refresh on the new server so installs and auto-upgrades resume immediately.
2026-05-16
5 min
Import an existing app into Softaculous management
Bring manually-installed apps under Softaculous management so backups, clones, and one-click upgrades work — without reinstalling.
2026-05-16
8 min
How to install Softaculous on cPanel and harden the defaults
The 30-minute Softaculous install on a cPanel server — auto-installer, license activation, and the three default settings to change before your first customer touches the installer.
2026-05-15