Creating Linux Based Virtual Machine And Installing Cpanel On Azure

• Pass the DNS NAME in Host Name (or IP address)
• Click Open

Type command passwd to change password for root user.

Note: choose a strong password otherwise it won't allow you to change.



Type command cd to shift to root directory and type command sudo yum install perl to install perl as its cpanel dependency.



Enter Y to install its dependencies.



Perl is now installed.

To set the system’s host name type command hostname [your domain],

• E.g. hostname usmansheikh.pk

Note:

Hostname is the program that is used to either set or display the current host, domain or node name of the system. These names are used by many of the networking programs to identify the machine. The domain name is also used by NIS/YP.

Tip:

Install screen widget using this command sudo yum install screen wget then type command screen to open widget screen and enter this command. If somehow the screen is closed or anything happens the setup is running in background.

Press CTRL + A + D to shift back to main screen.

Go to Microsoft Azure Portal,

When you click add this, dialog will open. Choose this option as shown in screenshot and move to next step.

Enter the following:

• NAME (It can be any but keep it simple and meaningful)
• PROTOCOL (UDP OT TCP)
• PUBLIC PORT (Port Number)
• PRIVATE PORT (Port Number)

Make sure you have these ENDPOINTS with the same Protocol and Port Numbers.

Note: Use as in the following,

Login with https://IP addres:2087.

INTERNAL IP ADDRESS

Now you can access your Cpanel.