Install DirectAdmin on Linode

Introduction

Prerequisites

• A Linode account; if you do not have one, go to linode.com to register and get a $20 bonus with this code: PodcastInIt20
• DirectAdmin license
• Basic Linux knowledge

Adding Linode Server

1. Log in to your Linode Manager and click "Add a Linode", select your plan, then click the "Add this Linode!" button

   

2. Next, in the Linode Dashboard, click Deploy an Image:

   

3. Next, Select CentOS 7 64bit image, SwapDisk and choose a password for your root account:

   

4. Finally, Boot your Linode:

DirectAdmin Installation

1. SSH to your Linode server.
2. Install updates for your server:

   yum update -y
   

3. Install DirectAdmin:

   yum install -y perl-DBI
   wget -O setup.sh http://www.directadmin.com/setup.sh
   chmod 755 setup.sh
   ./setup.sh
   

Configuration

1. Fix quotas problem Linode CentOS 7 uses ext4 instead of xfs, so we must fix the problem. Set use_xfs=0 in /usr/local/directadmin/conf/directadmin.conf and restart DirectAdmin, then run the following commands:

   ln -s /dev/sda /dev/root
   

   Edit /etc/rc.d/rc.local and add this line:

   ln -s /dev/sda /dev/root
   

   Then run:

   chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.local
   /sbin/quotaoff -a; /sbin/quotacheck -avugm; /sbin/quotaon -a;
   

   Reboot your server.

2. Adding IPv6

   If your server has an IPv6 address, you can add it to DirectAdmin. First, enable ipv6 in directadmin.conf file:

   nano /usr/local/directadmin/conf/directadmin.conf
   

   Set extra_spf_value= ip6:xxxx::xx:xx:xxx:xxxx (Note the space after the = character, and replace xxx with your IPv6 address)

   Set ipv6=1

   Restart DirectAdmin; when restarted, go to IP Management and add your new IPv6:

   Then, link the IPv6 to your IPv4 by clicking on the IPv4 and selecting IPv6 to link.

Conclusion

Now you have your DirectAdmin running in your Linode Server.