How to install Webmin on Ubuntu 20.04

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Webmin is an open-source web control panel for administering Linux servers. It allows you to manage the system users, groups, disk quotas as well as install and configure web, ssh, ftp, email, and database servers.

With Webmin , you can configure almost every aspect of the system through your web browser.

This guide explains how to install Webmin on an Ubuntu 20.04 server.

Prerequisites

We’re assuming that you have administrative access to the Ubuntu server, either as root or a user with sudo permissions

Step 1: Update the System and Install Requisites Packages

Webmin is not included in the standard Ubuntu repositories. The installation is a pretty straightforward process. We’ll enable the Webmin repository and install the package with apt .

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https wget

Step 2: Import Webmin Repository Key

$ wget -q http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] http://download.webmin.com/download/repository sarge contrib"

Step 3: Install Webmin in Ubuntu

$ sudo apt install webmin

When prompted, hit 'Y' to proceed with Webmin’s installation

The output below confirms that the Webmin installation has been successful

The Webmin service will start automatically.That’s it! At this point, you have successfully installed Webmin on your Ubuntu 20.04 server.

To upgrade your Webmin installation when a new release is published, use the standard apt upgrade procedure

You can be confirmed by running the command:

$ sudo systemctl status webmin

Step 4: Open Webmin Port on Ubuntu Firewall

By default, Webmin listens for connections on port 10000 on all network interfaces. You need to open the port in your firewall so that the Webmin interface is accessible from the Internet. Assuming you are using UFW , you can do that by running the following command:

+ Install ufw :

$ sudo apt-get install ufw

+ Connect port 10000 :

$ sudo ufw allow 10000/tcp

Step 5: Access Webmin on Ubuntu

Finally, to access Webmin, launch your browser and browse the address:

 https://server-ip:10000/

We have successfully installed Webmin on Ubuntu 20.04.

Good Luck!