Install EasyPanel on Ubuntu VPS

EasyPanel is a lightweight and powerful control panel that lets you manage Docker containers through a clean web interface. It’s ideal for developers and sysadmins who want a simpler alternative to Portainer or complex setups.

If you’re hosting multiple apps or services on your server, EasyPanel helps you control containers, view logs, restart services, and manage deployments — all through your browser.

✅ Requirements

  • A clean VPS running Ubuntu (20.04+)
  • At least 4GB of RAM
  • Root access (or user with sudo privileges)

🔒 Secure your VPS before installing

Before installing EasyPanel, we strongly recommend you secure your VPS.
Follow our VPS Hardening Guide to configure firewall, fail2ban, and other SSH protections.

🔥 Allow HTTP/HTTPS ports on firewall

If your VPS has UFW enabled, allow access to ports 80 and 443:

sudo ufw status
sudo ufw allow 80
sudo ufw allow 443
sudo ufw status

🐳 Install Docker

Run the command below to install Docker on your Ubuntu VPS:

curl -sSL https://get.docker.com | sh

🚀 Install EasyPanel

Run the following command to set up EasyPanel as a Docker container:

sudo docker run --rm -it   -v /etc/easypanel:/etc/easypanel   -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro   easypanel/easypanel setup

This will download and configure EasyPanel.

📋 Verify if EasyPanel is running

Check running containers:

sudo docker ps

Docker container running EasyPanel

🌐 Access EasyPanel from the browser

Now, go to the following URL in your browser:

http://<YOUR_VPS_IP>:3000

On the first access, you’ll be prompted to set your admin email and password.

EasyPanel login screen

🧭 EasyPanel Dashboard

Once logged in, you’ll see the EasyPanel dashboard where you can create apps, manage services, view logs, and more.

EasyPanel dashboard example

✅ Conclusion

With EasyPanel installed, you can now manage your Ubuntu VPS via a modern web interface using Docker containers.
It’s a great tool to streamline development, testing, or production environments for your apps.

Don’t forget to secure your panel access and enable HTTPS using a reverse proxy or the built-in SSL tools.