How to install Nexterm on a Cloud VPS

Nexterm is an open-source server management panel with SSH, SFTP and VNC access to all your servers from one browser interface.

A self-hosted panel gives you full control over your infrastructure, without monthly per-user or per-server subscriptions.

One-click install on cloudlinux.ro

The fastest way: Nexterm installs automatically at the first boot of a new server.

1. Create a Cloud VPS from the control panel.
2. In the configuration step, pick Nexterm from the app catalog.
3. Start the server. The install runs in the background for a few minutes and its status shows on the server page.
4. Access details and generated passwords are saved on the server in /root/app-credentials.txt. The app will be available on port 6989.

Manual install on any Ubuntu server

If you prefer doing it yourself, below is the exact script our automatic install runs. Execute it as root on a fresh Ubuntu server (24.04 recommended). It stops at the first error, and when it finishes you will find the access details in /root/app-credentials.txt.

export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
ENCRYPTION_KEY=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
mkdir -p /opt/nexterm && cd /opt/nexterm
cat > docker-compose.yml <<EOF
services:
  nexterm:
    image: nexterm/aio:latest
    restart: always
    environment:
      ENCRYPTION_KEY: "${ENCRYPTION_KEY}"
    ports:
      - '6989:6989'
    volumes:
      - nexterm:/app/data
volumes:
  nexterm:
EOF
docker compose up -d
IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
printf 'Nexterm: http://%s:6989\nCreeaza contul de administrator la prima accesare (primul cont devine administrator).\nCheia de criptare este salvata in /opt/nexterm/docker-compose.yml, nu o pierde, altfel parolele si cheile SSH stocate devin nerecuperabile.\n' "$IP" > /root/app-credentials.txt

You can also save this script as a recipe in your account and reuse it on any new server.