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# How to Install Drupal via Softaculous in cPanel?

### Here's how to Install Drupal via Softaculous in cPanel

1. [Log into your cPanel account](https://help.ex2.com/en/article/how-to-log-in-to-my-cpanel-account-xyoqm0/?bust=1676305236426).

2. In the Software section, click on the [Softaculous App Installer](https://help.ex2.com/en/article/what-is-softaculous-oq5fzw/?bust=1783450931082) Icon.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/softaculous-icon.gif)

3. [cPanel](https://help.ex2.com/en/article/what-is-cpanel-vq3toz/?bust=1784206091492) will redirect you to the Softaculous Panel.

4. On the left side of your screen, you should locate the Portal/CMS category. Click on it and then click on the Drupal link that will appear.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/drupal-softaculous.gif)

5. Click on the Install button.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/drupal-install-button.gif)

6. Fill the necessary field under the Software Setup field:

*   Choose the version you want to install: You can leave this as it is.
*   Choose Installation URL: Choose the appropriate protocol/domain. Inside the "In Directory" field, should you want to install this in a directory, i.e. example.com/directory, enter the directory name. Otherwise, leave it blank to install in your main domain, i.e. example.com
*   Cron job: You can leave this as it is.

7. Under the Site Settings field, enter the following information:

*   Site Name: Enter the name of your website, such as my first website.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/drupal-install-screen.gif)

8. Under the Admin Account field, enter the following information:

*   Admin Username: Your new Drupal username (for security reason do not use the Administrator or the Admin username.
*   Admin Password: Use a strong password.
*   Admin Email: Your e-mail address.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/drupal-install-screen2.gif)

Note: Copy the admin username and password on a notepad because you will need these login details to access the admin area of your Drupal Website.

9. Advanced Options: Leave this as it is unless you want to change the database name or take an automated backup. Please note that taking frequent backups may take a lot of disk space.

Finally, scroll down to the end of the page and click on the Install button.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/softaculous-install-button.gif)