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With Over 380 Installation and Management Apps or Scripts

Updated: January 12, 2026
By: RSH Web Editorial Staff

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Softaculous

Softaculous is an open-source auto-installer that saves time and effort by automating the installation of web applications. It allows users to deploy and configure hundreds of popular open-source (and commercial) web apps with just a few clicks.
The platform supports over 380 scripts and 1,115 PHP classes (object templates), and is widely regarded as the leading script installer in the web hosting industry.

Our Softaculous guides provide comprehensive instructions for installing, configuring, and managing web applications through your hosting control panel. Learn how to leverage Softaculous to quickly deploy popular scripts like WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal with just a few clicks, as well as how to perform updates, backups, and security configurations.

Softaculous Apps

Softaculous transforms application installation from hours to minutes. Navigate our intuitive interface to access over 400 scripts including WordPress and Magento. One click deployment eliminates technical complexity while automated updates and backups ensure your web applications remain secure and current.

Installing A Script

Softaculous streamlines script installation through an intuitive interface. Select your desired application from categorized listings, configure installation paths and database settings, then execute with a single click. The automated process handles file extraction and database creation, eliminating manual setup complexities while ensuring proper permissions are applied to your web directory.

Script Demos

Softaculous script demos provide interactive previews of applications before installation. Experience the front-end and back-end functionality directly within your browser to evaluate features, interface design, and usability. This testing environment allows you to make informed decisions about which scripts best suit your project requirements without commitment.

Script Ratings/Reviews

Softaculous script ratings provide usergenerated feedback on application performance, reliability, and functionality. These ratings help you evaluate software quality through community experiences, allowing informed decisions when selecting scripts for installation. Review both numerical scores and written comments to assess compatibility with your specific project requirements and technical expectations.

Show All Installed Scripts

Softaculous Show All Scripts & Installations provides a unified overview of every application. View key details—name, admin URL, install date, version—and manage each directly: stage, clone, backup, edit, or remove from one dashboard.

Edit Settings

Administrators modify active script installations by selecting the edit icon within the Softaculous interface. This utility enables direct updates to database parameters plus directory paths and login details. Applying these changes ensures your hosting data stays precise.

Email Settings

Softaculous Email Settings enable precise configuration of notification preferences. Define email alerts for successful installations, updates, backups, cloning, and other operations.

Creating A Backup

Softaculous Backup delivers robust, automated protection for applications. Create on-demand or scheduled backups, store them locally or remotely, restore instantly with one click, and manage versions efficiently.

Automated Backups

Softaculous Automated Backups ensure continuous data protection. Configure scheduled backups with customizable frequency, retention periods, and storage locations (local or remote).

Backup On Remote Server

Safeguard your Softaculous installations by storing backups on a remote server. In the enduser panel, add FTP locations with host, port, username, password, and path. Customize defaults or per installation for optimal data protection.

Add Backup Location

Enhance data resilience with Softaculous by configuring remote backup destinations in cPanel. Seamlessly integrate FTP servers, Dropbox, Google Drive, or Amazon S3 through the Edit Settings panel. Assign specific locations per installation, establish defaults, and ensure automatic failover for robust, offsite protection against server failures.

How to Restore a Backup

Recover your Softaculous-powered applications swiftly by accessing the Backups section. Select the preferred snapshot from your list of stored versions, opt to restore files, database, or both, then initiate the process. A streamlined confirmation ensures quick reversion to a stable state with minimal downtime.

Remote Import

Streamline website migrations using Softaculous Remote Import. Select your application, navigate to the Import tab, and choose From Remote Server. Enter FTP or protocol details, credentials, domain, path, and destination directory. Softaculous securely transfers files and database, integrating the site for seamless management, updates, and backups with minimal effort.

Importing WordPress or App

Effortlessly import apps via Softaculous Remote Import. In Apps Installer, pick your script, go to Import > From Remote Server. Enter source FTP/SSH credentials, domain, path, and target directory. Softaculous securely transfers files + database for instant updates, backups, and cloning.

Using the WordPress Manager

Softaculous WordPress Manager enables centralized administration of multiple WordPress installations. Perform bulk plugin installations, manage automatic updates for core, plugins, and themes, create backups, establish staging sites, and modify settings.

Cloning A Site

Effortlessly duplicate your website with the Softaculous clone tool. Create exact replicas for safe testing of updates and customizations, ensuring your live site remains untouched.

Create Staging

Create a secure staging copy of your live site with Softaculous in one click. Test upgrades, plugins, themes, and custom changes risk-free, then push approved updates live seamlessly

Push to Live

Use Softaculous Push to Live to seamlessly deploy staging changes to your production site. Customize file overwrites and database pushes for secure, verified updates, reducing risks and downtime.

Install Theme

Install your theme effortlessly during Softaculous setup with one click. Browse a wide selection, preview live demos, select your preferred design, and deploy it seamlessly alongside your application.

Manage WordPress Sets

WordPress management with Softaculous Manage Sets. Build custom bundles of your favorite plugins and themes once, then deploy them seamlessly to any site in a single click

Adding A Domain

Boost WordPress efficiency with Softaculous domain addition. Quickly register new domains using FTP details, verify with one click, then install apps instantly

Task List

Softaculous Task List provides comprehensive oversight of automated operations. Monitor the real-time status of installations, updates, clones, backups, and deletions across multiple sites from a single, centralized interface

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