The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 8.10 [ISPConfig 3]

Version 1.1
Author: Falko Timme <ft [at] falkotimme [dot] com>
Last edited 03/28/2009

This tutorial shows how to prepare an Ubuntu 8.10 server for the installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3. ISPConfig 3 is a webhosting control panel that allows you to configure the following services through a web browser: Apache web server, Postfix mail server, MySQL, MyDNS nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, and many more.

Please note that this setup does not work for ISPConfig 2! It is valid for ISPConfig 3 only!

I do not issue any guarantee that this will work for you!

1 Requirements

To install such a system you will need the following:

• the Ubuntu 8.10 server CD, available here: ftp://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/8.10/ubuntu-8.10-server-i386.iso (i386) or ftp://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/8.10/ubuntu-8.10-server-amd64.iso (x86_64)
• a fast Internet connection.

2 Preliminary Note

In this tutorial I use the hostname server1.example.com with the IP address 192.168.0.100 and the gateway 192.168.0.1. These settings might differ for you, so you have to replace them where appropriate.

3 The Base System

Insert your Ubuntu install CD into your system and boot from it. Select your language:

Then select Install Ubuntu Server:

Choose your language again (?):

Then select your location:

Choose a keyboard layout (you will be asked to press a few keys, and the installer will try to detect your keyboard layout based on the keys you pressed):

The installer checks the installation CD, your hardware, and configures the network with DHCP if there is a DHCP server in the network: