How to Install aaPanel on Debian 13

aaPanel is a clean and powerful web hosting control panel that makes it easy to manage websites, databases, SSL, FTP, firewalls, cron jobs, and more — all through a polished web interface. Debian 13 (Trixie) supports aaPanel smoothly with just a few simple commands.

Step 1: Update Your System

Start by updating Debian 13 to ensure all system components are current:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Basic Dependencies

aaPanel requires tools like curl, wget, and unzip.

sudo apt install -y curl wget unzip

Step 3: Download and Run the aaPanel Installer

Use the official installer script for Debian/Ubuntu-based systems:

URL=https://www.aapanel.com/script/install_7.0_en.sh && if [ -f /usr/bin/curl ];then curl -ksSO "$URL" ;else wget --no-check-certificate -O install_7.0_en.sh "$URL";fi;bash install_7.0_en.sh aapanel

You may see:

Do you want to install aaPanel to /var/www/bt? (y/n)

Press y and hit Enter. The installation normally takes 2–5 minutes.

Step 4: Open Firewall Port for aaPanel (If UFW Enabled)

aaPanel runs on port 7800 by default.

Allow it through the firewall:

sudo ufw allow 7800/tcp

Check status:

sudo ufw status

Step 5: Access the aaPanel Web Dashboard

At the end of installation, you will see output like:

aaPanel URL: http://your-server-ip:7800/xxxxxx
Username: xxxxx
Password: xxxxx

Open the URL in your browser and log in using the provided credentials.

Step 6: Install Your Web Stack

On the first login, aaPanel gives you two choices:

• LNMP (Nginx + MySQL/MariaDB + PHP)

• LAMP (Apache + MySQL/MariaDB + PHP)

Choose the one that fits your hosting needs and click One-Click Install.

Optional Step: Change aaPanel Default Port

For improved security, change the panel port.

From inside aaPanel:

Settings → Panel Settings → Panel Port

Or via terminal:

bt 14

Then update firewall rules:

sudo ufw allow <new-port>/tcp

After installation, enable Fail2Ban and disable root SSH login to increase server security — aaPanel provides tools for both inside the Security menu.