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Webmin is an open source control panel and a web-based platform to manage Linux servers such as DNS, and DHCP through a web browser . It is a convenient alternative to the cpanel.

In this tutorial, I will show you in a simplified way how to install and set up Webmin control panel on the Ubuntu 15.04 Server.

1- Step One

First, we will add Webmin's official repository via the following method so we can install Webmin later:

• Open the Terminal, and type the following command to edit the source list file:
  sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
  
  
  
  
• Then, add the following two lines to the source list file:
  deb http://download.webmin.com/download/repository sarge contrib
  deb http://webmin.mirror.somersettechsolutions.co.uk/repository sarge contri
  
  
  
  
• Now, we will need to get the GPG / digital signature key. To do so, type the following command in the Terminal:
  wget -q http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
  
  
  
  
• After performing the previous changes to the source list file, we need to update the file by executing the following command:
  sudo apt-get update

2- Step Two

• Now, we are going to install the Webmin by executing the following command through the Terminal:
  sudo apt-get install webmin -y
  
  
• Then, we need to configure the firewall to allow the Webmin panel to be executed by executing the following command:
  sudo ufw allow 10000
  
  
• Congratulations, The installation process is now complete.

3- Step Three

Now, we need to access the Webmin Console. To do so, perform the following steps:

• First, open up your web browser and type in your IP address (ignore the SSL certificate warning message), then you will see the following login screen.

• Then, Log in with you root username and password.

• After that, you will see a web page containing your system information.

Congratulations, you are now ready to use The Webmin web application, and enjoy its features.

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