How to install SolusVM 2 management server?

Kaloyan Dobrev

Updated February 23, 2026 12:03

Applicable to:

The management server is a physical dedicated server that meets the following requirements:

OS	AlmaLinux 8 AlmaLinux 9 CentOS 7 CentOS Stream Debian 10 Debian 11 Debian 12 Ubuntu 18 Ubuntu 20 Ubuntu 22 Ubuntu 24
CPU	Minimum 4 cores/8 threads
RAM	Minimum 4 GB
Free disk space	Minimum 10 GB
Allowed connections to ports	TCP 80 and TCP 443 (web server) TCP 5671 (messaging service RabbitMQ) TCP 5781 (VNC)

Note: The management server cannot run on Xen VM.

Access the management server command line via SSH.
Download the SolusVM 2 installer script:
# curl https://install.solus.io/latest -o installer
Enable execution mode for the downloaded script:
# chmod +x ./installer
Launch the interactive installer in the command line:
# ./installer
Or run non-interactive installation with the command:
# ./installer -accept-eula -admin-email <email> -hostname <host>
Replace <email> with SolusVM 2 administrator email address and <host> with the resolvable hostname or IP address of your management server correspondingly.