{"id":582,"date":"2023-12-07T11:36:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T11:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2023\/12\/07\/8683898-how-to-use-the-cloudlinux-vps-template-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:01","slug":"8683898-how-to-use-the-cloudlinux-vps-template-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8683898-how-to-use-the-cloudlinux-vps-template-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the CloudLinux VPS Template at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">CloudLinux is a popular operating system focused on providing a secure and stable platform, as well as enhancing server performance and security. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">At Hostinger, we have two CloudLinux templates available for automatic installation &ndash; <b>Cloudlinux OS 8 <\/b>and <b>Cloudlinux OS 8 Solo<\/b>. You can learn about their features here: <b><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.cloudlinux.com\/introduction\/#cloudlinux-os-editions\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">CloudLinux OS editions<\/a><\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #d7efdc80;border-color: #1bb15733\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Visit our <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/vps\/cloudlinux-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">CloudLinux VPS hosting<\/a><\/b> page to learn more about the available plans.<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">This means that you will only need to <b>purchase and activate<\/b> a Cloudlinux license to take full advantage of its features and benefits. Just follow these steps:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_1c72ed56f1\">Step 1 &ndash; Obtain a License Key<\/h2><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Visit the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudlinux.com\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">CloudLinux<\/a><\/b> website and and follow the instructions to purchase a license suitable for your needs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you will get an <b>IP-based license<\/b>, check your <b><a href=\"\/support\/5139756-how-to-find-your-vps-ip-address\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">VPS IP address<\/a><\/b>. In this case, you will not require a license key<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Get your valid license key after purchase and keep it at hand &ndash; you will need it in the next step<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_37c800fd7a\">Step 2 &ndash; Activate the License Key<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Access your server <b><a href=\"\/support\/5723772-how-to-connect-to-your-vps-via-ssh\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">using SSH<\/a><\/b> using the following command:<\/p><pre><code>ssh root@vps-ip<\/code><\/pre><p class=\"no-margin\">Replacing <code>vps-ip<\/code> with the <b><a href=\"\/support\/5139756-how-to-find-your-vps-ip-address\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">IP address<\/a><\/b> of your VPS.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Next, run the <code>rhnreg_ks<\/code> command to activate the license key:<\/p><pre><code>\/usr\/sbin\/rhnreg_ks --activationkey=[activation key]<\/code><\/pre><p class=\"no-margin\">Replacing <code>[activation key]<\/code> with your key value.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">If you have an <b>IP-based license<\/b>, use the <code>clnreg_ks<\/code> command instead:<\/p><pre><code>\/usr\/sbin\/clnreg_ks --force<\/code><\/pre><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_f426ae7d98\">Step 3 &ndash; Verify the Activation<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">To verify that your CloudLinux license is properly activated, use the following command:<\/p><pre><code>cldetect --check-license<\/code><\/pre><p class=\"no-margin\">If the license does not appear to be active, go over the activation process once more.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">In case you encounter any issues during the activation process, feel free to refer to the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudlinux.com\/support-portal\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">CloudLinux support portal<\/a> <\/b>or <b><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudlinux.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/requests\/new?product=cl\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">contact them<\/a><\/b> for further assistance.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Additional Resources<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.cloudlinux.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">CloudLinux official documentation<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting Started with Hostinger VPS CloudLinux Template<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vps-os-and-templates"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8683898-how-to-use-the-cloudlinux-vps-template-at-hostinger\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/8683898-como-utilizar-la-plantilla-cloudlinux-vps-en-hostinger\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}