Managing Installations

Once you have installed applications through Softaculous, you can manage updates, create backups, and remove installations all from one place.

Viewing Your Installations

1. Log into cPanel and open Softaculous Apps Installer.
2. Click the All Installations icon (the box icon) in the top navigation bar.
3. You will see a list of all applications installed on your account, including the version, domain, directory, and available actions.

Updating Applications

Keeping your applications updated is critical for security. Softaculous shows an Update Available badge next to any installation that has a newer version.

Manual Updates

1. Go to All Installations in Softaculous.
2. Find the installation with an update available and click the Update button (arrow icon).
3. Review the update details, including the new version number and changelog.
4. Check the Create Backup option to automatically back up your site before updating. This is strongly recommended.
5. Click Update to proceed.

Enabling Auto-Updates

You can set Softaculous to update your applications automatically:

1. Go to All Installations and click the Edit (pencil) icon next to an installation.
2. Scroll down to the Auto Upgrade section.
3. Check Auto Upgrade to enable automatic updates when new versions are released.
4. Check Auto Upgrade Plugins and Auto Upgrade Themes if you want those updated automatically as well (WordPress only).
5. Enable Backup before Auto Upgrade so a backup is created before each automatic update.
6. Click Save.

Creating Backups

Softaculous can back up your entire application including its files and database:

1. Go to All Installations and click the Backup button (download icon) next to the installation.
2. Choose what to include:
   • Directory: Back up all application files.
   • Database: Back up the application's database.
   Leave both checked for a complete backup.
3. Optionally add a note to identify this backup later.
4. Click Backup.

Scheduling Automatic Backups

1. Click the Edit (pencil) icon next to an installation.
2. Scroll to the Automated Backups section.
3. Set the Backup Frequency (e.g., once a day, once a week).
4. Set the Backup Rotation to control how many backups to keep. Older backups are automatically deleted when this limit is reached.
5. Click Save.

Restoring from a Backup

1. In Softaculous, click the Backups & Restore icon in the top navigation bar.
2. Find the backup you want to restore and click the Restore button.
3. Choose whether to restore the Directory (files), Database, or both.
4. Click Restore to begin. The process will overwrite the current installation with the backup data.

Removing an Installation

If you no longer need an application, Softaculous can cleanly remove it along with its database:

1. Go to All Installations.
2. Click the Remove button (X icon) next to the installation you want to delete.
3. Select what to remove:
   • Remove Directory: Deletes all application files from the server.
   • Remove Database: Drops the application's MySQL database.
   • Remove Database User: Removes the MySQL user associated with the application.
   Check all three for a complete cleanup.
4. Click Remove Installation.

Editing Installation Details

You can modify certain settings for any installed application:

1. Go to All Installations and click the Edit (pencil) icon.
2. From here you can change the site name, admin password, auto-update preferences, and backup schedules.
3. Click Save when done.