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CyberPanel CLI Cheat Sheet: Every cyberpanel Command With Working Examples - JAY - 10-24-2026 CyberPanel CLI Cheat Sheet: Every cyberpanel Command With Working Examples Everything you click in CyberPanel can also be done with the cyberpanel command over SSH. That's handy for scripts, for creating 20 sites at once, and for the day the web panel won't load. This cheat sheet lists every function in CyberPanel 3.0 (we pulled the list straight from the installed CLI) with examples. The basics Code:Copy cyberpanel FUNCTION --option value --option value Run it as root. Here it is creating a package: Code:Copy cyberpanel createPackage --owner admin --packageName Business --diskSpace 0 --bandwidth 0 --emailAccounts 50 --dataBases 20 --ftpAccounts 10 --allowedDomains 0 2>/dev/null {"success": 1, "errorMessage": "None"} and then listing all packages as JSON. Business is the one we just created; admin_LimitTest came later, from our packages test: Most commands answer in JSON. Code:Copy {"success": 1, "errorMessage": "None"} means it worked. Code:Copy cyberpanel --help lists all options. On Ubuntu 24.04 you may see Python lines like Code:Copy SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence before the answer. They're harmless warnings from Python 3.12, not errors. Add Code:Copy 2>/dev/null to hide them. Put values with spaces or special characters in single quotes: Code:Copy --password 'My$ecret!' . Websites Code:Copy cyberpanel createWebsite --package Default --owner admin --domainName example.com --email [email protected] --php 8.3 cyberpanel deleteWebsite --domainName example.com cyberpanel createChild --masterDomain example.com --childDomain shop.example.com --owner admin --php 8.3 cyberpanel deleteChild --childDomain shop.example.com cyberpanel changePHP --domainName example.com --php 8.3 cyberpanel changePackage --domainName example.com --packageName Starter cyberpanel listWebsitesJson cyberpanel listWebsitesPretty Add Code:Copy --ssl 1 to issue SSL during creation and Code:Copy --dkim 1 to create a DKIM key; Code:Copy --php takes the version number only ( Code:Copy 8.3 , not "PHP 8.3"). For a child domain the folder defaults to Code:Copy public_html/CHILDDOMAIN ; change it with Code:Copy --path . A package must exist before you create a website. See packages, users and ACLs. SSL certificates Code:Copy cyberpanel issueSSL --domainName example.com # Let's Encrypt for a site cyberpanel hostNameSSL --domainName panel.example.com # SSL for the panel on :8090 cyberpanel mailServerSSL --domainName example.com # SSL for mail (IMAP/SMTP) cyberpanel issueSelfSignedSSL --domainName example.com The domain's DNS must already point to this server, or Let's Encrypt can't verify it. Databases Code:Copy cyberpanel createDatabase --databaseWebsite example.com --dbName example_wp --dbUsername example_user --dbPassword 'StrongPass123' cyberpanel deleteDatabase --dbName example_wp cyberpanel listDatabasesJson --databaseWebsite example.com cyberpanel listDatabasesPretty --databaseWebsite example.com Email Code:Copy cyberpanel createEmail --domainName example.com --userName info --password 'StrongPass123' cyberpanel changeEmailPassword --email [email protected] --password 'NewPass456' cyberpanel deleteEmail --email [email protected] cyberpanel listEmailsJson --domainName example.com cyberpanel listEmailsPretty --domainName example.com FTP Code:Copy cyberpanel createFTPAccount --domainName example.com --userName ftpuser --password 'StrongPass123' --owner admin cyberpanel changeFTPPassword --userName example_ftpuser --password 'NewPass456' cyberpanel deleteFTPAccount --userName example_ftpuser cyberpanel listFTPJson --domainName example.com cyberpanel listFTPPretty --domainName example.com DNS (PowerDNS) Code:Copy cyberpanel createDNSZone --owner admin --domainName example.com cyberpanel createDNSRecord --domainName example.com --name www.example.com --recordType A --value 203.0.113.10 --priority 0 --ttl 3600 cyberpanel listDNSJson --domainName example.com cyberpanel listDNSPretty --domainName example.com cyberpanel deleteDNSRecord --recordID 12 cyberpanel listDNSZonesJson cyberpanel deleteDNSZone --domainName example.com Get the Code:Copy recordID from listDNSJson first. Packages and users Code:Copy cyberpanel createPackage --owner admin --packageName Starter --diskSpace 10000 --bandwidth 100000 --emailAccounts 10 --dataBases 5 --ftpAccounts 5 --allowedDomains 3 cyberpanel deletePackage --packageName Starter cyberpanel listPackagesJson cyberpanel listPackagesPretty cyberpanel createUser --firstName Jane --lastName Doe --email [email protected] --userName jane --password 'StrongPass123' --websitesLimit 5 --selectedACL user --securityLevel HIGH cyberpanel editUser --userName jane --firstName Jane --lastName Doe --email [email protected] --password 'NewPass456' --securityLevel HIGH cyberpanel suspendUser --userName jane --state SUSPEND cyberpanel deleteUser --userName jane cyberpanel listUsers Note: the CLI uses the exact name you give ( Code:Copy Starter ). The web form instead pre-fills the owner's name as a prefix ( Code:Copy admin_ ), so a package made there is called Code:Copy admin_Starter . Check the real name with Code:Copy listPackagesJson before using it. Backups Code:Copy cyberpanel createBackup --domainName example.com cyberpanel restoreBackup --fileName /home/example.com/backup/backup-example.com-DATE.tar.gz Backups land in Code:Copy /home/example.com/backup/ (the CLI has a Code:Copy --backupPath option, but in 3.0 createBackup ignores it). Give restoreBackup the full path to the file. Copy backups off the server too. Apps, maintenance and tools Code:Copy cyberpanel installWordPress --domainName example.com --email [email protected] --userName wpadmin --password 'StrongPass123' --siteTitle 'My Site' cyberpanel installJoomla --domainName example.com --password 'StrongPass123' --siteTitle 'My Site' cyberpanel version cyberpanel upgrade # upgrade CyberPanel (snapshot first) cyberpanel utility # menu with handy maintenance tools cyberpanel help Code:Copy switchTOLSWS switches to LiteSpeed Enterprise and needs a paid license key ( Code:Copy --licenseKey ). Panel-related commands outside the cyberpanel tool Code:Copy adminPass NEWPASSWORD : reset the panel's admin password. Code:Copy systemctl restart lscpd : restart the panel. More in checking and restarting services. Scripting tips Check the JSON: Code:Copy cyberpanel createWebsite ... 2>/dev/null | grep -q '"success": 1' && echo OK Don't put real passwords in shell history: read them into a variable first ( Code:Copy read -s PASS ) and use Code:Copy --password "$PASS" . Test on one site before looping over fifty. More CyberPanel guides Fail2ban brute-force protection Change PHP version per website Git deployment from GitHub SSH key login, passwords off Create a website Issue SSL and fix failed certificates Subdomains, addon domains and aliases Rewrite rules, force HTTPS, HSTS Install WordPress with LiteSpeed Cache Cron jobs and a real WP-Cron Redis object cache for WordPress Databases and phpMyAdmin Email, DKIM, SPF and DMARC Email forwarding, catch-all, plus-addressing Mail queue, spam senders, blacklists CyberPanel DNS vs Cloudflare Packages and website limits Deploy Laravel on CyberPanel WordPress staging (clone) fixes Backups: create, restore, schedule File Manager and FTP Reset the admin password from SSH Log files and config locations Check and restart services First steps after install ModSecurity + OWASP rules (fix) Install CyberPanel on Ubuntu 24.04 Firewall explained Install PHP extensions Change PHP settings (php.ini) Update CyberPanel safely Server Error (500) after a fresh install Packages, users and ACLs Upgrade CyberPanel safely Real visitor IPs behind Cloudflare Docker apps on your domain with SSL Import a large SQL file over SSH Remote MySQL access for one IP Move WordPress to CyberPanel by hand Fix "Error establishing a database connection" Fix PHP2Shell (CVE-2026-109618/109619) Run your own nameservers (PowerDNS) CyberPanel on a small VPS: RAM tuning Tested on CyberPanel 3.0 (build 8, OpenLiteSpeed edition) on Ubuntu 24.04, October 2026. Menu names can change slightly between versions.