How to Enable the Application Manager via the Command Line February 25, 2025

This guide explains how to enable the Application Manager through the command line. Enabling the Application Manager via the command line allows users to manage, install, and troubleshoot applications without relying on a graphical interface.

Follow these steps:

1. Essential Packages:
   Before you can use the Application Manager, certain packages must be installed. Without these, the Application Manager interface will not be displayed.
   1.  Enterprise Linux 7 or 8:

      yum install ea-apache24-mod_env ea-ruby27-mod_passenger

   2. Enterprise Linux 9:

      yum install ea-apache24-mod-env ea-apache24-mod-passenger

   3. Ubuntu:

      apt install ea-apache24-mod-env ea-apache24-mod-passenger

2. Enable the Feature:
   Once the packages are installed, you can enable the feature in your feature list:

   whmapi1 update_featurelist featurelist=$FEATURE_LIST passengerapps=1

   Replace $FEATURE_LIST with the name of the feature list you are adding the Application Manager to.

Once these steps are completed, cPanel users will find the “Application Manager” available in their accounts. Feel free to reach out if you need any further assistance!

To easily access applications after enabling the Application Manager, check out our guide on How to Log into the Applications from Softaculous in cPanel