Softaculous makes installing web applications quick and simple. The steps below cover installing Open Real Estate.
1. Sign in to your cPanel account.
2. In the Software section, open Softaculous Apps Installer.![]()
3. cPanel opens the Softaculous interface.
4. In the left-hand menu, expand the Portal/CMS category and select Open Real Estate.
5. Press Install.
6. Complete the fields in the Software Setup block:
- Choose Installation URL: Select the protocol and domain. To install into a subfolder such as example.com/directory, type the folder name in the "In Directory" field. To install on the main domain (example.com), leave that field empty.

7. In the Site Settings block, provide:
- Site Name: The name of your site, for example Real Estate.
8. In the Admin Account block, provide:
- Admin Username: The username for your new Open Real Estate site. For security, avoid the names administrator and admin.
- Admin Password: A strong password.
- Admin Email: Your email address.

Note: Save the admin username and password somewhere safe, for example in a text editor. You will need them to sign in to the administration area of your Open Real Estate site.
9. Advanced Options: You can skip this block unless you want a different database name or automatic backups. Keep in mind that frequent backups can use up a lot of disk space.
Finally, scroll to the bottom of the page and press Install.

