DirectAdmin VDS Setup 2026 | SistemDC

DirectAdmin is a lightweight hosting control panel known for its low resource use and low license cost.

What Is DirectAdmin and What Does It Do?

DirectAdmin offers site, mail, DNS and MySQL management as an alternative to cPanel. Apache/Nginx/PHP/OpenLiteSpeed builds are compiled with CustomBuild 2.

Benefits

A low RAM footprint (~512 MB for the panel), a fast interface, an affordable license price and Nginx reverse proxy support.

Who Should Choose It?

Small hosting companies, budget-focused resellers and those using a 2 GB RAM VDS.

How Is It Installed?

1. Order an AlmaLinux 9 or Rocky 9 VDS (2 GB+ RAM).
2. Install with the official DirectAdmin install.sh (the license is tied to the IP).
3. CustomBuild: choose nginx_apache, php 8.2 and redis.
4. Configure Brute Force Monitor and the CSF firewall.
5. Install the Softaculous plugin (optional).

Where It Can and Cannot Be Installed

AlmaLinux, Rocky, Debian, Ubuntu (supported versions). 2 GB RAM minimum.

SistemDC Ordering Steps

SistemDC Intel VDS → AlmaLinux 9 → buy the DirectAdmin license → run the install script.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the minimum RAM for DirectAdmin?
2 GB is the official minimum; 4 GB for busy sites.

LiteSpeed on DirectAdmin?
Possible with the OpenLiteSpeed CustomBuild profile.

Migrating from cPanel?
The DirectAdmin migration tool or a JetBackup restore can be used.