====== Start Shared Hosting with cPanel, LiteSpeed, and Linode ======
You can start performance shared hosting with cPanel and LiteSpeed Web Server on Linode. Here's how.
===== Start an Instance =====

==== Linode Manager ====

Create an instance in your desired location. Please note that cPanel requires at least 1GB RAM on CentOS 7.X , and 768MB RAM on CentOS 6.X.

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After the instance is created, click **Rebuild**, select ''CentOS 7'', set swap space and password.

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As you can see, the instance is still powered off.

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Wait for **Host Job Queue** to finish, and then boot it up.

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==== Cloud Dashboard ====

Click **Create > Linode**.

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Under **Select Image**, choose ''Cent OS''. 

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Set your **Region**, **Linode Plan**, **Linode Label** if necessary, and **Root Password**.

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Click **Create**, and wait for it to boot up.

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===== Set Up cPanel and LiteSpeed =====
The rest of these steps are the same for every provider. Please see [[litespeed_wiki:cpanel:set-up-shared-hosting|these instructions]] to continue.