# SWPanel

Generated on 27 Feb 2025 from [the SWPanel catalog page](https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/swpanel)

SWPanel is an advanced hosting control panel designed to simplify server and website management. Whether you’re a hosting provider, a system administrator, or a web developer, SWPanel offers a powerful, intuitive, and scalable solution.

With SWPanel, you can easily manage domains, emails, databases, backups, security settings, and much more, all from a user-friendly interface. Unlike traditional panels like Plesk or cPanel, SWPanel is cloud-native, providing enhanced flexibility, automation, and seamless integration with your existing infrastructure.

Start optimizing your hosting environment today with SWPanel!

## Software Included

*This Marketplace listing does not include a detailed software list.*

## Creating an App using the Control Panel

Click the **Deploy to DigitalOcean** button to create a Droplet based on this 1-Click App. If you aren’t logged in, this link will prompt you to log in with your DigitalOcean account.

[![Deploy to DO](https://www.deploytodo.com/do-btn-blue.svg)](https://cloud.digitalocean.com/droplets/new?image=swpanel)

## Creating an App using the API

In addition to creating a Droplet from the SWPanel 1-Click App using the control panel, you can also use the [DigitalOcean API](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api). As an example, to create a 4GB SWPanel Droplet in the SFO2 region, you can use the following `curl` command. You need to either save your [API access token](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/create-personal-access-token/index.html.md) to an environment variable or substitute it in the command below.

```shell
curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
         -H 'Authorization: Bearer '$TOKEN'' -d \
        '{"name":"choose_a_name","region":"sfo2","size":"s-2vcpu-4gb","image":"swpanel"}' \
        "https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/droplets"
```

## Getting Started After Deploying SWPanel

Once the SWPanel installation is finished, the server will reboot automatically. Upon reconnecting, your server will display the following message on the screen:

```
SWPanel Installation finished but not licensed.
Your installation token is: c66debdf8ee7d84d3fe13352abd7c3ebc9b9a5eb86ce7b4ecae0f26d553fea71
More info: https://go.swpanel.com/activate
```

1. You have to go to [go.swpanel.com/activate](https://go.swpanel.com/activate) where you will need to create your account or log in.
2. Once logged in, you will see the box to enter the License Token. After doing so, click on **Verify Token ID**:

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![](https://static.swpanel.com/doc/2022/images/0469/0469_02_EN.webp)

3. Once validated, you will see the information of the server for which the Token will be activated. Next, you will need to choose the type of SWPanel license.

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![](https://static.swpanel.com/doc/2022/images/0469/0469_03_EN.webp)

4. After selecting the SWPanel license, you will need to finalize the transaction by clicking on the **Activate SWPanel now** button:

![](https://static.swpanel.com/doc/2022/images/0469/0469_04_EN.webp)