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Aegir requires some special permissions to your server in order to automate some configurations. For example, when a new site is installed, the web server will be automatically configured (vhost) and restarted. Therefore Aegir cannot be installed on a shared hosting environment. Consult the System requirements to ensure you meet the necessary requirements.

The install process can be done in one of two ways:

• The automatic install process takes about 15 minutes and is recommended for most people. The installer will ask a few questions (server hostname, database root user, etc.) and automate the rest of the installation.
• The manual install section contains detailed instructions on how to install Aegir manually on Debian-based systems, but also specific commands for other systems. It is aimed at system administrators and porters that want to control every step of the install process.

Note that, while installing Aegir does change some system configurations, it does only minor changes and keeps all its system configurations in one place so that it is easy to uninstall.

Related documentation:

• Upgrading Aegir
• Uninstalling Aegir