What is Jamroom?
Jamroom is a powerful and flexible social networking platform and content management system (CMS). It allows you to build social communities, blogs, media sharing sites, and more. With a range of features such as media management, member accounts, and customizable templates, Jamroom is highly scalable and suitable for building any online community or media website.
Softaculous helps you install web applications very easily. Please, follow the steps below to install Jamroom:
Step 1. Log in to your cPanel account.
Step 2. In the Software section, click on Softaculous Apps Installer.![]()
Step 3. cPanel will redirect you to the Softaculous interface.
Step 4. On the left side, locate the Portal/CMS category. Click on it and then select Jamroom.
Step 5. Click on Install.
Step 6. Fill in the necessary fields under the Software Setup section:
- Choose Installation URL: Choose the appropriate protocol/domain. If you want to install this in a subdirectory (e.g., example.com/jamroom), enter the directory name. Leave it blank to install in the root directory (e.g., example.com).

Step 7. Under the Admin Account field, enter the following information:
- Admin Username: Your new Jamroom username (for security reasons, avoid using "administrator" or "admin").
- Admin Password: Use a strong password.
- Admin Email: Your email address. It is helpful for admin account password reset, notifications, etc.

Note: Copy the admin username and password to Notepad. You will need those to access the admin area of your Jamroom website later.
Step 8. Advanced Options: Leave this section as is unless you want to change the database name or enable automated backups. Note that frequent backups may consume a significant amount of disk space.
Finally, scroll down to the end of the page and click on Install.