1. Manual install with Application Reference = softaculous_ref. 2. Check and move public/app/default/assets folder from manual to zip. 3. Check and move public/app/softaculous_ref folder from manual to zip. 4. Check and move storage/streams/softaculous_ref folder from manual to zip. 5. Exclude the following files while moving the above folders from manual to zip : public/app/default/assets/admin/theme.css public/app/softaculous_ref/assets/admin/theme.css public/app/softaculous_ref/assets/public/theme.css storage/streams/softaculous_ref/search/zend/default/{All .cfs, .sti and .del files} 6. Remove the following entry from composer.json anomaly/installer-module This is to disable the warning that the installer still exists. Guide to install Composer : https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php php composer.phar install 7. Update from 2.2.x is not possible as confirmed by vendor via email.