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How to edit existing packages in the WHM?

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Looking to modify and update the resources, limits of already created packages in the WHM panel? Then you are reading the correct article. We will be covering how to edit existing packages in the WHM panel with a step-by-step guide. 1. First, login into WHM panel, https://your-domain.com:2087, https://IP-address: 2087 or https://server-hostname: 2087. 2. Navigate to Packages → Edit a Package. 3. […]

How to setup Two Factor authentication for WHM?

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Earlier, we have covered the setup of two-factor authentication for individual cPanel account. If you’re a reseller or a root, then having 2FA will provide prevention from unwanted logins for the accounts. Learn, How to setup Two Factor authentication for WHM? 1. First, login into WHM panel, https://your-domain.com:2087 or https://IP-address: 2087 or https://server-hostname: 2087. 2. Navigate to Security Center → Two-Factor […]

How to delete packages in the WHM?

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Out-dated packages with no active customers on them are unwanted for use. So better, we get rid of those packages by deleting them from the WHM server. In this article, we will be covering the step-by-step guide on how to delete packages in WHM? 1. First, login into WHM panel, https://your-domain.com:2087, https://IP-address: 2087 or https://server-hostname: 2087. 2. Navigate to Packages → Delete […]

How to create a cPanel account using WHM?

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cPanel/WHM divided the control panel into two sections. First, the end-user panel named it cPanel and administration panel, and the reseller panel named Web Host Manager, which is popularly known as WHM. So, to create a cPanel account, you need access to the WHM panel with the privilege to create a cPanel account. If you […]

How to create a package in WHM?

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In the cPanel/WHM, you need a package to create the cPanel account. Packages are a set of limitations configured per service and feature (Email, Storage, Bandwidth, etc.). The available resources, limits on the features will be allocated for the created cPanel, subject to selection of the package and its resources, limitations on the feature. Learn, […]

How to configure custom name servers in WHM?

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Domain Name Services i.e. DNS is responsible to resolves the server IP address with the domain names. Once you try to browse any domain using the browser, the request will be forwarded to the configured nameservers of that domain name; then, through nameservers, the browser will get a response from the actual hosted server, and […]

How to delete emails via the email management tools in cPanel?

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In this article, we will be covering how to delete emails via the email management tools “Email Disk Usage”. Using this feature, you can delete and manage the disk space usage per email address wise. Also, it makes your job a lot easier with multiple convenient filters. 1. Log in to cPanel using Username & Password. i.e; (https://yourdomain.com:2083 or […]

How to create an archive in cPanel?

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cPanel offers you the option to create an archive of the file. You can create multiple types of archives in the cPanel, such as Zip, Tar, GZiped Tar, and Bzip2ed tar. In the cPanel, you have a compress option to create the required archive. There are multiple uses of the archive, the most command is to create […]

How to change files or directory permission in cPanel?

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File or Directory permissions decide who can perform a write, read or execute actions. In cPanel, you can manually edit individual files or directory permission using File Manager. If you have Jail Shell access, i.e., terminal access, we will also cover that method. Learn, How to change files or directory permission in cPanel? Using File […]

Managing Login Failure Daemon (LFD) from WHM

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The Login Failure Daemon (LFD) is a part of the ConfigServer Security & Firewall (CSF) application that is available for Linux servers. It’s the firewall that comes preinstalled on any Managed KnownHost server and it’s a product that we’re very familiar with. This particular part of the application handles the tracking and logging of what […]