The steps outlined in this article apply to VPS, Cloud and Dedicated servers
Overview
When you log into the WebHost Manager for the first time you need to configure the basic settings on your server. After you have completed these initial steps you will be able to access the WebHost Manager normally.
Steps
- Enter the address of your WebHost Manager in your browser. Assuming your domain is: www.yourdomain.com and your IP address: 66.66.66.66, the address should be in the form of https://www.yourdomain.com:2087 or https://66.66.66.66:2087.
- In the Username and Password fields enter your username (root) and password (the root password of the server) then click on Log In
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Read the legal agreement then click on Agree to All
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Enter the contact details in the Email Address field as well as two name servers (DNS) in the Nameservers* fields then click Finish
*You will find on the following article the procedure to add dns servers of your own domain name: How to add a Glue record (Glue Record)?
When commissioning the cPanel server, the FTP service is disabled by default. To activate it, go to WHM > Service configuration > FTP server selection