Jupiter is the current cPanel theme. It groups dozens of tools into sections that are easy to scan once you know the layout. This tour explains each area of the screen so that the rest of our cPanel guides make sense and you can jump straight to the tool you need.
Before you start
- Log in to cPanel, ideally with one click from Services in the MdmHost dashboard. See how to log in to cPanel.
The top bar
- Search tools: type a word such as
email,phporbackupand press Enter to open the tool. This is the fastest way to move around. - User menu (your username, top right): Password & Security, Change Language, Contact Information, Reset Page Settings and Log out.
- Notifications bell: warnings such as disk space nearly full or expiring certificates.
The left sidebar
The narrow sidebar has shortcuts to Tools (the home screen), WordPress Management or WP Toolkit when it is enabled, and other add-ons installed on the server. Hover over an icon to see its name.
The main tool groups
| Group | What you do there |
|---|---|
| Email Accounts, Forwarders, Email Routing, Autoresponders, Default Address, Mailing Lists, Track Delivery, Global Email Filters, Email Filters, Email Deliverability, Spam Filters, Email Disk Usage | |
| Files | File Manager, Images, Directory Privacy, Disk Usage, Web Disk, FTP Accounts, Backup, Backup Wizard, Git Version Control |
| Databases | phpMyAdmin, Manage My Databases, Database Wizard, Remote Database Access |
| Domains | Domains, Redirects, Zone Editor, Dynamic DNS, Site Publisher |
| Metrics | Visitors, Errors, Bandwidth, Raw Access, Awstats, Metrics Editor |
| Security | SSH Access, IP Blocker, SSL/TLS, SSL/TLS Status, Hotlink Protection, Leech Protection, Two-Factor Authentication, ModSecurity |
| Software | Softaculous Apps Installer, MultiPHP Manager, MultiPHP INI Editor, Select PHP Version, Setup Node.js App, Setup Python App |
| Advanced | Terminal, Cron Jobs, Indexes, Error Pages, MIME Types, Track DNS |
| Preferences | Password & Security, Change Language, Contact Information, User Manager |
Some tools only appear if the server has them enabled. On MdmHost you will also find JetBackup 5 for daily backups and Softaculous for one-click apps.
The right-hand panels
- General Information: current user, primary domain, shared IP address, home directory, last login IP and a link to server information.
- Statistics: disk usage, inodes (file usage), bandwidth, email accounts, databases, addon domains and other counters compared with your plan limits. Bars turn amber and red as you approach a limit.
Tip: Drag tool groups to reorder them and collapse groups you rarely use. User menu → Reset Page Settings restores the default layout.
Change the language and contact email
- Open user menu → Change Language, pick a language and click Change.
- Open user menu → Contact Information and enter an email address that is not hosted on this account, so you still receive quota and security notices if your site or mail is down.
- Tick the notifications you want, such as disk quota warnings and login alerts, and click Save.