Step-by-step help for your hosting

• Install a hosting control panel on a Virtualizor VPS

  Choose between cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin and free panels for your VPS, use Virtualizor's control panel installer where offered, or install manually on a clean OS.

  IntermediateVirtualizor VPS2 min read

• Customer cancelling? Give them their data and close the account properly

  A clean cancellation process for reseller customers: provide a full cPanel backup, help with domain and email moves, suspend, then terminate after a grace period.

  BeginnerReseller hosting2 min read

• Switch from CSF to the Imunify360 firewall (root guide)

  Move a cPanel server from CSF/LFD to the Imunify360 firewall as root: plan the switch, migrate allow and deny lists, open the right ports and verify nothing is locked out.

  AdvancedcPanel server (root)2 min read

• Install and configure MySQL Governor on CloudLinux (root guide)

  Install CloudLinux MySQL Governor on a cPanel server as root, choose the right database version, set the mode and per-user limits, and monitor restricted users with dbtop.

  AdvancedCloudLinux server (root)2 min read

• Imunify360 found a phishing page in my account: what to do

  What to do when Imunify360 detects a phishing kit or fake login page in your hosting account: remove it, find how it got in, secure the account and handle blacklists.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting with Imunify3602 min read

• Manage LSCache storage and bulk cache actions with lscmctl (root guide)

  Root guide to LiteSpeed cache storage on cPanel: where LSCache lives, cleaning disk usage, and using lscmctl to scan, enable, disable and flush WordPress caches in bulk.

  AdvancedcPanel server with LiteSpeed (root)2 min read

• Offer free trial hosting accounts safely as a reseller

  How to run free trial cPanel accounts on a reseller plan without inviting abuse: limited trial packages, verification, short expiry, outgoing mail limits and conversion steps.

  IntermediateReseller hosting2 min read

• Enable greylisting in WHM to cut spam (root guide)

  Turn on cPanel greylisting in WHM as root to reject first-time senders temporarily, set delay and expiry times, whitelist trusted senders and avoid delaying important mail.

  AdvancedWHM (root)2 min read

• Website security checklist for hosting customers (with Imunify360)

  A practical security checklist for cPanel hosting customers: what Imunify360 already does for you, and the passwords, updates, backups and settings you still need to handle.

  BeginnercPanel hosting with Imunify3602 min read

• CloudLinux AccelerateWP explained: one-click WordPress optimisation

  What CloudLinux AccelerateWP is, how its optimisation suite and smart advice work with WordPress, how it compares with LiteSpeed Cache, and when to use it.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting with CloudLinux3 min read

• Start a community forum: install phpBB with Softaculous

  Install the phpBB forum with Softaculous on cPanel, configure registration and anti-spam, set up email, create forums and permissions, and keep the board updated.

  BeginnercPanel hosting2 min read

• Set up a support helpdesk with osTicket and Softaculous

  Install the osTicket helpdesk with Softaculous on cPanel, connect a support mailbox so emails become tickets, add agents and departments, and schedule the mail-fetch cron.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting2 min read

• Self-hosted website analytics: install Matomo with Softaculous

  Run privacy-friendly analytics on your own hosting: install Matomo with Softaculous, add the tracking code, set up archiving via cron and configure privacy options.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting2 min read

• CloudLinux memory limit (PMEM) errors: causes and fixes

  Fix 500 and 503 errors caused by the CloudLinux physical memory limit: find memory faults, tell them apart from PHP memory_limit errors, and reduce memory use.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting with CloudLinux2 min read

• Move resellers and their customers to an MdmHost master reseller plan

  Plan and carry out a migration of your resellers and all their cPanel accounts from another host to an MdmHost VIP Master Reseller plan, keeping ownership and limits.

  AdvancedMaster reseller hosting2 min read

• Add security headers with .htaccess on LiteSpeed (HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options)

  Add HTTP security headers such as HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy and Content-Security-Policy to a site on LiteSpeed hosting with .htaccess.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting with LiteSpeed2 min read

• Build a team wiki: install MediaWiki with Softaculous

  Install MediaWiki with Softaculous on cPanel to run a team knowledge base or public wiki, then lock down editing, enable uploads, set up email and keep it updated.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting2 min read

• Sending large files by email: attachment limits and better alternatives

  Why large attachments fail from cPanel email and webmail, the size limits on both sides, and better ways to send big files: download links from your hosting or cloud storage.

  BeginnercPanel hosting2 min read

• Fix common Node.js errors: EADDRINUSE, 503, out of memory, module not found

  Fix the Node.js errors hosting customers see most: port already in use (EADDRINUSE), 503 on cPanel, JavaScript heap out of memory and Cannot find module.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting and Linux VPS3 min read

• Next.js static export: host a Next.js site on any web hosting

  Turn a Next.js app into plain HTML, CSS and JS with output: export, upload the out folder to public_html and fix routing, images and trailing slashes.

  BeginnercPanel hosting2 min read

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