Managed VPS Hosting

Here’s a short list of common tasks you’ll need to know when getting started with a new cPanel server.

• Getting Started with Managed VPS Hosting
• Logging into cPanel
• Getting Support for your cPanel VPS
• Logging into WHM
• Uploading Files to Your Server
• Creating Multiple cPanel Accounts
• Managing Disk Space
• Email Configuration
• Database Management Systems 
• SSH Access

Transferring websites or emails from another web hosting provider or InMotion account? These articles can guide you through the migration process from moving the data, updating DNS records, and reviewing your work before publishing to the public web.

• Using Launch Assist for Website Transfer Requests (WTRs)
• Migrating Websites from Your Old Host
• Migrating Your Website Using cPanel
• Using WHM Transfer Tool to Copy cPanel Accounts
• Transferring non-cPanel Accounts
• Viewing cPanel Accounts
• Moving Emails to Your VPS
• Updating Domain Nameservers
• Checking your Server Information on a VPS or Dedicated hosting account
• Hosts File Modification (Windows / Mac & Linux)

cPanel and WHM are very flexible, fully-featured server management software. There are new features added in every major update. Learn more in-depth information about how to modify cPanel and WHM features and why.

• Differences between cPanel and WHM
• Accessing cPanel Accounts from WHM
• Resetting cPanel Passwords in WHM
• Free AutoSSL in WHM
• Troubleshooting AutoSSL Issues
• Installing SSL Certificates with cPanel
• MultiPHP Manager in cPanel / WHM
• MultiPHP INI Editor in cPanel / WHM

Learn how to manage email accounts, configure desktop email clients, and secure email communications on Managed VPS Hosting.

• Creating Email Accounts
• Using Gmail with VPS Hosting
• Using InMotion Hosting for Third Party Email
• Spam Filters (formerly SpamAssassin)
• Blocking Spam and Preventing Email Spoofing
• Suspending Email Accounts in cPanel
• Using a Custom Server Hostname
• Configuring Your Server as a Mail Server

Listed below are basic server management tasks which affect all websites, applications, and online stores.

• Getting Root Access
• Connecting to Your Server via SSH
• Installing PHP Versions
• Changing the Time Zone in WHM
• Two-Factor Authentication (TFA / MFA)
• Automating Backups in WHM
• VPS Snapshots
• Restarting your VPS in AMP

These guides are more advanced but necessary for fully customizing a VPS to meet your needs.

• Customizing cPanel Branding
• Process Manager in WHM
• Email Troubleshooting in WHM
• Updating cPanel
• Merging cPanel Accounts
• The Basics of Tuning MySQL
• Convert an Addon Domain into a cPanel Account

Protect your data and users with these options for firewall, brute-force login protection, and antivirus (AV) scanning.

• Ways to Secure VPS Hosting
• Installing ConfigServer Security & Firewall (CSF)
• ClamAV or ImunifyAV Antivirus Scanner
• cPHulk Brute Force Login Protection
• How to Enable Greylisting in WHM
• How to Enable SMTP Restrictions
• Ways to Secure WordPress
• DNS security extensions (DNSSEC)

• How to Optimize WordPress
• Web Analytics Software
• Enable Server Notifications
• Configure Vanity Nameservers
• NGINX WordPress Stack
• Installing Java
• NGINX Cache Management
• Softaculous Instant Installer