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Before you can assign individual and specific IPv6 addresses to users, you must first define their range. A range of addresses is a cluster of a few IPv6 addresses. Through this function in WHM, you'll be able to add, edit and delete the ranges you want. Follow this guide to...

An Overview of the Cloudflare Plugin Cloudflare is an industry-leading high-performance CDN provider with hundreds of data centers worldwide. It caches websites in each of these data center locations, providing quicker load times for users as well as additional protection...

This article is intended for those who operate a VPS or dedicated server with a purchased cPanel/WHM license. For more information about cPanel and WHM, please review our article cPanel and WHM Overview What Is EasyApache? EasyApache is a script executed by the command line...

Google PageSpeed Test Developers use Google's PageSpeed Test to get a website to run faster and smoother. It identifies problems that potentially slow the site down on both mobile devices and desktops. In most cases, it will also give tips on how to fix any issues it finds....

Now that you've purchased an SSL through Hostwinds, you'll receive an email with the link to configure your SSL. The link will send you to a form, and after a few steps, requests that you generate a CSR. This will be the next major step you need to take towards setting up...

This guide will walk you through FTP server configuration, showing you how to choose and customize your FTP server's actions by walking you through Pro and Pure-FTPd configuration. How do I Configure my ProFTPd or PureFTPd Server? Login to WHM Head to Home> Service...

What is Let's Encrypt? Let's Encrypt is a Certificate Authority (CA) that provides a free Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate to enable verified HTTPS on your website. They will provide you with an SSL Certificate if you can prove domain ownership through the ACME Protocol...

What's the difference between WHM and cPanel? cPanel is used to manage your sites and domains, while Web Host Manager (WHM) manages multiple hosting accounts/multiple cPanels. For example, setting limits on the amount of memory allocated to each account or limiting each...

This option is available via the WHM interface and will allow you to create new cPanel accounts. If you are not familiar with or need guidance on how to get started with your WHM/cPanel service, please review How To Get Started With Your New CPanel Server . Your log-in...

Follow these instructions to create a subdomain on ZPanel. Login to ZPanel Click Subdomains under the Domain Management section Enter subdomain prefix Select the domain from the drop-down menu Use create a new home directory Click Create Now go back to the home page and...

How Do I Create An FTP Account Without A Control Panel? This guide covers how to create FTP accounts using vsftpd, and this software can be installed on CentOS 6, CentOS 7, and Ubuntu. Before installing any software, it's always best practice to ensure that your system is up...

Follow these instructions to create an FTP account in zPanel. Click the FTP Accounts icon with the cloud and arrow in the File Management section on ZPanel's front page. Put in the FTP username and password that you'd like to use Choose which access type this account will...

Having an FTP account allows your to upload and manage your website files. If you have a cPanel account, you will already have an FTP account. The following tutorial will walk you through the necessary steps needed to create a new FTP account in cPanel. Creating an FTP...

How Do I Create an Email Alias in ZPanel? Follow these instructions to create email aliases in ZPanel. Login in to your ZPanel Admin page Click Aliases under the Mail section Fill in the following information: Alias Address Select a domain Destination mailbox Click Create...

How Do I Setup Email Accounts in ZPanel? Follow these instructions to set up email accounts in ZPanel. Click Mailboxes with the @ symbol icon on the ZPanal main page in the Mail section Input the email address you'd like to create in the Create a new mailbox section Using...

How to Create a Database Follow these instructions to create a database in zPanel. Click the MySQL Database icon in the Database Management section on the ZPanel home page, as shown below. You'll now see Create a new MySQL® database – Put in the name you'd like for this...