{"id":1811,"date":"2014-12-17T12:05:53","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T12:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.milesweb.com\/hosting-faqs\/?p=1811"},"modified":"2022-02-11T18:20:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T12:50:22","slug":"configure-basic-whm-settings-vps-dedicated-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-basic-whm-settings-vps-dedicated-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Configure Basic WHM Settings For VPS & Dedicated Server?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have a VPS<\/a> or a dedicated server<\/a> with MilesWeb, you can configure the basic initial settings of WHM. When you login to WHM for the first time, you will be prompted to determine the initial WHM settings in the Setup Wizard. All these settings can be changed at a later point of time if required.<\/p>\n

This post will also provide you with basic information required for completing the initial WHM setup and to begin working with your server.<\/p>\n

Step 1 : cPanel \/ WHM License Agreement<\/strong><\/p>\n

Go through the license agreement provided by cPanel carefully and click on \u2018I agree\/Go To Step 2\u2019 button.<\/p>\n

Step 2 : Setup Networking<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the \u2018Contact Information\u2019 section, you can enter the ways of alerting you for the server updates. Enable at least one of the options displayed in the communication methods section. In the \u2018Hostname\u2019 section, you can enter the desired hostname for your VPS \/ dedicated server. For example, server.localhost.com.<\/p>\n

cPanel needs the hostname in this format : name.domain.tld.<\/p>\n

In the \u2018Resolvers\u2019 section you can add the DNS resolvers that will be used for outgoing DNS queries by the server. It is recommended to have the default address for the primary and secondary resolvers. For the third resolver, you can specify one of the free publics DNS services of your choice. For example, you can specify the IP address of the Google Public DNS server.<\/p>\n

Related:\u00a0How To Edit My DNS?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the \u2018Main Network\/Ethernet Device\u2019 section, it is recommended to enter the device suggested by default.<\/p>\n

Step 3 : IP Address<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click on the option \u2018Skip This Step and Use Default Settings\u2019 and proceed to the next step.<\/p>\n

Step 4 : Nameservers<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this section, you have to specify the nameserver program that will be used on your server. You can check to cPanel recommendations for selecting the nameserver program that is most suitable for your needs.<\/p>\n

Default option : \u2018BIND\u2019 option is suitable for most of the users. Therefore, if you are not sure about the right option, pick BIND.<\/p>\n

In the \u2018Nameservers specification\u2019 section, enter the private nameservers that you would like to use. In the last section enter the IP addresses for your private nameservers that were mentioned in the welcome email. Although you can utilize a single IP address for both the nameservers; however, it is recommended to use different IP addresses if possible.<\/p>\n

In order to make the nameservers functional you also have to register them at your current registrar with the same IP addresses.<\/p>\n

In the \u2018Add A Entries for Nameservers & Hostname\u2019 section enter the main IP address of your server and save the changes.<\/p>\n

Wait for WHM to configure our nameservers, after that is done, WHM will take you to the next step.<\/p>\n

Related:\u00a0How To Setup Private Nameservers For VPS And Dedicated Servers?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 5 : Services<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this section, you can select the FTP and Mail programs and enable cPHulk module. It is recommended to use the default settings for FTP program.<\/p>\n

In the \u2018Mail Configuration\u2019 section you can select the mail program. \u2018Dovecot\u2019 is the suggested mail program, if you have any specific mail needs, you can select some other program.<\/p>\n

It is advisable to keep this option checked : \u2018Convert mailbox settings file format\u2019 in case you opted for enabling a mail server.<\/p>\n

cPHulk is the basic protection tool that protects your server from brute-force attacks; therefore, it is recommended to enable it.<\/p>\n

In the advanced settings you can specify the time periods for temporary blocks and for other cPHulk settings.<\/p>\n

The last option is for the \u2018Perl\u2019 environment. Some scripts and CGI applications might require Perl installation in the \/user\/bin\/perl directory that is no more required by cPanel and WHM. If you don\u2019t plan to use such scripts, keep this option unchecked.<\/p>\n

Step 6 : Quotas<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the last step, you can install the disk space tracking system used for monitoring of disk space of cPanel accounts. It is recommended to keep this option unchecked.<\/p>\n

Once finished, click on \u2018Finish Setup Wizard\u2019, this will redirect you to WHM main menu.<\/p>\n

This is it!!<\/p>\n\n\n

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