{"id":991,"date":"2013-06-05T11:18:05","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T11:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.milesweb.com\/hosting-faqs\/?p=991"},"modified":"2022-04-22T13:30:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T08:00:34","slug":"how-to-configure-cpanel-update-preferences-from-whm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-configure-cpanel-update-preferences-from-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to configure cPanel Update Preferences from WHM?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Update Preferences allows you to configure as to how should the server software update. This includes cPanel and packages installed on server.<\/p>\n<p>1. cPanel Updates<br \/>\n2. Operating System Packages Updates<br \/>\n3. SpamAssasin Rules Updates.<\/p>\n<p>With this interface, you can select which Release Tier you can use &amp; how the updates should be handled. Select what is most important when updates are performed. Is it the Stability OR New features you value the most.<\/p>\n<p>Login to your WHM as root &amp; access option <strong>Server Configuration \u00bb Update Preferences<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Select the Tier &amp; configure how often you wish to update it. An explanation of these Tiers is in image below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cPanel-WHM-release-Tiers.jpg\" alt=\"cPanel WHM release Tiers\" width=\"743\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cPanel-WHM-release-Tiers.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cPanel-WHM-release-Tiers-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can also select as to how often the Operating System packages &amp; SpamAssasin Rules should update.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-993\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/OS-and-SpamAssasin-updates.jpg\" alt=\"OS and SpamAssasin updates\" width=\"752\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/OS-and-SpamAssasin-updates.jpg 752w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/OS-and-SpamAssasin-updates-300x92.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select Automatic, Manual OR None depending on your requirement. It is always recommended to set this to Automatic. The widely know script &#8220;\/scripts\/upcp&#8221; runs daily &amp; will download\/install the updates automatically. When setting it to Manual, you will have to execute the upcp script manually for the updates to be downloaded.<\/p>\n<p>Click on Save for changes to reflect in the next updates.<\/p>\n<p>cPanel updates can be configured depending on your requirements with our <strong><a title=\"VPS hosting India\" href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting\/vps-hosting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VPS hosting<\/a><\/strong> &amp; <strong><a title=\"Dedicated Server Hosting in India\" href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting\/dedicated-servers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dedicated server hosting<\/a><\/strong> plans.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 332px; left: 61px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update Preferences allows you to configure as to how should the server software update. This includes cPanel and packages installed on server. 1. cPanel Updates 2. Operating System Packages Updates 3. SpamAssasin Rules Updates. With this interface, you can select which Release Tier you can use &amp; how the updates should be handled. Select what [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","placeholder-for-hentry","category-howtos"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to configure cPanel Update Preferences from WHM?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Update Preferences allows you to configure as to how should the server software update. 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