{"id":1897,"date":"2025-01-20T22:12:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T22:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/?p=1897"},"modified":"2025-02-04T21:49:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T21:49:02","slug":"how-to-create-a-cpanel-account-in-whm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-create-a-cpanel-account-in-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a cPanel Account in WHM"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NOTE<\/b>: cPanel can be created only on a Reseller, VPS or a Dedicated server. Other plans are provided only with one cPanel account.<\/div>\n
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WHM allows you to create accounts for your clients quickly and easily in\u00a0Account Functions<\/b>\u00a0section >\u00a0Create a New Account<\/b>\u00a0menu.<\/div>\n
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To speed up account creation, we recommend\u00a0adding Packages<\/a>, a specific set of features for the default use during cPanel account creation:<\/div>\n
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When creating a new cPanel account, you will need to configure the following set of account features:<\/div>\n
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Domain Information
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Domain:<\/b>\u00a0choose the main domain you are assigning to the account
\nUsername:<\/b>\u00a0enter the username you are assigning to the account or leave the one created by default
\nPassword:<\/b>\u00a0enter the password you are assigning to the account; passwords are case-sensitive and must be at least 6 characters in length and contain at least one number and one symbol
\nEmail:<\/b>\u00a0here you need to specify contact email address which will receive server-side notification, like when you reset the password for your account
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Package:<\/b> in this drop-down menu, you can see the list of the existing hosting packages and select one for your new account
\nSelect Options Manually:\u00a0<\/b>if you enable this function, you will be able to set all the limits for your account in the menu below<\/div>\n
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Settings<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Dedicated IP:<\/b>\u00a0this option defines if the new account can use a dedicated IP address
\nCGI Access:<\/b> by enabling this option, you allow CGI scripts for this account
\ncPanel theme:<\/b> select the theme that will be used by your new account.
\nLocale:<\/b>\u00a0here you can set the language for the new cPanel<\/div>\n
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DNS settings<\/strong><\/div>\n
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In this box you can enable\u00a0DKIM<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0SPF<\/b>\u00a0records used for\u00a0email authentication<\/a>\u00a0and define the\u00a0nameservers<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 either the ones specified on your domain’s registrar side or the ones set in\u00a0Basic cPanel & WHM setup<\/b>\u00a0menu.<\/p>\n

Mail Routing Settings\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Automatically Detect Configuration:<\/b>\u00a0this option will configure mail exchanger depending on the MX records and priority you set for them
\nLocal Mail Exchanger:<\/b> this option will configure the server to always accept mail locally whenever it is sent from the server or outside the server, Select it if you wish to use your cPanel email service
\nBackup Mail Exchanger:<\/b>\u00a0this option will configure the server as a backup mail exchanger; mail will be held until a lower number mail exchanger is available
\nRemote Mail Exchanger:<\/b> this option will configure the server not to accept mail locally and send mail to the lowest MX record; select it if you wish to use a third-party email service<\/p>\n

Once ready, click on\u00a0\u00a0Create<\/b>. If the account creation has been successful, you will see this message:<\/p>\n

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