Guides from the NOC

Set up password-less SSH/SFTP on shared cPanel hosting with SSH Access Manager, and fix 'Server refused our key' and authentication failures fast.

Install Joomla, Magento, or PrestaShop from cPanel Softaculous. Step-by-step setup, real requirements, and fixes for blank pages, cron, and permission errors.

Learn how to create and use cPanel API tokens to automate backups, email account creation, and DNS changes securely, without exposing your password.

Missing security headers flagged in a scan? Learn how to add CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and more via .htaccess in cPanel without breaking your site.

Learn how cPanel Email Filters work, block senders, auto-forward invoices, and avoid the backscatter mistake that silently tanks your domain deliverability.

Site stuck on HTTP/1.1? Learn how to check, enable, and verify HTTP/2 on cPanel/EasyApache/Nginx and HTTP/3 (QUIC) via Cloudflare, step by step.

Hitting cPanel's max emails per hour limit? Learn why WHM caps outbound mail, how to check Track Delivery, and how to safely raise or fix the limit.

Learn how WHM's Transfer Tool moves cPanel accounts between servers, why transfers stall or lose email, and how to cut over DNS safely.

cPanel File Manager stuck or failing to extract or compress ZIP files? Learn the real causes - PHP limits, disk quota, corrupted archives - and the fix.

Switching hosts and worried about losing years of email? Here's how to move old inbox messages into your new cPanel mailbox safely, with imapsync steps.

Imunify360 flagged and quarantined a file on your cPanel hosting? Learn why it happens, how to check the scan report, restore safe files, and stop repeats.

cPanel BoxTrapper silently blocking real emails? Learn how the challenge-response filter works, clear the queue, whitelist senders, and avoid backscatter.

A form or upload throwing 403 for no reason? Learn how to find the exact ModSecurity rule ID blocking it and whitelist it safely in cPanel or WHM.

Seeing a file list instead of your site? Learn why directory listing gets exposed in cPanel and how to disable it with .htaccess or Index Manager.

Learn how to create branded custom error pages in cPanel for 404, 403, and 500 errors, and fix the .htaccess and permission mistakes that break them.

No SSH access on shared hosting? Learn how to enable cPanel's built-in Terminal, fix jailshell restrictions, and run WP-CLI, Git, and Composer safely.

Fonts falling back, videos downloading instead of playing, or JSON parse errors on your cPanel site? Fix MIME type headers the right way, step by step.

Learn how cPanel parked domains work, how to add one in the current unified Domains interface, and how to fix wrong-content and SSL warning issues.

Learn how to raise memory_limit, upload_max_filesize, and max_execution_time per domain using cPanel's MultiPHP INI Editor - no SSH or .htaccess needed.

Mail delayed or stuck in the Exim queue on cPanel? Learn how to find frozen messages, diagnose the cause, and clear the queue safely with exiqsumm and exim -...

Site suspended for 'bandwidth limit exceeded' in cPanel? Learn how to check real usage, find what's eating it, and fix it before the next billing cycle.

Step-by-step guide to creating FTP accounts in cPanel, scoping directories, setting safe permissions, and connecting with FileZilla or WinSCP correctly.

Set up cPanel autoresponders correctly and fix common issues: mail loops from a zero interval, replies that never fire, and auto-replies landing in spam.

Mail bouncing or looping even though MX records look right? Learn how cPanel Email Routing works and fix Local vs Remote Mail Exchanger misconfigurations.