Guides from the NOC

UpdraftPlus backup stuck, failing, or won't restore? Learn the real causes - cron, PHP limits, remote storage auth - and how to fix each one on cPanel hosting.

Set up cPanel/WHM Additional Backup Destinations to auto-send backups to Amazon S3 or FTP/SFTP, so a server failure can't take your only backup with it.

Confused by cPanel User Manager? Learn how it differs from Email Accounts and FTP Accounts, and fix login, permission, and Web Disk errors fast.

Set up vsftpd on a bare VPS with TLS encryption and a proper chroot jail, and fix the passive-mode firewall issue that breaks most FTP setups.

WordPress asking for FTP details or throwing 'Could not create directory' on every update? Fix the real cause - file ownership and FS_METHOD - for good.

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

Learn how to set up Git Version Control in cPanel, configure .cpanel.yml for automatic deploys, and fix common SSH key, path, and permission errors fast.

FTP connection refused, timed out, or 530 login failed? Learn the exact causes - wrong port, passive mode, quotas, key auth - and fix each one step by step.

Move a WordPress site off WP Engine to Getwebup without downtime — remove leftover mu-plugins, rebuild wp-config.php, and cut over DNS and SSL safely.

Wordfence, Sucuri, or iThemes blocking your own login? Regain access via File Manager or SFTP, fix the firewall rule, and whitelist your IP for good.

cPanel File Manager stuck or rejecting big file uploads? Fix upload_max_filesize, post_max_size, and server hard caps, or switch to FTP the right way.

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

Locked out of cPanel, Webmail, or FTP after too many failed logins? Learn how cPHulk brute-force protection works, unblock your IP, and stop repeat lockouts.