Guides from the NOC

Hit 'maximum number of email accounts' in cPanel? Learn why the limit exists, how to check usage, free up slots, and raise it in WHM or via support.

Learn how to set up passwordless passkey login for WordPress admin using WebAuthn, avoid lockouts, and fix common setup errors on cPanel hosting.

Learn how to use cPanel's WordPress Toolkit to clone, stage, and safely auto-update WordPress sites without SSH or phpMyAdmin, plus fixes for common errors.

Adding IPv6 to your VPS? Learn how to configure netplan, UFW/ip6tables, and SSH the right way so IPv6 works without locking you out or breaking IPv4.

Seeing 'Fatal error: Allowed memory size exhausted' on your site? Learn why PHP hits its memory_limit and the right way to raise it in cPanel or WordPress.

AI bots like GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and Bytespider spiking your server load or bandwidth? Learn how to block them via robots.txt, .htaccess, or Cloudflare.

Emails going out fine but arriving hours late with no bounce? Learn how SMTP greylisting works, how to confirm it in Exim logs, and how to fix it fast.

Planning a do-release-upgrade on your Ubuntu VPS? Use this safe checklist to avoid downtime, broken PHP/Nginx configs, and SSH lockouts mid-upgrade.

Getting a 408 Request Timeout during an upload or form submit? See why the client-side timeout trips in Nginx, Apache & Cloudflare, and how to fix it.

Think you need a dedicated IP to install an SSL certificate? Learn how SNI works, when shared IP hosting is fine, and the rare cases dedicated IP still matters.

Premium WordPress theme or plugin throwing an ionCube Loader error? Learn how to enable ionCube in cPanel's PHP Selector or WHM and fix it for good.

Set up Google Postmaster Tools and learn to read spam rate, domain reputation, and IP reputation data to stop your mail from landing in Gmail's spam folder.

Docker or WireGuard failing with 'Operation not permitted' on your VPS? Learn the KVM vs OpenVZ difference, how to check yours, and how to fix it for good.

WooCommerce showing wrong stock counts? Learn why inventory drifts out of sync from caching, lookup tables, and imports, and the exact fix for each.

PHP warning open_basedir restriction in effect blocking WordPress? Learn what causes it in cPanel and VPS hosting, and the exact fix for each case.

Add TOTP two-factor authentication to SSH logins on your VPS using PAM and Google Authenticator, including the fix for the lockout risk everyone hits first.

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

Confused about managed vs unmanaged VPS plans? See exactly what support fixes on each, real ticket examples, and how to pick the right one for your team.

WordPress plugin updates or API calls failing with cURL error 60? Fix the outdated CA bundle causing 'unable to get local issuer certificate' for good.

Learn how to add, edit, and delete DNS records in cPanel's Zone Editor, including record types, TTL tips, and why changes sometimes don't take effect.

Confused between a VPS and a dedicated server? Compare cost, performance, control, and scaling so you pick the right hosting for your traffic and budget.

Emails missing on one device or duplicated on another? Fix cPanel email sync issues caused by POP3/IMAP mismatches and corrupted Dovecot indexes.

Coupon codes failing at WooCommerce checkout? Learn the real causes - usage limits, restrictions, caching bugs - and fix invalid coupon errors for good.

UFW commands don't work on AlmaLinux. Learn firewalld zones, firewall-cmd basics, and how to secure a fresh AlmaLinux or CentOS VPS without locking yourself...