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Guides for everything Getwebup hosts

Setup and how-to guides for the Hosting Panel and cPanel, VPS servers, WordPress and domains — the same guides published on the blog, organised here by what you're trying to do.

Getting started

Sign in to the Hosting Panel or Console Create a new account Choosing a VPS Plan: How Much vCPU, RAM & Disk You Need Point Your Domain to Getwebup: Nameservers vs A Record VPS First-Hour Checklist: Secure a Fresh Server Fast How to Install WordPress in cPanel with Softaculous
WordPress

Installs, staging, migrations, performance and the errors that actually show up.

How to Create a WordPress Staging Site in cPanel WordPress Security Hardening: A Practical Checklist Speed Up a Slow WordPress Site: A Practical Checklist WordPress Not Sending Emails? Fix It with SMTP cPanel WordPress Toolkit: Clone, Stage & Auto-Update Sites LiteSpeed Cache Setup Guide: Get WordPress Configured Right Cloudflare Turnstile Not Working in WordPress? Here's the Fix
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VPS

Choosing a plan, first-hour setup, firewalls and the stack you install on top.

Choosing the Right OS for Your VPS: Ubuntu vs AlmaLinux VPS Firewall Basics: Set Up UFW and Close Open Ports Install a LEMP Stack on a Fresh Ubuntu VPS: Full Guide Managed vs Unmanaged VPS: What Support Actually Covers VPS Hostname & FQDN: Why Mail and cPanel Care How It's Set SSH "Permission Denied (publickey)": Causes and the Fix
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Hosting Panel

Email, FTP, backups, SSL and the everyday Hosting Panel tasks.

How to Create and Manage Email Accounts in cPanel How to Create and Manage FTP Accounts in cPanel cPanel Backups: How to Back Up Your Site and Restore It How to Install a Purchased SSL Certificate in cPanel How to Change PHP Version in cPanel Without Breaking Your Site How to Find and Read Error Logs in cPanel cPanel IP Blocker: Block or Allow Specific IP Addresses
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cPanel, Advanced

PHP upgrades, cron, MySQL privileges and the less everyday corners.

cPanel Cron Jobs: Set Up, Schedule & Fix Silent Failures cPanel MySQL Privileges: Give Users Only What They Need cPanel Web Disk: Setup Guide and Fixing Connection Errors Restoring a Full cPanel Backup to a New Server PHP 8.5 in cPanel: What's New and How to Upgrade Safely cPanel Security Advisor Warnings: What to Fix, What to Skip
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Domains

DNS records, nameservers, email deliverability and moving a domain.

CNAME Records Explained: Connect a Subdomain the Right Way Email Going to Spam? Fix SPF, DKIM & DMARC Records DNS Propagation Explained: How Long It Really Takes How to Transfer a Domain Without Any Downtime cPanel Zone Editor: Add, Edit, and Delete DNS Records SOA Record Explained: What It Controls and How to Fix It
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Troubleshooting

HTTP status codes, browser and SSL errors, slow databases - and the fix for each.

400 Bad Request: Request Header Or Cookie Too Large - Fix It 404 Not Found Error: Causes and How to Fix It 405 Method Not Allowed Error: Causes and How to Fix It 502 Bad Gateway Error: Causes and How to Fix It SSL Certificate Errors Explained: Expired, Mismatch, Mixed Content ERR_CERT_DATE_INVALID: Causes and the Fix ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH: Causes and the Fix DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN: Causes and How to Fix It MySQL Slow Query Log: Find and Fix Queries Slowing Your Site
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