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Step by Step Guide to Setting up a New WHM cPanel Server for Web Hosting Accounts

This is a guide to setting up a new WHMpassword
cPanel Server to be used for web hosting
accounts. It is intended for web hosting9)  Click  Finish
company administrators and dedicated server
owners. For under $99 per month, it is easierInitial setup is done, and you should now be
than ever to manage and run your ownable to login to root WHM. Now you can create
dedicated server. You can have guaranteedthe accounts needed to setup the nameservers
uptime from your datacenter, and outsourcedthat you want to use on this dedicated
support starting at $30/month. All you needserver.
to do is set up the server and get going.
Whether it is for a web hosting company or a1)  Login  to  root  WHM  again
couple of personal websites, an inexpensive
linux server is powerful, reliable, and easy2) "Create a New Account" (this is to be the
to  setup.main account: yourserver.com). Do not give
this account a dedicated IP.... It will use
WebHostManager(WHM) is a common linux basedthe  main  server's  shared  IP  address.
tool for managing websites on a server.
cPanel is a common control panel to manage an3) Under "IP Functions", click "Show IP
individual website. It allows you to addaddress usage". If only the main server IP is
email accounts, view stats, make backups,listed, that means you have to add the
install programs, etc. These 2 tools are theadditional IP address to the server. Click
most inexpensive set used commonly to manage"Add a New IP address", and enter:
hosting accounts, and you will find them veryxx.xx.xx.xx-xx Leave subnet mask unchanged,
prevalent in the budget shared hosting world.and  click  "Do  It"
It usually adds about $20/month to the cost
of a dedicated server but provides most of4) Click Show/Edit Reserved IPs, and check an
the  features  of  the  more expensive tools.IP to reserve it, and enter a reason (i.e.
dns2.yourserver.com)
Whenever you order a dedicated server from a
datacenter, you will receive a welcome email5) Under "DNS Functions" click "Edit DNS
with details of the server including theZone", then select and click "Edit". Use the
server name, ip addresses, and root password.main IP address for the first 2 lines and the
This information will allow you to setup andnext IP address assigned to the server for
configure WHM so that you can host websitesthe third line.a. Under "Add new entries
and use your own custom Domain Nameserverbelow this line", enter:server 14400 IN A
instead  of  a  raw  IP  address.xx.xx.xx.xx (leave far right box blank)dns1
14400 IN A xx.xx.xx.xx (leave far right box
The first thing you need to do is the setupblank)dns2 14400 IN A xx.xx.xx.xx (leave far
of WebHostManager(WHM). This includesright box blank)b. Note: The above entries
configuring the default Domain nameservers,are DNS entries for the two nameservers being
main IP address, and server contact emailcreated, and the sever name Once you've
address.enter  the  three  entries,  click  "Save"
1)  Login  to  root  WHM  (6) If you get an "Error reloading BIND"
error, go to "Restart Services" and click
2) In the left margin, click Next to run the"DNS Server (BIND)", then click YES to
setup  wizardrestart  Bind.
3)  Agree  to  the end-user license agreementThat's it! Now the server is all setup and
ready to host cPanel hosting account with the
4) Edit setupa. Server contact email address:nameservers and Of course you still need to
b. Default Cpanel theme: xc. Default homego to your registrar and register these 2 new
directory: /homed. Home directory prefix:nameservers and wait for normal propagation
homee. Main shared virtual host IP:of 24-48 hours until the new nameservers will
xx.xxx.xxx.xx (should be main IP of server)f.work.
Hostname: server.yourserver.comg. Primary
nameserver: dns1.yourserver.comh. SecondaryIf this is a server being setup for a
nameservers: dns2.yourserver.comi. Leavededicated  customer,  be  sure  to tell them:
everything  else  unchangedj.  Click  Save
1) IP addresses of nameservers so he can
Next, you need to setup the system quota. Toregister  them  with  his  registrar
do  this  follow  these  instructions:
2)  Root  login  information
5) Click Next Step in left margin - system
sets up initial quota. No need to wait for3) Login info of main account you created for
initial quota to setup.... Click Next Stephim
again
4) Tell him NOT to delete the main account,
6) DO NOT enable namesever. Click Next Stepsince doing so will also delete the DNS zones
againyou  setup  above
Now we need to setup the Resolver. This is5) New DNS zones should be added to the old
specific to your datacenter and theserver  to  help  with  DNS  propagation.
information will be provided in the Welcome
details  for  your  dedicated  server.If you follow these simple instructions once
you get your server from the datacenter, then
7) Resolver setup:a. Click Continueb. Primaryyou will be ready to load websites and hit
Resolver: xx.xx.xx.xx (this is datacenterthe internet. With cheap outsourced support
specific)c. Secondary Resolver: xx.xx.xx.xxcompanies available and world class
(this is datacenter specific)d. Tertiarydatacenters providing under $99 servers there
Resolver: leave blanke. Click Continuef.is no reason not to tackle the world of
Click  Next  Stepdedicated servers and web hosting for
yourself.
8) Not necessary to enter a MySQL root



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