Setting up your first hosting account

Before you create an account on the server, you should create a "package". A "package" determines how much disc space, bandwidth, mailboxes etc, your customer can use. You will usually offer your customers a choice of several different packages. To create a package, login to WHM, then using the menu on the left, and click on "Add Packages" under the "Packages" heading. Fill in the form with the package details you want, for example:

    Package Name:           bronze
    Quota Mega Bytes:       100
    Max Ftp Accounts:       unlimited
    Max Email Accounts:     10
    Max Email Lists:        10
    Max SQL Databases:      1
    Max Sub Domains:        1
    Max Parked Domains:     1
    Max Addon Domains:      0
    Cgi Access:             Yes
    Frontpage Extentions:   No
    Bandwidth Limit:        1000
    Cpanel Theme:           monsoon
    Feature List:           default

Then click on "Create".

You can how to create a package in a Flash Tutorial

Repeat this for other packages you want to provide to your customers.

Now you are ready to create your first account:

1. Login to WHM and click on "Create a New Account" under "Account Functions"
2. Fill in the domain name (without "www." prefix, e.g. "customersite.com")
3. Enter a new username and password for the new cPanel login
4. Select a package
5. Enter a contact email address (optional by highly recommended)
6. Click "Create"

This creates a separate directory for customersite.com, a control panel login and a DNS zone (an entry in the domain name database on our server). Files can now be uploaded to the new site using FTP.

You should ask your customer to change the nameservers for their domain to the ones you have been given in your welcome email. Once they have done this the domain should be working within 48 hours.

You can see how to create an account in a Flash Tutorial

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