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An offshore server is located in a country other than the one where you or your customers are. It does not make a website private or unreachable: it still follows the laws of the country where it is hosted, and our Acceptable Use Policy applies on every server. Choose offshore hosting for a reason that fits your project, such as location near your users or a jurisdiction your business needs, and check the terms before you order.
Start from a fresh, supported operating system (for example AlmaLinux 9), set a fully qualified hostname, update the system, then run the installer as root inside screen: cd /home && curl -o latest -L https://securedownloads.cpanel.net/latest && sh latest. When it finishes, open https://your-server-ip:2087 and complete the setup in WHM. Most install errors come from a server that is not fresh, a bad hostname, or too little disk space.
An addon domain is a second, separate website on the same cPanel account, with its own folder, email addresses and SSL certificate. In current cPanel, open Domains > Domains, click Create A New Domain, enter the domain, untick Share document root, choose a folder such as example.net, and submit. Point the domain's DNS to your hosting first.