{"id":3853,"date":"2019-03-11T20:08:34","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T00:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/?p=3853"},"modified":"2025-03-09T15:22:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T19:22:56","slug":"getting-started-with-whms-basic-webhost-manager-interface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/getting-started-with-whms-basic-webhost-manager-interface\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started with WHM\u2019s Basic WebHost Manager Interface"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>WHM\u2019s Basic WebHost Manager interface allows server administrators to configure fundamental settings, including contact information, nameservers, and other system-wide options.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Watch this video to learn how to set up your WHM interface:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WHM Tutorials - Basic WebHost Manager Setup\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TW2s29Jghwg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2>What Can You Configure in WHM\u2019s Basic WebHost Manager?<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Contact Information:<\/strong> Set an email address for system notifications and alerts.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Nameservers:<\/strong> Configure custom nameservers for your hosting environment.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Server Services:<\/strong> Define default settings for FTP, mail, and DNS services.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Hosting Packages:<\/strong> Customize hosting account limits, including bandwidth and storage.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<h2>How to Configure WHM\u2019s Basic WebHost Manager<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<h3>1. Access WHM<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Log into <strong>WHM<\/strong> as the root user.<\/li>\r\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Home<\/strong> > <strong>Server Configuration<\/strong> > <strong>Basic WebHost Manager Setup<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<h3>2. Set Your Contact Information<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Enter a primary contact email address to receive server notifications.<\/li>\r\n<li>Optionally, add secondary contact methods such as SMS or a different email.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<h3>3. Configure Default Nameservers<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Specify custom nameservers (e.g., <code>ns1.yourdomain.com<\/code> and <code>ns2.yourdomain.com<\/code>).<\/li>\r\n<li>Register these nameservers with your domain registrar.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<h3>4. Set Up Server Services<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Choose the default FTP service (Pure-FTPd or ProFTPD).<\/li>\r\n<li>Configure mail settings (Exim) and enable spam filters if needed.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<h3>5. Save Changes<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong> to apply your settings.<\/li>\r\n<li>Restart services if required to ensure proper functionality.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<h2>Additional Resources<\/h2>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.cpanel.net\/display\/78Docs\/Basic+WebHost+Manager+Setup\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Basic WebHost Manager Setup Documentation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Need Help?<\/h2>\r\n<p>If you need assistance configuring WHM, UnderHost\u2019s expert support team is available 24\/7. Contact us via <a href=\"https:\/\/customerpanel.ca\/client\" target=\"_blank\">@CustomerPanel<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to configure your server\u2019s contact details, nameservers, and essential settings using WHM\u2019s Basic WebHost Manager interface.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4853,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cpanel-video-tutorials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3853"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5121,"href":"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3853\/revisions\/5121"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}