VPS & Dedicated Hosting: How to Create a New cPanel Account in WHM

• Log in to WHM

  ◦ Go to https://yourdomain.com/whm or https://yourdomain.com:2087

  ◦ Enter your root username and password

  ◦ Click Log In
  
  
  
  

• Open “Create a New Account”

  ◦ In the WHM search bar (top-left corner), type Create

  ◦ Under Account Functions, select Create a New Account
  
  
  

• Enter Domain Information

  Under the Domain Information section, fill in the required details:

  ◦ Domain: The main domain name for the new cPanel account

  ◦ Username: The cPanel login name

  ◦ Password: A strong password (enter twice to confirm)

  ◦ Email: The contact email for the account owner
  
  

• Select a Hosting Package

  ◦ Under the Package section, choose an existing package from the dropdown list

  If you haven’t created a package yet, refer to: ->VPS & Dedicated Hosting: How to Add a New Package in WHM
  
  

• Configure Settings

  ◦ Under Settings, select the cPanel Theme (e.g., Jupiter)

  ◦ Choose the language for the account
  
  

• Mail Routing Settings

  Under Mail Routing Settings, select how emails will be managed:

  ◦ Automatically Detect Configuration (Recommended)

  ◦ Local Mail Exchanger - for mail handled on this server

  ◦ Remote Mail Exchanger – for mail handled externally
  
  
  

• DNS Settings

  ◦ Choose which nameservers will be used

  ◦ Enable SPF and DKIM to authenticate outgoing emails
  
  

• Create the Account

  ◦ Scroll to the bottom of the page

  ◦ Click Create

  Once successful, WHM will display: Account Creation Complete!...Account Creation Ok..Done.