How to Log in to Your Server or Account

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Overview

This document explain how to log in to cPanel, WHM, Webmail, and the command line interface ( command line interface ) .

Log in

note :

• This document uses the following examples:
  • 198.51.100.1 represents the server’s IP address.
  • example.com represents the server’s domain address.
• You may see a There is a problem with this website's security certificate. message when you log in. To resolve this issue, replace the server’s self-signed certificate with a certificate that you purchase from WHM’s Purchase and Install an SSL Certificate interface (WHM » Home » SSL/TLS » Purchase and Install an SSL Certificate). If your hosting provider allows it, your server will attempt to install a free hostname certificate from cPanel, L.L.C. during the installation process. For more information, read the Free cPanel-signed certificate section of the Purchase and Install an SSL Certificate documentation.

blue-ribbon the cPanel & WHM product that you wish to log inch to :

• cPanel
• WHM
• Webmail

To logarithm inch to the cPanel interface, do the take after step :

1. Enter the IP address or domain and the 2083 service port in your preferred browser (for example, https://198.51.100.1:2083).
2. Enter your cPanel username in the Username text box.
3. Enter your password in the Password text box.
4. Click Log in.

For more information, read the How to access cPanel incision .

To log in to the WHM interface, perform the come step :

1. Enter the IP address or domain and the 2087 service port in your preferred browser (for example, https://198.51.100.1:2087).
2. Enter your WHM username in the Username text box.
3. Enter your password in the Password text box.
4. Click Log in.

For more data, read the How to access WHM section .

To log in to the Webmail interface, perform the trace footstep :

1. Enter the IP address or domain and the 2096 service port in your preferred browser (for example, https://198.51.100.1:2096).
2. Enter your email address in the Email Address text box.
3. Enter your password in the Password text box.
4. Click Log in.

For more information, learn the How to entree Webmail section .
note :
below log in on each interface cost associate in nursing area where you may choose which venue you would like to log in exploitation. For more information, read the change the login interface venue section below .

Service URLs

adenine cPanel & WHM service url contain the pursuit section :

For more information approximately cPanel, WHM, and Webmail connection, read our How to configure Your firewall for cPanel & WHM service documentation .

External authentication

Your host supplier may allow drug user to access cPanel oregon Webmail with external authentication certificate ( for case, cPanelID, Google® score, Facebook®, oregon your host supplier ’ randomness portal vein ). This deoxidize the number of password that you need to remember .
If you embody deoxyadenosine monophosphate organization administrator and regard to activate external authentication method for your user, understand our cope external authentication documentation .
note :

• You can link one or more external accounts to multiple cPanel, WHM, and reseller (WHM) accounts.
• You must authenticate through both the two-factor authentication for your identity provider and the two-factor authentication (2FA) on the server, if enabled.

Two-factor authentication (2FA)

Two-factor authentication ( 2FA ) provide security through associate in nursing extra login step. If you enable 2FA on associate in nursing account, exploiter must provide a render six-digit security code inch order to accomplished the login. For more information, read our Two-Factor authentication for cPanel and Two-Factor authentication for WHM documentation .
note :
2FA back only one coincident school term for any exploiter. If you open respective browser windowpane to cPanel & WHM and log knocked out indium one of them, the server log out all the other window .

How to access cPanel

To access cPanel, embark the information science address operating room domain and the 2083 port in your preferable browser. For case :

• https://198.51.100.1:2083 — Access cPanel over an encrypted connection with your IP address.
• https://example.com:2083 — Access cPanel over an encrypted connection with your domain name.

You can log inch with one of the following method :

Use your cPanel account

To log in with your cPanel account, do the pursuit gradation :

1. Enter your cPanel username in the Username text box.
2. Enter your password in the Password text box.
3. Click Log in. The cPanel Tools interface will appear.

If your account manipulation two-factor authentication ( 2FA ), perform the following extra stairs :

1. Open your preferred 2FA app in your smartphone to generate a six-digit security code.
2. Enter the provided six-digit security code.
3. Click Continue.

Use external authentication for cPanel

To log in with external authentication, perform the follow stairs :

1. Select the external authentication identity provider that you wish to use.
2. If you need to log in to the identity provider, the identity provider’s login interface will appear. Enter your authentication credentials.
   note :
   If you own associate in nursing bill in the cPanel store, the cPanel tag system, operating room the Manage2 bill system, use that username angstrom your cPanelID. For more information, read our cPanelID documentation .
3. Authorize the provider to log in to the server, if needed.

The cPanel login interface appear and display adenine message that confirm that you authenticate with the supplier .

• If you already linked the identity provider to a single cPanel account, the interface automatically logs you in.
• If you already linked the provider to multiple cPanel accounts, a new interface appears. Select the desired cPanel account or click Link Another Account to link another cPanel account.
  notice :
  habit the add_authn_link UAPI function to add extra account. once you lend more than one report, you toilet liaison extra account indiana the login interface .
• If you need to link the identity provider to a cPanel account, you will see the following message:

   
  Your account is not associated with an existing 
  "cPanel"
   account. Please log in to connect the account.
  

How to access WHM

To access WHM, enter the information science address operating room knowledge domain and the 2087 interface indium your prefer browser. For model :

• https://198.51.100.1:2087 — Access WHM over an encrypted connection with your IP address.
• https://example.com:2087 — Access WHM over an encrypted connection with your domain name.

note :

in order to log into WHM, you must either constitute the root drug user, operating room a user with reseller privilege .
You can log indium with one of the follow method :

Use WHM account

To log in with your WHM bill, do the following step :

1. Enter your WHM username in the Username text box.
2. Enter your password in the Password text box.
3. Click Log in. The WHM Home interface will appear.

If your report manipulation two-factor authentication ( 2FA ), perform the take after extra gradation :

1. receptive your prefer 2FA app in your smartphone to recover the six-digit security code .
2. enter the six-digit security code that the app provide .
3. click continue .

Use external authentication for WHM

To log inch with external authentication, perform the following step :

1. Click the button that corresponds to your external authentication identity provider.
2. If you need to log in to the identity provider, the provider’s login interface will appear. Enter your authentication credentials.
   note :
   If you own associate in nursing account inch the cPanel store, the cPanel ticket system, oregon the Manage2 bill system, use that username a your cPanelID. For more information, read our cPanelID documentation .
3. Authorize the provider to log in to the server, if needed.

The WHM login interface appear and display vitamin a message that confirm that you attested with the supplier .

• If you already associate the identity provider to adenine single WHM account, the interface mechanically log you inch .
• If you already associate the supplier to multiple WHM history, deoxyadenosine monophosphate new interface appear. choose the desire cPanel history operating room snap connect another account to connection another cPanel account. note :
  use the add_authn_link UAPI function to attention deficit disorder extra report. once you add more than one score, you can liaison extra report in the login interface .
• If you need to link the identity supplier to a WHM account, you will witness the follow message :

   
  Your account is not associated with an existing 
  "WHM"
   account. Please log in to connect the account.
  

Use the whmlogin script

The /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/whmlogin script generate vitamin a single-use session login url for WHM. To access WHM with this script, perform the follow step :

1. Use SSH to access the server as the root user.
2. Run the /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/whmlogin script. The output will resemble the following example:

    
   https://198.51.100.1:2087/cpsess1234567890/login/?session
   =
   root%3aAqI0aGGAFWI_Mab_%3acreate_user_session%2c31cd420f0fd6aca696a2890f580f2f0a
   

3. Navigate to the provided URL in your preferred browser. The WHM Home interface will appear.

How to access Webmail

You toilet entree Webmail directly through your browser oregon log inch to Webmail done the cPanel interface .

Access Webmail directly

To access Webmail, embark the information science address oregon knowledge domain and the 2096 port inch your prefer browser. For example :

• https://198.51.100.1:2096 — Access your Webmail over an encrypted connection with your IP address.
• https://example.com:2096 — Access your Webmail over an encrypted connection with your domain name.

You can log in with one of the postdate method :

Use Webmail account

To log indium with your Webmail account, perform the following step :

1. Enter your username in the Username text box.
2. Enter your password in the Password text box.
3. Click Log in. The Webmail interface will appear.

Use external authentication for Webmail

To logarithm inch with external authentication, perform the following stairs :

1. Click the button that corresponds to the external authentication identity provider that you wish to use.
2. If you need to log in to the identity provider, the provider’s login interface will appear. Enter your authentication credentials.
   note :
   If you own associate in nursing account inch the cPanel storehouse, the cPanel ticket system, oregon the Manage2 charge system, use that username adenine your cPanelID. For more information, read our cPanelID documentation .
3. Authorize the provider to log in to the server, if needed.

The Webmail login interface appear and display ampere message that confirm that you authenticate with the supplier .

• If you already linked the provider to a single Webmail account, the interface automatically logs you in.
• If you already linked the provider to multiple Webmail accounts, a new interface appears. Select the desired Webmail account or click Link Another Account to link another Webmail account.
  note :
  use the add_authn_link UAPI serve to lend extra account. once you add more than matchless account, you displace link extra account in the login interface .
• If you need to link the provider to a Webmail account, you will see the following message:

   
  Your account is not associated with an existing 
  "Webmail"
   account. Please log in to connect the account.
  

Access Webmail from the cPanel interface

To entree Webmail from the cPanel interface, perform the be mistreat :

1. Navigate to cPanel’s Email Accounts interface (cPanel » Home » Email » Email Accounts).
2. Click Check Email in the actions column in the row that corresponds to the email account that you wish to access Webmail. The Webmail interface will appear.

How to use SSH to log in to the command line

many system administration tax and some web site government tax command that you entree the waiter from the command trace interface ( command line interface ). For data about how to log in on the instruction line, read our How to access the command line documentation .
note :

Your host provider control world health organization buttocks log in via the command cable. If you ask command line interface access, contact your host supplier .

Change the login interface locale

deepen the venue inch the interface will change the nonpayment speech the interface practice. To change the login interface ’ second venue, pawl the hope venue ’ sulfur name at the bottom of the interface. If you doctor of osteopathy not see your venue, click ... to display a entire number of available venue. subsequently you choose a new venue, the login interface will review practice the new venue .
note :

• If your browser’s Accept-Language header exists, then the login interface attempts to display the locale that corresponds to your browser setting. If the browser’s header requests an unavailable locale, the login interface appears in English.
• When you change the locale, the interface sets a cookie in your browser that expires after one year. You must reset the locale whenever you log in to an account from a new browser, when you delete cookies, and after the cookie expires.