Logging in and a tour of the dashboard

Logging in and a tour of the dashboard

What you'll learn: what each section of the panel does, so you know where to find things.

Logging in

  1. Visit your panel address (for example https://panel.yourbusiness.com).
  2. Enter your username and password.
  3. Click Log in.

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If you've turned on two-factor authentication, you'll be asked for your code next.

Your home page

The first thing you see is the Home page. It's your starting point — a quick view of your panel's status and shortcuts to common things.

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The sidebar — what each section is for

Down the left side of the screen is the navigation. Here's what each item does:

Home

Your starting point. Quick stats and shortcuts.

Accounts

Where you create and manage your hosting customers. Each customer gets their own account with their own login. (See Creating a hosting account for a new customer.)

Resellers

If you want to give someone else the ability to create their own customers (for example, a partner or a sub-reseller), you create them a Reseller account here. Most people don't need this on day one.

Sites

A group of tools for the websites your customers run:

  • Domains — add and manage the domains you're hosting.
  • DNS — view and edit the DNS records for those domains.
  • Files — a web-based file manager.
  • Installer — one-click installs for things like WordPress.

Databases

Create and manage MariaDB databases for the websites you host.

Mail

Create mailboxes (like you@example.com) and manage email for the domains you host.

System

Admin-only tools for running your panel:

  • Packages — define the resource limits (disk, mailboxes, databases, etc.) you assign to customers. (See Creating hosting plans (Packages).)
  • Audit log — a record of who did what in the panel.
  • Backups — set up backup destinations and schedules.
  • Mail nodes — pair a separate mail server (only if you've added one).

Your account menu (top right)

In the top-right corner you'll find your username. Click it to:

  • Change your password
  • Turn on two-factor authentication
  • Sign out

A suggested order for your first day

  1. Create a couple of Packages — these are the plans you'll assign to customers.
  2. Set up a Backup destination so your data is safe from day one.
  3. Create your first Account for a customer (or for yourself, to test).

Each of those has its own short guide — start with Creating hosting plans (Packages).

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