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What is cPanel Used For?<\/span><\/h2>\n

cPanel<\/strong> is a crucial tool to help you access hosting features via a simple, non-technical dashboard. It’s regarded as an industry standard, and most hosting services<\/a> turn to it for its functionality and ease of use<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

cPanel lets users manage the key elements of your site’s web hosting<\/strong>, including uploading and organizing website files, overseeing databases, managing domains and subdomains, and creating and managing email accounts, among other things.<\/p>\n

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These tasks require a significant amount of technical knowledge to be completed without cPanel, but it simplifies them and makes web hosting accessible<\/strong> even for those lacking prior experience.<\/p>\n

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How to Access Your cPanel Dashboard<\/span><\/h2>\n

Accessing your cPanel dashboard is simple, but how you need to go about it depends on your web hosting provider. Most web hosting providers will send you a welcome email<\/strong> when you register an account and subscribe to their services, which should contain the link to your cPanel.<\/p>\n

However, even if your hosting provider makes it hard to find a direct link to the cPanel web hosting dashboard, you can do the following to access it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Method 1\u00a0\u2013<\/strong> After your website\u2019s URL address, add a colon and either \u201c2082\u201d or \u201c2083.\u201d If your website starts with HTTP, add \u201c:2082.\u201d If it starts with HTTPS, add \u201c:2083.\u201d For example – https:\/\/www.domainexample.com:2083<\/p>\n

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Method 2\u00a0\u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Type in your website\u2019s URL address<\/a> followed by \u201c\/cpanel.\u201d\u00a0For example – https:\/\/www.domainexample.com\/cpanel<\/p>\n

Method 3<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 If the methods above don\u2019t work, use your website\u2019s IP address<\/a>. For example – https:\/\/10.10.10:2083<\/p>\n

Then, once you reach the login page, type in your cPanel username and password<\/strong>. Most web hosting services will provide your cPanel credentials in a welcome email when you subscribe.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

How Does cPanel Web Hosting Work?<\/span><\/h2>\n

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cPanel helps you manage nearly all aspects of your web hosting setup<\/strong>, from setting up your domain to keeping it secure and tracking its metrics. So, what is a cPanel interface mainly used for? Here are some examples.<\/p>\n