WHM & SSL Question
Hi, I have bought a small VPS Server from OVH with CentOS and WHM with 5 cPanel Accounts. I have also bought a domain to give it as main Server name like domain.gr . I have created a subdomain for this domain t1.domain.gr to give it to my frist WHM Server. I want this subdomain to have SSL on it. I have managed to install an SSL certificate from the WHM Panel but it "takes" one cPanel Licence Account. Is this normal? I am pretty new and noob on this.
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Hey there! If you create a cPanel account for the hostname, then yes, I'd expect that to take up one of the user license spots. In general, most people configure the server like this: -create account for domain.com which they plan to use -create a subdomain called host.domain.com -use host.domain.com as the server's hostname The license does not restrict the number of subdomains or addon domains so configuring the hostname like that will not count against the license. - it will just be linked to one of the domains you plan to create on the server. Does that help clear things up? 0 -
Hey there! If you create a cPanel account for the hostname, then yes, I'd expect that to take up one of the user license spots. In general, most people configure the server like this: -create account for domain.com which they plan to use -create a subdomain called host.domain.com -use host.domain.com as the server's hostname The license does not restrict the number of subdomains or addon domains so configuring the hostname like that will not count against the license. - it will just be linked to one of the domains you plan to create on the server. Does that help clear things up?
I think maybe my Question wasn't right . Let's clear it up. I have a fresh VPS with WHM with 5 cPanel Licenses . My Hosting Provider, OVH, has given me a link for this server to connect, example vps-sdfsfdsdfd.vps.ovh.net:2087 without SSL . I want this link to be changed with one I want and have SSL. I found the option Change Hostname and I think this the right way but I am not so sure. Now I have manage to have my link, example, ts1.test-servers.com with SSL but to achieve this I had add a cPanel Account and install on it an SSL Certificate. I do not know if this is the right solution to have my own custom link or if I do it via "Change Hostanme" and just go to SSL and install an SSL to all WHM Services like here it says here:0 -
Ah, thanks for that clarification. Yes, you should only need to change the hostname. A cPanel account is not required to get the hostname SSL to work, as that gets issued through a separate process (which is free!). There is no requirement for the hostname to also exist as a cPanel account. As long as the DNS resolves to the proper server for the hostname, you're all set. 0 -
Ah, thanks for that clarification. Yes, you should only need to change the hostname. A cPanel account is not required to get the hostname SSL to work, as that gets issued through a separate process (which is free!). There is no requirement for the hostname to also exist as a cPanel account. As long as the DNS resolves to the proper server for the hostname, you're all set.
Thanks a lot! I will proceed with changing the hostname.0 -
Let us know if that doesn't work out how you expect! 0
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