How to deal with WHM (server) certificate renewal issues
Background This article is about WHM server certificates, not cPanel certificates. WHM uses a 3rd party SSL service called Sectigo. At times the built-in SSL
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Redirect 301 on a WHM Litespeed server
When we tried to set up redirection on what is a default WHM Litespeed installation, we had a ton of trouble. In theory Litespeed uses
How to optimize WHM backups by increasing the number of cores available to the PIGZ process
WHM has a handy “tweak” setting that can increase the speed of backups. If you match this setting with the number of cores on your
What are all the CRONs that come with a default WHM/cPanel installation?
For your perusal we output all the CRONs that come with a default WHM/cPanel installation. This list is dated 30 July 2020 and is probably
How to change the backup time for a WHM/cPanel server
The default backup time for a WHM/cPanel server is embedded in the root CRON. To change the time of the backup, you need to consider
How can I see how big my WHM backup is?
Background Determining the size of a WHM backup is not entirely straightforward. For example, it’s not displayed in the daily report or in the UI.
List of WHM Real Time Block Lists
Here is a list of WHM real-time block lists. This list was obtain when ConfigServer Firewall started producing lots of errors. Please note the list
Domain example.com has exceeded the max defers and failures per hour WHM/cPanel
Background Users on a WHM/cPanel might encounter the following message: “Domain example.com has exceeded the max defers and failures per hour” The settings for this
Excessive logging of TCP_IN Blocked messages on a WHM server
Background Whilst observing a WHM/cPanel’s log file using tail -f /var/log/messages you might observe 1000s of events, sometimes every few seconds, similar to the following:
How to change the SSH port on a WHM Server
Background It’s essential to change the default port on any Linux server to avoid dictionary and brute force attacks. The steps to change the port