{"id":12920,"date":"2021-12-28T11:19:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T11:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=12920"},"modified":"2022-01-01T13:04:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T13:04:47","slug":"customize-cpanel-whm-server-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/customize-cpanel-whm-server-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Customize a cPanel Server with the WHM Server Profile?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Did you know? WHM panel has a tool to directly customize a server profile based upon the nature of cPanel hosting. Configuring a server is not an easy task. It requires a user to have complete knowledge about the hosting settings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Customize a Server Profile for cPanel Hosting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to <em>root<\/em> account if WHM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Select the <strong>Server Configuration<\/strong> option from the navigation menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_server_conf.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_server_conf-1024x383.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11806\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Click on <strong>Server Profile<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/whm_server_profile.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/whm_server_profile-1024x342.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14718\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Server Profile<\/strong> interface will open, displaying four profiles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Standard<\/strong>: It gives access to all WHM\/cPanel functions and has <em>default<\/em> settings.<\/li><li><strong>DNS<\/strong>: It only enables the WHM\/cPanel functions relevant to Domain Names System and zones. (<em>Works best for DNS servers<\/em>)<\/li><li><strong>Mail<\/strong>: It only enables the mail serving functions of WHM\/cPanel. (<em>Works best for mail servers<\/em>)<\/li><li><strong>Database<\/strong>(<em>experimental<\/em>): Only the database-relevant functions of WHM\/cPanel are active. ( <em>Works best for database services<\/em>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Warning<\/strong>: We recommend you do not choose the <strong>Database<\/strong> profile that is <em>experimental<\/em>. As labeled, it is still under experimental stages and, the configurations it&#8217;ll bring may not be what you expect. Thus, choosing this server profile may become counter-productive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Choose the <em>server profile<\/em> you want and click <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/whm_server_profile_continue.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/whm_server_profile_continue.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14719\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The interface will then show a list of options and functions available with the server profile. It will also list functions that you can choose to enable\/disable under <em>optional roles<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Once you have confirmed what they are, click <strong>Continue<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/whm_server_profile_options.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/whm_server_profile_options.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14720\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Review the changes and functions that you will get with the profile and click <strong>Set Profile<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/whm_set_server_profile.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/whm_set_server_profile.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14721\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>WHM will set the server profile for your cPanel hosting and apply configurations to suit its role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know? WHM panel has a tool to directly customize a server profile based upon the nature of cPanel hosting. Configuring a server is not an easy task. It requires a user to have complete knowledge about the hosting settings. To Customize a Server Profile for cPanel Hosting 1. 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