Thank you for purchasing a VPS from ViniHost! This Quick Start Guide provides all the information you need to get your new managed VPS up and running.
For the unmanaged VPS Quick Start Guide, please see this article.
After you purchase a managed VPS from ViniHost, you receive a Welcome e-mail message that provides information about how to access your account on the ViniHost Customer Portal. The Customer Portal enables you to view your account's product information, including:
If you requested root-level access, your WHM and SSH root login information is also here. To view this information, log in to the ViniHost Client Portal at Client Portal.
Your new managed VPS is located in the Your Active Products/Services section:
Click View Details. The Server Information tab appears, where you can view statistics about your VPS such as disk usage, VPS bandwidth, CPU usage, and system alerts.
For security reasons, we recommend changing all initial passwords. Please see this article for information about how to create a strong password to protect your account.
If you want to purchase an additional dedicated IP address for your account, please see this article.
You can use cPanel and WebHost Manager (WHM) to manage your account and your customers' accounts. The Takeoff 4 and Soar 8 plans only allow one cPanel account. If you need more than one cPanel account, consider upgrading to the Takeoff 8, Takeoff 16, Soar 16, or Soar 32 plans.
WebHost Manager allows you to run your business exactly as you see fit and offers unique customization to cater to the unique needs of your clients. WHM gives you control over the packages and features you’d like to sell and enables you to manage your customers' accounts. The knowledgebase article How to manage WebHost Manager packages walks you through the process of creating packages.
cPanel is the primary administration interface for your individual client’s accounts. For more information about how to use cPanel, please see these articles.
The WHMCS and Blesta billing interfaces are comprehensive solutions that can help you streamline how you run your business from your managed VPS plan.
To order, install, and configure a WHMCS license, please consult these knowledgebase articles:
To order, install, and configure a Blesta license, please consult these knowledgebase articles:
Domains are crucial to a site’s success. If you’re just starting, our Introduction to Domains article will walk you through all of the basics.
Secure Shell File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) is available on all managed VPS hosting accounts. This method is more secure than traditional FTP, as it utilizes SSH protocol to encrypt file transfers. Our article Using FTP (File Transfer Protocol) covers FTP basics.
Secure Shell (SSH) is a protocol that provides secure command-line access to your ViniHost account. Our How to use SSH article covers the basics. Please note that for added security, we use non-standard SSH port 7822 by default.
E-mail is an important part of running a website, and cPanel makes it easy to set up and manage accounts. For more information about how to set up e-mail accounts for your domain, please see our article Configuring and accessing your e-mail.
Free DV SSL certificates are provisioned automatically through a server-side program called AutoSSL. Our KB Article How To Setup AutoSSL On Your Domain will help you troubleshoot any problems that arise.
If you’re coming from another hosting provider and need to have your accounts transferred over, our Migration Team will be happy to assist you. Our Requesting a Site Migration article explains how to request a migration.
If you have any questions about your account, we are here 24/7 to help! Visit our Support page for assistance.
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