InMotion Hosting offers a free backup service for accounts under 10GB on shared, VPS, or Reseller hosting plans. However, we always recommend that you keep regular backups you manage stored off the server. It is also wise to create website backups before performing website updates or making other major changes. As a VPS hosting reseller Read More >
Christopher Maiorana
Christopher Maiorana joined the InMotion community team in 2015 and regularly dispenses tips and tricks in the Support Center, Community Q&A, and the InMotion Hosting Blog.
How to Manage Spam Email in your Reseller Account
If you have your own hosting business with a VPS reseller hosting (or shared reseller) plan, we will show you some tools for fighting spam available to resellers. These tools can help reduce the number of spam emails you and your hosting clients receive. Here are some best practices you can share with your customers: Read More >
Your Responsibilities as a Domain Reseller
With VPS reseller hosting (or shared reseller hosting), you can provide domain registration services to your customers. Domain registration can be an added value to your customers. In this article, we’ll cover some of the basics concepts in selling domains as a reseller. Registrars and Resellers Domains are typically resold through agreements with larger registrars. Read More >
How to Migrate Databases into your Reseller Server
In this article, we will show you how to migrate your customers’ databases into your reseller hosting account. At this point, you should have already created a cPanel account. These steps will also work on the VPS reseller program as well as the shared option. How Do I Know if my Customers are using a Read More >
How to Reset cPanel Passwords in Reseller WHM
Part of being a reseller hosting provider is helping your customers when they have issues and need help. In this article, we will show you how to reset a cPanel password using WHM. These steps will work for the VPS reseller program as well as the shared option. How to Reset a cPanel Password in Read More >
How to Configure Other Settings in WHMCS
At last, the Other tab will provide support for the remainder of the WHMCS configurations not available under specific categories. Here you can adjust contact preferences for clients and enable debugging for troubleshooting technical errors. Login to your WHMCS Admin Hover over Setup and choose General Settings Choose the Other tab Fill in the settings: Read More >
How to Configure Social Settings in WHMCS
WHMCS allows you to configure social media options right from the admin area. This can be valuable if you want to manage your social media identity from the same interface you use to manage your hosting and client services. Login to your WHMCS Admin Hover over Setup and choose General Settings Choose the Social tab Read More >
How to Configure Security Settings in WHMCS
WHMCS provides a variety of security options that range from beginner to advanced. Here is an overview of the primary security features you can access through the general settings. Login to your WHMCS Admin Hover over Setup and choose General Settings Choose the Security tab Fill in the settings: Captcha Form Protection: Choose how captcha Read More >
How to Configure Affiliate Settings in WHMCS
WHMCS has a built-in affiliate program. This means your clients can earn a commission if they refer new business to you. The Affiliates tab in the General Settings is where you can configure these options. Login to your WHMCS Admin Hover over Setup and choose General Settings Choose the Affiliates tab Fill in the settings: Read More >
How to Configure Credit Settings in WHMCS
The credit tab concerns how your customers can purchase credit on their accounts. This credit can be used to pay account balances. Login to your WHMCS Admin Hover over Setup and choose General Settings Choose the Credit tab Fill in the settings: Enable/Disable: Tick this box to enable adding of funds by clients from the Read More >
How to Configure Invoice Settings in WHMCS
The Invoice tab allows to configure options that your customers will face when receiving invoices. You can set up late fees, PDF delivery settings, payment gateway considerations, and some aesthetic choices including font, paper size, etc. for invoices your customers can print for their records. Login to your WHMCS Admin Hover over Setup and choose Read More >
cPanel 56 Upgrade Notes and New Features
Issue: cPanel 56 upgrade Status: cPanel 56 upgrades currently being deployed Who is impacted? VPS and Dedicated Hosting customers who have NOT turned off Automatic Updates Estimated time until resolution: Upgrades will be implemented over several days. This release will not be applied to shared hosting packages at this time. Some changes to note with Read More >
How to Configure Support Settings in WHMCS
As a reseller it is important to support the products you sell. You may be called upon by clients for help or for information. WHMCS allows to set up a fully functional support system. Login to your WHMCS Admin Hover over Setup Choose the Support tab Fill in the settings: Support Module: Select your option Read More >
How to Configure Mail Settings in WHMCS
The mail settings in WHMCS will cover some technical considerations, such as which “mail type” to use, and they will also cover some aesthetic considerations like email signatures, CSS styles, header and footer content, and more. Login to your WHMCS Admin Hover over Setup and choose General Settings Choose the Mail tab Read More >
How to Configure Domain Settings in WHMCS
The “Domains” tab concerns domain registration options as well as Domain Lookup preferences and renewal settings. For example, if you want to set up default nameservers for your domain then you are in the right place. Did you know? Not all hosting companies provide a free license for WHMCS. InMotion does with all Reseller Hosting Read More >
How to Configure Ordering Settings in WHMCS
The “Ordering” tab lets you configure a variety of options that will affect how you manage the ordering process for your customers. These steps will apply for VPS, reseller, as well as dedicated web server hosting. Now that you have gone through the Ordering options you are ready to proceed to the Domain tab.
How to Configure Localisation Settings in WHMCS
This article will cover the important configurations you can make in the Localisation tab under the WHMCS General Settings. These steps will apply for VPS, reseller, as well as dedicated web server hosting. To access your Localisation tab just follow the steps below: Now that you have gone through the Localisation options you are ready Read More >
How to Configure General Settings in WHMCS
In this article, we are going to show you how to access your General Settings so you can start to configure your basic options. This is the first tab under Setup in the backend of WHMCS. (These step will also apply if you use a Linux dedicated server.) Finding Your General Settings Menu Now that Read More >
How to Link Your Reseller Server to WHMCS
In this tutorial: Add cPanel server to WHMCS Add Hosting Package As a web hosting reseller, In order to provide cPanel hosting accounts for your customers with WHMCS, you will need to connect WHMCS to your cPanel server. (These steps will also apply if you use a Linux dedicated server.) Add cPanel Server to WHMCS Read More >
How to Point Your Domain to Tumblr
In this tutorial: Should I Use a Subdomain? Edit DNS Entries Adding the Domain at Tumblr You may be interested in pointing your domain to Tumblr for a few reasons: You have a website hosted with us and a blog hosted with Tumblr You want to host your email with us but use a Tumblr Read More >
