Administrator cPanel license tutorial January 31, 2022 How to install ssl on hostname To install ssl on a hostname, you must first pay attention to the following points Important:Do not select a hostname that begins with www or a number, or a hostname that ends with a hyphen (-).Choose a hostname that is 60 characters or fewer.You must use a fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) that uniquely identifies the server (for example, hostname.example.com or hostname.example.co.uk).Do not choose a hostname that a cPanel account on your server will use.Do not choose a potential service subdomain as a hostname (for example, cpanel.example.com or whm.example.com).Do not select a socially-unacceptable hostname. The hostname will appear in mail headers.Only use lowercase, Latin-script letters in hostnames. Note: Note: If your server currently uses a subdomain of cprapid.com as a hostname, we encourage you to replace it with an existing domain or purchase a new domain to generate a hostname. Using your own domain name and hostname will help establish your organization’s brand Install ssl for hostname cpanel First, log in to your server via ssh and set the valid hostname according to the above tutorial.Then run the following code on your ssh server. update_cpanelv2 --ssl-services Wait a few minutes after running the code, the following message should be displayed if the installation is successful. exim certificate Installation Successfully × dovecot certificate Installation Successfully × cpanel certificate Installation Successfully × Note: Once the installation is complete, it will take up to 30 minutes for ssl to work for you. How to change your hostname Whenever you change the server’s hostname, you must use one of the following methods to ensure that all of the necessary system and service changes occur:Use WHM’s Change Hostname interface (WHM >> Home >> Networking Setup >> Change Hostname).Call WHM API 1’s sethostname function.Run the set_hostname utility as the root user. Note: You must use a fully-qualified domain name as your new hostname. Your new hostname should also resolve to the server’s main IP address. × Dismiss this alert. Cheap cPanel License - 0 Share on Facebook Share on twitter