{"id":14283,"date":"2024-10-02T11:28:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T11:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=14283"},"modified":"2024-10-02T14:55:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T14:55:30","password":"","slug":"how-to-access-cwp-main-whm-panel","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-access-cwp-main-whm-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Access CWP (Main WHM Panel)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Control Web Panel (CWP) is a powerful, open-source web hosting control panel built on the Apache web server. It provides an intuitive GUI for managing websites, databases, DNS, email, and more. This article will guide you through the steps of accessing the <strong>main admin CWP<\/strong> for server management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To access a user&#8217;s CWP cPanel, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-access-cwp-users-cpanel\/\"><strong>this<\/strong><\/a> guide <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prerequisites for Accessing CWP<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Before accessing CWP, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Installed CWP<\/strong>: Ensure CWP is installed on your server. You can install CWP by following <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/complete-guide-on-how-to-properly-install-control-web-panelcwp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this guide.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Server IP Address<\/strong>: You need the IP address of the server where CWP is installed. This IP address will be used to access the CWP login page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Root password for the server<\/strong>: The default username for CWP is <code>root<\/code>, and you should have the password either from the installation or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-change-ssh-passwords\/\">reset<\/a><\/strong> using SSH.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Steps to Access CWP<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 1: To access CWP, open a web browser of your choice (such as Chrome, Firefox, or Edge).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><strong>http:\/\/&lt;yourServerIP&gt;:2087<\/strong><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 2: In the browser&#8217;s address bar, enter your server&#8217;s IP address followed by port <code>2087<\/code>. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your server&#8217;s IP is <code>178.32.214.84<\/code>, the URL will be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>http:\/\/178.32.214.84:2087<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Because SSL is not issued on an IP, you might get a message that says connection is not private, as in the image below. Do not panic. Click on <strong>Advanced<\/strong>, then Proceed to the URL. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can also be avoided by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/set-up-hostname-ssl-on-cwp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">setting up a hostname ssl<\/a><\/strong> for your server and then access CWP using the hostname URL Instead of IP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-36.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-36.png 720w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-36-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Login to CWP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you visit the URL, you will see the CWP login screen. Enter the following credentials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Username<\/strong>: <code>root<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Password<\/strong>: The root SSH password for your server ( <a href=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-change-ssh-passwords\/\"><strong>reset<\/strong><\/a> via SSH if necessary).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the <strong>Login<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you forgot your CWP password, you can check with our <a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/19726743814\">support team<\/a> to help with resetting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However,  you have access to SSH using a<strong> sudo user<\/strong>, you can set the root password using steps in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-change-ssh-passwords\/\">this guide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-33-1024x518.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-33-1024x518.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-33-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-33-768x388.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-33.png 1256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to Access CWP&#8217;s User cPanel, please see <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-access-cwp-users-cpanel\/\">this<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Control Web Panel (CWP) is a powerful, open-source web hosting control panel built on the Apache web server. 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