{"id":14286,"date":"2024-10-02T11:24:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T11:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=14286"},"modified":"2024-10-02T14:54:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T14:54:42","password":"","slug":"how-to-access-cwp-users-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-access-cwp-users-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Access CWP (User&#8217;s cPanel)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Control Web Panel (CWP) is a powerful, open-source web hosting control panel built on the Apache web server. It has the main WHM side and the user&#8217;s cPanel side. This is a guide on how to access the user&#8217;s cPanel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To access the main WHM, please check <a href=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-access-cwp-main-whm-panel\/\"><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>You need to have added a user account on CWP&#8217;s main panel. See <a href=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-create-a-domain-and-subdomain-on-cwp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>this<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Username and  password for the user<\/strong> that you added: If you forgot them, you can reset as guided <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-change-a-cwp-user-account-password\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Steps to Access CWP<\/strong> <strong>User&#8217;s cPanel<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 1: To access <strong>User&#8217;s cPanel<\/strong>, 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>:2083<\/strong><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 2: In the browser&#8217;s address bar, enter your server&#8217;s hostname OR IP address followed by port <code>2083<\/code>. <strong>For example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your server&#8217;s IP is <code>178.32.214.84<\/code>, and hostname is percona.truehost.cloud, the URL will be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>http:\/\/178.32.214.84:2083<\/strong> OR <strong>https:\/\/percona.truehost.cloud:2083<\/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 the cPanel 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=\"719\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-51.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-51.png 719w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-51-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Login to CWP User&#8217;s cPanel)<\/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>the user's username<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Password<\/strong>: User&#8217;s password ( <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-change-a-cwp-user-account-password\/\">reset<\/a><\/strong> 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 user password and you are not able to reset using <a href=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-change-a-cwp-user-account-password\/\"><strong>these steps<\/strong><\/a>, you can check with our <a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/19726743814\"><strong>support team<\/strong><\/a> to help with resetting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-43-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-43-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-43-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-43-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-43.png 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you log in, you can now perform various functions on the panel as you desire. You could search our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">knowledgebase<\/a><\/strong> base for various guides.  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