CSF DirectAdmin Install: Tune CSF/LFD Safely (Post-1.689)
How to install the DirectAdmin-maintained fork of ConfigServer Security & Firewall through CustomBuild, the defaults DirectAdmin changed in 1.689, the settings worth tuning on a hosting server, and the 2026 CSF vulnerabilities that affect the fork.
September 29, 2026
cPanel Apache Log Retention (v136+): Stop Disk Bloat
How cPanel 136 and later handle Apache access and error log rotation, the new retention scripts, cpanellogd archiving per account, and the safe way to reclaim disk from oversized domlogs without breaking AWStats or bandwidth accounting.
September 29, 2026
cPanel Temporary Domain: Free *.cpanel.site Setup
cPanel & WHM 132 introduced temporary *.cpanel.site domains so a site can be built and previewed before its real domain points at the server. This guide covers enabling the feature, creating accounts with a temporary domain and switching to the real one.
September 29, 2026
cPanel SSL/TLS Interface (v136+): Install and Renew
cPanel & WHM 136 merged the separate SSL/TLS Manager, SSL/TLS Status and installation pages into one interface. This guide shows where each task moved, how to install a paid certificate, and the uapi equivalents for scripting.
September 29, 2026
cPanel MCP AI Agent Access (v138): Secure Setup and Audit
cPanel & WHM 138 lets an account holder authorise external AI clients through the Model Context Protocol. This guide covers enabling the feature, authorising a client from the WHM widget, scoping what it may do, and reviewing the audit trail.
September 29, 2026
cPanel Meridian, Ask AI and Nova: Enable or Disable
cPanel & WHM 138 ships the opt-in Meridian theme, the Ask AI assistant and the Nova AI site builder. This guide explains how each is enabled and restricted through feature lists and Tweak Settings, and how to withdraw them cleanly.
September 29, 2026
cPanel ELevate AlmaLinux 8 to 9 to 10: Safe Upgrade Steps
How to move a cPanel & WHM server from AlmaLinux 8 to 9 and then to 10 in place using cPanel's ELevate tool, including the pre-checks that block upgrades and how to recover from a failed stage.
September 29, 2026
CloudLinux 10 cPanel: CageFS and LVE Limits, Upgrade Notes
A working guide to CloudLinux 10 on cPanel in 2026: how it differs from CloudLinux 9, supported cPanel and database versions, enabling CageFS and setting LVE limits from the command line, and the checks that confirm isolation is in force.
September 29, 2026
Convert MySQL to MariaDB Safely: No In-Place Switch in 2026
DirectAdmin's CustomBuild and cPanel both refuse to switch a server from MySQL to MariaDB in place; this guide explains why the data formats diverged, then walks through the supported dump-and-restore conversion on a DirectAdmin server with verification at each stage.
September 29, 2026
Copy Fail Dirty Frag Mitigation: Critical 2026 Linux LPE Fix
How the three kernel local privilege-escalation flaws disclosed in spring 2026 work, how to block the modules they depend on immediately, what those blocks break, and how to verify a server is protected until a patched kernel or live patch is in place.
September 29, 2026
cPanel PHP-FPM Tuning: “Server Reached pm.max_children” Fix
How to switch cPanel sites to PHP-FPM, size pm.max_children per pool from real memory figures, choose the right Apache MPM, and configure OPcache so shared servers stop hitting 503 errors and swapping under load.
September 29, 2026
cPanel AutoSSL Provider: Sectigo or Let’s Encrypt, Best Choice
How to choose and configure the AutoSSL provider on a cPanel server, enable the short-lived ACME certificate option introduced in version 136, and confirm that renewals happen well ahead of the shrinking industry lifetimes.
September 29, 2026