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CrowdSec vs Imunify360 vs BitNinja: choosing a post-CSF security stack for shared hosting

A practical comparison of the three products hosting providers most often evaluate after leaving CSF, covering what each one protects, how it integrates with cPanel and plain Linux, cost structure, operational load and which fleet each one suits.

September 29, 2026

CSF Fork 2026: Which Reliable Replacement After ConfigServer?

A comparison of the maintained CSF forks a year after ConfigServer closed, covering who maintains each one, which panels and operating systems they target, how they update, and which one fits a given fleet.

September 29, 2026

CSF CVE-2026-65638, 65639, 67402: Critical Patch Guide

What the three CSF vulnerabilities disclosed in August and September 2026 allow, which versions are affected, how to confirm a server is exposed, and the exact settings and versions that close each one on cPanel and standalone Linux servers.

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

Choosing a cPanel update tier in 2026: LTS 134, RELEASE 138 or STABLE 110 (EOL December 2026)

A practical comparison of the cPanel & WHM update tiers as they stand in late 2026, with guidance on which servers belong on LTS 134, which can run RELEASE 138, and why anything still on 110 needs a plan now.

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 license is invalid”: troubleshooting manage2, IP changes and firewalls

What to check when WHM shows a licence error, including the licence server verification tool, IP mismatches after a migration, NAT and firewall blocks on the licence check, expired trials and stale manage2 entries, with the exact commands to confirm each cause.

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 Node.js Toolkit Deploy: Run an App

A walkthrough of the Node.js Toolkit that arrived in cPanel & WHM 138, which runs applications in Podman containers and exposes them on subdomains. Covers enabling the toolkit, deploying from a repository, environment variables and troubleshooting.

September 29, 2026

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