Best VPS for cPanel and DirectAdmin in 2026: What to Check
What actually matters when you pick a VPS for a cPanel, DirectAdmin or LiteSpeed hosting server — virtualization type, reverse DNS, outbound port 25, backups, licensing and support — and how InterServer, Vultr, DigitalOcean, Hostinger and Cloudways compare on those points.
September 29, 2026
Upgrade vCenter 8 to 9: Safe Migration Assistant Steps
Perform the two-stage VCSA 8.0 U3 to vCenter 9.1 upgrade using the installer ISO, from pre-checks and backups through deploying the new appliance, copying data, and validating services and plugins afterwards.
September 29, 2026
Upgrade ESXi 8 to 9.1: Safe esxcli and Lifecycle Manager Steps
Plan and execute an ESXi 8.0 U3 to 9.1 upgrade, either per host with esxcli software profile update from an offline bundle or cluster-wide with vSphere Lifecycle Manager images, with the pre-checks, VIB conflicts and rollback path.
September 29, 2026
Migrate VMware to Proxmox VE 9: Steps After Broadcom
Move virtual machines from ESXi 7, 8 or 9 to Proxmox VE 9.2 with the built-in ESXi import wizard or an OVF/qm importdisk workflow, prepare Windows guests for VirtIO, and handle networking, UEFI and licensing on the way across.
September 29, 2026
Migrate DirectAdmin to cPanel: Complete 9-Step Migration Playbook
A complete playbook to move hosting accounts from DirectAdmin to cPanel & WHM: audit, what transfers and what does not, the Transfer Tool and pkgacct-da methods, PHP, mail, DNS cutover, delta sync, checks, rollback and a timeline.
September 29, 2026
Migrate cPanel Email to Google Workspace: 2026 Reliable IMAP Migration
Move mailboxes from a cPanel server to Google Workspace using the Data Migration Service over IMAP, including source server preparation, user mapping with a CSV, the delta run before MX cutover, and verification that folders and messages arrived intact.
September 29, 2026
P2V Windows Server to VMware 2026: Reliable Conversion Steps
Migrate a physical Windows Server 2019, 2022 or 2025 machine into an ESXi 8 or 9 virtual machine using vCenter Converter Standalone or a backup-and-restore approach, with pre-checks, driver clean-up, licensing and cutover steps.
September 29, 2026
Transferring accounts between servers with the WHM Transfer Tool
How to move cPanel accounts from one server to another with the WHM Transfer Tool, including the pre-checks on both ends, session options such as live transfer and IP handling, and the verification that should precede any DNS change.
September 29, 2026
Upgrade MariaDB DirectAdmin: Safe CustomBuild Path to 12.3
A staged MariaDB upgrade path for DirectAdmin servers using CustomBuild, from the now end-of-life 10.6 through the 10.11 and 11.8 LTS releases to 12.3, with the configuration variables and reserved words that break each hop and how to roll back.
September 29, 2026
Upgrade MariaDB WHM Safely: Backups and mariadb-upgrade
A careful procedure for moving a cPanel server between MariaDB versions through WHM, covering the pre-flight checks, the backup that is your only rollback, the innodb_fast_shutdown setting that prevents redo-log surprises, and post-upgrade verification.
September 29, 2026
Upgrade MySQL 8 to MariaDB 11.8 in WHM Safely, Without Data Loss
MySQL 8.0 left extended support in April 2026. This guide covers moving a cPanel server from MySQL 8.0 to MariaDB 11.8 LTS through WHM, with the backup, compatibility and verification steps that keep customer databases intact.
September 29, 2026
Rocky Linux cPanel to AlmaLinux 8/9: Safe Migration Before Updates Stop
cPanel & WHM 134 removed Rocky Linux support, so Rocky 8 and 9 servers cannot move past version 133. This guide covers the in-place conversion to AlmaLinux and the checks to run before and after.
September 29, 2026