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
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 CVE Build Numbers 2026: Is Your Server Safe?
A reference for confirming a cPanel server is past each of the 2026 root-escalation and cross-account vulnerabilities, listing the fixed build per tier, how to read the version string, and what to do when a server is behind or on a retired tier.
September 29, 2026
caching_sha2_password MariaDB 12: Fix MySQL 8 Client Problems
MariaDB 12.1 and later support the caching_sha2_password authentication plugin that MySQL 8 clients expect; this guide explains the resulting errors in both directions, how to check which plugin each account uses, and how to make PHP, CLI tools and replication clients connect.
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
AutoSSL Failed cPanel: Fix DCV, CAA and CDN Problems
A diagnostic walkthrough for the most common AutoSSL failures on cPanel 134 to 138, covering HTTP and DNS domain-control validation, CAA restrictions, Cloudflare and other CDN proxies, redirects and .htaccess rules that block the challenge path.
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
Imunify360 review: worth it on a shared cPanel server?
On a shared server with customers uploading their own WordPress plugins, yes. On a single-tenant VPS, CSF plus updates is usually enough.
September 29, 2026
Harden SSH AlmaLinux 9: Secure Setup in 15 Minutes
Keys only, root locked down, a non-standard port that does not break SELinux, and rate-limiting that stops the log spam. Every step is safe to apply on a live server if you keep one session open.
September 29, 2026
SSL Expiry Check Script: Free Network Test for Web and Mail
Checks the live TLS certificate on any list of hosts — web, mail with STARTTLS, or every domain on a cPanel server — and warns before they expire. One line per host, cron-friendly exit codes.
September 29, 2026
Exim Mail Queue Report
Find out what is filling the Exim queue on a cPanel server: top senders, recipient domains, authenticated users, sending scripts and delivery errors from the last 24 hours, with an optional frozen-message purge.
September 29, 2026