# CorePanel Documentation

> Install, configure and operate CorePanel — a modern hosting control panel for RHEL 8/9/10, AlmaLinux and Rocky.

Source: https://www.corepanel.net/docs/
Last updated: 2026-09-14
Part of the CorePanel documentation — https://www.corepanel.net/docs

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CorePanel is a **web hosting control panel**. You give it a server and it gives you
hosting accounts: websites, domains, DNS, email, databases, WordPress, certificates,
backups and a firewall — each managed from one dashboard, or from the CLI.

The unit of everything is the **[hosting account](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/accounts)**: one system user, one
home directory, one primary domain, and all the resources that belong to it. Create an
account and you get a site being served over HTTPS, a DNS zone, a mail identity and an
FTP login, in a single step.

## What CorePanel manages

| Area | What you get |
|---|---|
| **[Accounts](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/accounts)** | Hosting accounts with isolated system users, quotas and limits, reusable as [packages](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/accounts/hosting-packages) |
| **[Domains](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/accounts/domains)** | Primary domains, aliases, addon domains and [subdomains](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/accounts/subdomains), each with its own certificate |
| **[DNS](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/dns)** | An authoritative nameserver with a zone per domain and a full record editor |
| **[Email](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/mail-system)** | Postfix, Dovecot and Rspamd: [mailboxes and forwarders](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/email/mailboxes), SPF/DKIM/DMARC, [deliverability](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/email/deliverability), [antispam](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/email/antispam), [webmail](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/email/webmail) |
| **[Databases](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/accounts/databases)** | MySQL databases and users, with a built-in manager for browsing and querying |
| **[WordPress](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/wordpress)** | One-click installs, adoption of existing sites, updates with rollback, hardening, one-time login links |
| **[Security](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/security/waf)** | A web application firewall, a managed host firewall, automatic TLS certificates |
| **[Backups](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/backups)** | Full account backups, on demand or scheduled, restorable here or on another server |
| **[Notifications](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/notifications)** | One place for everything the server needs to tell you, in the panel and by email |
| **[Migration](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/from-cpanel)** | [Two ways to leave cPanel](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/from-cpanel): import the accounts onto a new server, or transform the server you already have |
| **[Applications](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/applications)** | For the advanced case: deploy your own services and publish them under a domain |

## Where to start

- **New server?** [Getting Started](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/getting-started), then
  [Initial Server Setup](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/initial-setup).
- **Coming from cPanel?** [There are two ways to move](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/from-cpanel) — onto a new
  server, or by transforming the one you have. Either way, start with the
  [migration check](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/migration-check).
- **First customer?** [Creating an account](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/accounts/creating), then
  [preparing the domain](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/domain-setup).
- **Automating?** The [CorePanel CLI](https://www.corepanel.net/docs/cli) covers everything the panel does.

Browse the full documentation by category below — every page is listed here.

<div class="docs-toc not-content">
  <section>
    <h2>Getting started</h2>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="/docs/getting-started">Getting Started</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/initial-setup">Initial Server Setup</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/domain-setup">Preparing Your Domain</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/cpanel-import">Importing cPanel accounts</a></li>
    </ul>
  </section>
  <section>
    <h2>Coming from cPanel</h2>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="/docs/from-cpanel">Coming from cPanel</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/migration-check">The cPanel migration check</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/cpanel-transform">Transforming a cPanel server</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/transform-changelog">Transform changelog</a></li>
    </ul>
  </section>
  <section>
    <h2>Hosting accounts</h2>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="/docs/accounts">Hosting Accounts</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/accounts/creating">Creating and Deleting Accounts</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/accounts/editing">Editing an Account</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/accounts/suspension">Suspending an Account</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/client-panel">The Client Panel</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/resellers">Resellers</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/accounts/hosting-packages">Hosting Packages</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/accounts/quotas">Quotas and Usage</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/accounts/domains">Domains and Aliases</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/accounts/subdomains">Subdomains</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/accounts/files">Files and FTP Access</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/accounts/databases">MySQL Databases</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/accounts/cron-jobs">Cron Jobs</a></li>
    </ul>
  </section>
  <section>
    <h2>Web</h2>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="/docs/web">The Web Server (CoreHttpd)</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/web/serving-modes">Web Serving Modes</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/web/https-redirect">Force HTTPS</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/web/optimizations">Web Optimizations</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/web/htaccess">.htaccess Support</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/reverse-proxy">Reverse Proxy Routes</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/web-traffic">Web Traffic Graphs</a></li>
    </ul>
  </section>
  <section>
    <h2>Email</h2>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="/docs/mail-system">Mail System</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/email/mailboxes">Mailboxes and Forwarders</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/email/deliverability">Email Deliverability</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/email/webmail">Webmail</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/email/antispam">Antispam</a></li>
    </ul>
  </section>
  <section>
    <h2>DNS</h2>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="/docs/dns">DNS Zones and Records</a></li>
    </ul>
  </section>
  <section>
    <h2>WordPress</h2>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="/docs/wordpress">WordPress Manager</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/wordpress/managing">Managing Installations</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/wordpress/speed">Speed Optimizations</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/wordpress/security">Security and Hardening</a></li>
    </ul>
  </section>
  <section>
    <h2>Security</h2>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="/docs/ssl-certificates">SSL/TLS Certificates</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/security/waf">Web Application Firewall</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/security/waf-tuning">Tuning the WAF</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/security/host-firewall">Host Firewall</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/security/access-protection">Access Protection</a></li>
    </ul>
  </section>
  <section>
    <h2>PHP</h2>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="/docs/php/how-php-runs">How PHP Runs</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/php/isolation-and-limits">PHP Isolation and Limits</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/php/user-ini">Changing PHP Settings (.user.ini)</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/php/extensions">PHP Extensions and ionCube</a></li>
    </ul>
  </section>
  <section>
    <h2>Backups</h2>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="/docs/backups">Account Backups</a></li>
    </ul>
  </section>
  <section>
    <h2>Server</h2>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="/docs/dashboard">The Dashboard</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/server-logs">Reading logs</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/maintenance">Server Maintenance and Updates</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/notifications">Notifications</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/licensing">Licensing</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/telemetry">Usage statistics</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/cli">CorePanel CLI</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/api-tokens">API Tokens</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/mcp">MCP for AI agents</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/whmcs">WHMCS</a></li>
    </ul>
  </section>
  <section>
    <h2>Applications (advanced)</h2>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="/docs/applications">Overview</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/applications/use-cases">Use cases</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/applications/deploying">Deploying</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/applications/ci-cd">Deploying from CI/CD</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/applications/configuration">Configuration</a></li>
      <li><a href="/docs/applications/operations">Running and troubleshooting</a></li>
    </ul>
  </section>
</div>