Get Started with Reseller Hosting

Setting up a reseller hosting business with WHM and cPanel allows you to manage multiple client websites efficiently under one hosting account. This guide walks you through some of the core setup processes, highlighting key features of our reseller platform, and explaining how to get your services off the ground.

With the right configuration, you’ll be able to offer fully white-label hosting services, automate billing and provisioning, and provide your customers with a professional hosting experience.

1. Log In to WHM (Web Host Manager)

Start by accessing WHM using the credentials provided by your hosting provider. WHM is the administrative interface used to manage client accounts and server-level settings.

URL: Typically https://domain.tld/whm or the IP followed by :2087
Use your reseller username and password

Once inside, familiarise yourself with the dashboard layout—this is where you’ll spend most of your time managing accounts.

2. Configure Hosting Packages

Before you can create client accounts, you’ll need to define your hosting plans under “Add a Package”.

Set limits for:

Disk space
Bandwidth
Number of email accounts (optional, if enabled)
FTP accounts
Databases
Addon domains

Each package requires a unique name, try making it related to the business you are aiming for. Starter, Premium, Pro, Enterprise are all perfectly fine candidates for a plan name.

Create a package in WHM — Create a package

3. Create cPanel Accounts for Clients

Go to “Create a New Account” in WHM to set up individual hosting accounts for clients.

You’ll need to provide:

Domain name (used for cPanel login and DNS)
Username
Password
Email address
Assigned hosting package

This creates a unique cPanel account, giving the client access to manage their own website, databases, and settings independently.

4. Enable WHMCS for Automated Billing and Provisioning

To streamline client onboarding and service delivery, integrate WHMCS with your reseller hosting account.

Purchase and install WHMCS
Connect your hosting account using the provided WHM/cPanel module
Configure products, pricing, and welcome emails

Once set up, WHMCS can automatically provision accounts, send invoices, suspend unpaid accounts, and manage client support requests.

5. Migrate Existing Websites

If you’re moving clients from another host, use the migration centre to help move the accounts over. Or transfer over those clients manually.

You can:

Automatically migrate full cPanel accounts* with our serviced migration centre.
Manually migrate over full packaged cPanel accounts.
Manually migrate websites, databases, email and much more.

As with any migration check DNS settings after and allow time for propagation (up to 48 hours in some cases).

6. Customise Your Branding

Create a white-labelled experience by configuring custom branding in WHM.

Steps include:

Uploading your logo and favicon
Customising the login theme and footer text
Setting your own support URLs and contact links

This ensures clients see your brand not the hosting provider’s—throughout their user journey.

7. Secure All Hosted Websites

As your hosting provider we include free SSL certificates (via Let’s Encrypt) for all your resold clients using AutoSSL, we also offer paid for premium SSL certificates.

From here with the certificate installed you can enable forced HTTPS redirection for those websites to ensure that you can only access via the secured version of HTTP.