Overview
After you create an instance at Linode®, you can manage it from the Linode Dashboard interface. This document describes common instance-management tasks that your cPanel & WHM instance may require.
Warning:
- This document assumes that you have already created an account at Linode.
- Linode refers to their instances as Linodes. This may cause some confusion, so this document will refer to them as instances.
- Most new installations will automatically receive a free 15-day trial license. You must purchase a new cPanel & WHM license before the end of this trial period. Otherwise, your license will expire.
Access your instance for the first time
To access a new instance, perform the following steps:
- Navigate to The Linode Login Page.
- Enter your username and password, and click Log In. The Dashboard interface will appear.
- From the left navigation bar, click Linodes. The Linodes interface will appear.
Click the label of the instance that you wish to access. The instance's profile interface will appear.
Note:
The instance's profile interface displays your instance's statistics. It also allows you to perform a long list of actions and configuration updates on your instance. This document only focuses on basic actions for instances.
- In the list of instances, locate the following value:
IP Addresses — The public IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for the instance.
Click Launch Console if you wish to access the command line for the instance.
Note:
If you wish to access the command line via SSH, run the following command, where
examplerepresents the SSH key name andIPADDRESSrepresents the public DNS address:ssh -i "~/.ssh/example.pem" root@IPADDRESS
- Enter
rootas the username and the root password to log in to the instance. The instance will respond with a Message of the Day that contains helpful links and a URL where you can log in to cPanel & WHM. - In your preferred browser, navigate to the cPanel & WHM login URL. A new interface will appear.
- Click Agree to All to agree to the software license. A new interface will appear.
Enter the your contact information and nameserver information. The WHM Home interface will appear.
Note:
You can also log in to WHM at the following URL, where
IPADDRESSrepresents your server's IP address:https://IPADDRESS:2087
Use the
rootusername and password to log in to WHM.To configure the hostname of the instance, navigate to WHM's Change Hostname interface (WHM >> Home >> Networking Setup >> Change Hostname).
Important:
You must set the instance's hostname before you obtain a license for cPanel & WHM.
Manage your instances
Important:
We strongly recommend that you stop unused instances to avoid unnecessary costs.
To start, stop, reboot, or terminate an instance, perform the following steps:
- Navigate to The Linode Login Page.
- Enter your username and password, and click Log In. The Dashboard interface will appear.
- From the left navigation bar, click Linodes. The Linodes interface will appear.
Next to the desired instance, click the three dots icon. A list of actions will appear.
- Select the desired option from the list:
- Reboot — Allows you to reboot the instance.
- Power Off — Allows you to power off the instance.
- Power On — Allows you to power on the instance.
- Launch Console — Opens a command line console to the instance.
- Clone — Duplicates the instance. You can select the instance to duplicate, the region in which to duplicate it, the plan to host it on, and a label for the new instance.
Migrate — Migrates the instance to another region.
Important:
Your instance will receive new IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Also, you will need to update DNS records and your cPanel license.
- Resize — Allows you to change the CPU, memory, and drive space on your instance.
Enable backups — Allows you to configure backups for the instance.
Note:
Linode manages these backups. For information about backups within cPanel & WHM, read our Backup Configuration documentation.
- Disable backups — Allows you to disable backups for the instance.
- Settings — Allows you to set the label name, reset the
rootpassword, configure notifications, use the Shutdown Watchdog to automatically restart your instance, and delete the instance. Delete — Permanently delete the instance. A confirmation message will appear. Click Delete to confirm your action. Linode may require several minutes in order to power off and delete the instance.
Warning:
When you delete an instance, the system will delete the instance's data. You cannot restore a deleted instance.
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