{"id":2232,"date":"2020-01-20T09:05:05","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T09:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostduplex.com\/kb\/?p=2232"},"modified":"2020-01-20T09:05:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T09:05:05","slug":"how-to-create-a-new-account-in-whm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostduplex.com\/kb\/how-to-create-a-new-account-in-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a New Account in WHM?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">To create a cPanel account, you need to create at least one hosting package from WHM. You can easily create a package from the Add a Package option in WHM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>1.<\/strong> Login to your WHM Account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>2.<\/strong> Go to <strong>Account Functions<\/strong> &gt;&gt; <strong>Create a New Account<\/strong> or type <strong>Create a New Account<\/strong> in the search box, and the option will appear. Click on it.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kb\/img\/whm-reseller-create-a-newaccount-sidebar.gif\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>3.<\/strong> Enter the following details under <strong>Domain Information:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Domain:<\/strong> The domain name you wish to host, like example.com<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Username:<\/strong> After you enter a domain name, click on this field, and it will automatically fill up your username or enter any other username you wish to use.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Password:<\/strong> Enter a password or use a password generator. Copy the password in a safe place. It will be required while accessing your newly-created account.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> Your email address.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Choose a Package:<\/strong> From the drop-down menu. You can choose a package. If there isn&#8217;t any package available, you can create it from the Add a Package option.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kb\/img\/whm-reseller-create-account-domaininfo.gif\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Under Settings:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>CGI Access:<\/strong> Tick this to enable CGI Access.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>cPanel Theme<\/strong>: You can leave it as it is or chooses a theme you wish to use for your cPanel user account.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Locale:<\/strong> You can choose a language for your cPanel user account.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kb\/img\/whm-reseller-create-account-settings.gif\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Under <strong>Reseller Settings<\/strong>:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Make the account a reseller one:<\/strong> Leave it unchecked if you do not want to grant reseller access to your cPanel account. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Under <strong>DNS Settings:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Enable DKIM on this account:<\/strong> It is enabled by default. We recommend you to enable it.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Enable SPF on this account<\/strong>: Tick this option to prevent abusers by sending spoof email on behalf of your domain name.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kb\/img\/whm-reseller-create-account-dnssetting.gif\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>4.<\/strong> Leave all other options as they are. Please scroll down to the <strong>Create<\/strong> button and click it.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/kb\/img\/create-cp-account.gif\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Your cPanel account will be created successfully.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To create a cPanel account, you need to create at least one hosting package from WHM. You can easily create a package from the Add a Package option in WHM. &nbsp; 1. Login to your WHM Account. 2. 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