{"id":10,"date":"2023-12-13T02:20:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T02:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestresellerhosting.in\/blog\/?p=10"},"modified":"2023-12-14T03:21:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T03:21:31","slug":"getting-started-with-reseller-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestresellerhosting.in\/blog\/getting-started-with-reseller-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started With Reseller Hosting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you ever considered what you\u2019re going to need in order to get your very<strong>&nbsp;own hosting company started<\/strong>?&nbsp;There&nbsp;are quite a few things to think about, including powerful servers, a team of<strong>&nbsp;experienced system administrators&nbsp;<\/strong>to ensure everything works, an army of&nbsp;<strong>support specialists<\/strong>&nbsp;to answer questions, keep customers happy, and the courage to enter an immensely competitive industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But for once, things might not be quite as complicated as they seem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Table of contents:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is Reseller Hosting?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Picking the Right Reseller Hosting Plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Activating a Reseller Hosting Plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating Hosting Packages with WHM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating a New cPanel Account<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing Accounts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Customization and Branding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conclusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-What-is-Reseller-Hosting\"><strong>What is R<\/strong><strong>eseller Hosting?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By purchasing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bestresellerhosting.in\/best-reseller-web-hosting.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bestresellerhosting.in\/best-reseller-web-hosting.html\"><strong>reseller hosting plan<\/strong><\/a>, you effectively lease some storage space, bandwidth, and hardware resources from the hosting company, which you then offer to end-users. In a way, the\u00a0<strong>hosting provider is the wholesaler<\/strong>, you are the retailer, and the\u00a0<strong>website owners<\/strong>\u00a0who choose your services are the buyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your price rates and profit margin are entirely up to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mind you, reseller hosting is suitable not only for people who are trying to launch their very own&nbsp;<strong>web hosting businesses.<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;W<\/strong><strong>eb development and web design studios<\/strong>&nbsp;can offer hosting as an additional service as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-Picking-the-Right-Reseller-Hosting-Plan\"><strong>Picking the Right Reseller Hosting Plan<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bestresellerhosting.in\/best-reseller-web-hosting.html\">Best Reseller Hosting<\/a> offers three different reseller hosting plans. They are all controlled through the\u00a0<strong>Web Host Manager (WHM) dashboard<\/strong>\u00a0and offer individual account management via\u00a0<strong>cPanel<\/strong>. Our reseller solutions are based on a shared environment and\u00a0support private nameservers.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which one you\u2019ll pick largely depends on the number of customers you have (or expect to have). You can easily upgrade to a more powerful plan at any point, so if you\u2019re just getting started, your best bet would probably be to get the entry-level\u00a0CR-50 <strong>package<\/strong>, which gives you up to\u00a0<strong>10 cPanel accounts, 500B of bandwidth, and 50GB of storage<\/strong> or LR-50 which gives <strong>Unlimited accounts, 500B of bandwidth, and 50GB of storage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-Activating-a-Reseller-Hosting-Plan\"><strong>Activating a Reseller Hosting Plan<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since reseller hosting plans utilize\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bestresellerhosting.in\/best-reseller-web-hosting.html\"><strong>Best Reseller Hosting\u2019s shared servers<\/strong><\/a>, the activation of a reseller package is practically instantaneous. After the payment is successfully processed, your account will be activated, and you will\u00a0<strong>receive a welcome email<\/strong>\u00a0with more information on what your next steps should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The email includes the&nbsp;<strong>nameservers&nbsp;<\/strong>you need to set if you\u2019re using an existing domain and the settings you need to use when configuring an email client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have an&nbsp;<strong>active hosting account<\/strong>&nbsp;at another provider that uses&nbsp;<strong>WHM and\/or cPanel<\/strong>, we can transfer all your websites completely free of charge. What you need to do is&nbsp;<strong>open a support ticket&nbsp;<\/strong>with the login credentials for your old host.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the new nameservers propagate successfully (this can take around 24-48 hours), your WHM control panel will be available at&nbsp;<em>yourdomain.com\/whm<\/em>. From there, you can start managing your reseller hosting plan. By default, WHM\u2019s homepage shows you three key shortcuts:&nbsp;<strong>Create a New Account<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>List Accounts<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>Add a Package<\/strong>. As a reseller, these are the shortcuts you\u2019ll be using most often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-Creating-Hosting-Packages-with-WHM\"><strong>Creating Hosting Packages with WHM<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Different websites have different needs, and if you\u2019re serious about your\u00a0<strong>hosting business<\/strong>, you must ensure the services you offer are suitable for as many of them as possible. If website owners are to consider using your service, they must have a range of\u00a0<strong>hosting plans\u00a0<\/strong>to choose from.\u00a0<strong>Creating them with WHM<\/strong>\u00a0is fairly straightforward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to&nbsp;<strong>Add a Package&nbsp;<\/strong>under the&nbsp;<strong>Packages&nbsp;<\/strong>menu in the sidebar. First, you need to pick a name for your package and then choose the amount of resources it will pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have quite a few options here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, the package comes with\u00a0<strong>50GB storage and 500GB bandwidth per month<\/strong>, but you can lower or raise these limits depending on what you plan to offer. You can choose<strong>\u00a0how many FTP and email accounts your customers can create<\/strong>\u00a0and then control many other aspects of the service, including the maximum number of\u00a0<em>mailing lists, SQL databases, addon domains, parked domains<\/em>, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/adding-package1.png.webp\" alt=\"Getting Started With Reseller Hosting, Creating Hosting Packages with WHM\" class=\"wp-image-927\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All your hosting plans will be based on cPanel, and you can customize what sort of features your clients get depending on the plan they choose. This happens through the&nbsp;<strong>Feature Manager&nbsp;<\/strong>available under the&nbsp;<strong>Packages&nbsp;<\/strong>section in the sidebar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"700\" data-id=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/bestresellerhosting.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whm-1024x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestresellerhosting.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whm-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bestresellerhosting.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whm-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bestresellerhosting.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whm-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestresellerhosting.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whm.jpg 1377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>You need to create feature lists that you\u2019ll assign to different plans. Doing it is as simple as picking a name for the list, clicking&nbsp;<strong>Add Feature List<\/strong>, and selecting the cPanel functionality that it\u2019s going to provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With your feature lists ready, you can choose which one you\u2019ll include in the plan you\u2019re creating on the&nbsp;<strong>Add a Package<\/strong>&nbsp;page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pick-feature-list.png.webp\" alt=\"Getting Started With Reseller Hosting, Creating Hosting Packages with WHM 3\" class=\"wp-image-933\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you save the hosting package, you have a few other options to play around with. You can select whether the hosting plan will offer the ability to&nbsp;<strong>execute CGI scripts<\/strong>, enable&nbsp;<strong>Digest<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Authentication support<\/strong>, and even choose the theme and language of cPanel\u2019s interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you\u2019re ready with these settings, click&nbsp;<strong>Add&nbsp;<\/strong>to create the hosting package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-Creating-a-New-cPanel-Account\"><strong>Creating a New cPanel Account<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the&nbsp;<strong>hosting packages<\/strong>&nbsp;taken care of, you can start creating cPanel accounts for your clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can start with the&nbsp;<strong>Create a New Account<\/strong>&nbsp;page, which gives you usage statistics for your reseller plan. You can see how many of the&nbsp;<strong>available cPanel accounts<\/strong>&nbsp;you\u2019ve already created, how much disk space they\u2019re using, and how much bandwidth you have left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below it, there is a list of hosting plans you\u2019ve already set up as well as information on how many cPanel accounts you can create under each package before you reach your service limits. The&nbsp;<strong>Limiting Factor<\/strong>&nbsp;column indicates which of the resources might act as a bottleneck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/usage-stats.png.webp\" alt=\"Getting Started With Reseller Hosting, Creating a New cPanel Account\" class=\"wp-image-934\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The fields you need to fill in to create an account for your client are<strong>&nbsp;available below the usage statistics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You first need to set a valid domain for the new cPanel account. WHM automatically assigns a username based on the domain name (<em>the default username for example.com will be example<\/em>). Still, you can change it to a custom one, as long as it contains only lowercase letters and numbers and is less than<strong>&nbsp;16-characters long<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up, you\u2019ve got the password fields. To help you secure the account with a strong password, WHM gives you a password generator that&nbsp;<strong>automatically generates a strong password<\/strong>&nbsp;for the account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/choosing-package.png.webp\" alt=\"Getting Started With Reseller Hosting, Creating a New cPanel Account 2\" class=\"wp-image-928\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You now need to choose the&nbsp;<strong>hosting plan for the new<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>cPanel account<\/strong>. Either pick one of the packages you\u2019ve already created from the drop-down menu or click&nbsp;<strong>Select Options Manually<\/strong>&nbsp;to choose custom limits for the new client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By clicking&nbsp;<strong>Save Manual Settings as a Package<\/strong>, you can also create a new plan with the settings you\u2019ve just picked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further down, you can also change cPanel\u2019s theme and<strong>\u00a0UI language<\/strong>\u00a0and manage the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.cpanel.net\/cpanel\/email\/spam-filters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SpamAssassin spam filter<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<em>enabled by default<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next section configures the email setting for the account you\u2019re creating.&nbsp;If you leave them in their default state (<em>with the&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>Local Mail Exchanger<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;option selected<\/em>), the user emails will be handled by their cPanel account. Should they need to use an outside service like Gmail, for example, you can select&nbsp;<strong>Remote Mail Exchanger<\/strong>&nbsp;and configure the<strong>&nbsp;domain MX records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure the account\u2019s email communication is secure, double-check if the&nbsp;<strong>DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM)<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Sender Policy Framework (SPF)<\/strong>&nbsp;are activated (they should be enabled by default).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019re happy with the configuration, click&nbsp;<strong>Create<\/strong>&nbsp;to activate the cPanel account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"6-Managing-Accounts\"><strong>Managing Accounts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a reseller, you need certain control over your customers\u2019 accounts. Everything you need to know about them is available in the&nbsp;<strong>Account Information<\/strong>&nbsp;section, and below it, in the&nbsp;<strong>Account Functions&nbsp;<\/strong>section, you get all the tools needed to manage the accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you suspect a potential cyberattack and you think some of your clients may need to change their passwords, for example, you can click&nbsp;<strong>Force Password Change<\/strong>, select the accounts you want, and click submit. The<strong>&nbsp;accounts\u2019 cPanel features<\/strong>&nbsp;will remain inaccessible until their owners change their passwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/force-password-reset.png.webp\" alt=\"Getting Started With Reseller Hosting, Managing Accounts\" class=\"wp-image-931\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also change an account\u2019s password yourself through the&nbsp;<strong>Password Modification&nbsp;<\/strong>tool. It\u2019s as easy as selecting the account you want to modify, entering and confirming the new password, and clicking&nbsp;<strong>Change Password<\/strong>. Once again, WHM lets you use a password generator to ensure that the account is adequately protected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/password-modification.png.webp\" alt=\"Getting Started With Reseller Hosting, Managing Accounts 2\" width=\"969\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/password-modification.png.webp 969w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/password-modification-300x219.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/password-modification-768x560.png.webp 768w\">\u0422hrough the&nbsp;<strong>Upgrade\/Downgrade an Account<\/strong>&nbsp;page, you can change an account\u2019s hosting plan, while the&nbsp;<strong>Modify an Account<\/strong>&nbsp;page lets you change everything \u2013 from the allocated resources to the contact email address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Skeleton Directory<\/strong>&nbsp;page shows you where you can upload files and folders that will be present on all cPanel accounts upon activation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within the&nbsp;<strong>Web Template Editor<\/strong>, you can modify and customize the default pages that user accounts will display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then you have the&nbsp;<strong>Manage Account Suspension&nbsp;<\/strong>page, which lets you suspend and<strong>&nbsp;unsuspend accounts.<\/strong>&nbsp;When an account is no longer needed \u2013 you can terminate it through the&nbsp;<strong>Terminate Accounts&nbsp;<\/strong>page. Bear in mind, however, the account termination is an irreversible action, so make sure to use it only when you\u2019re 100% sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"7-Customization-and-Branding\"><strong>Customization and Branding<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your customers don\u2019t necessarily need to know that you\u2019re buying the&nbsp;<strong>hosting service<\/strong>&nbsp;from us and reselling it to them. You can use WHM\u2019s<strong>&nbsp;Customization&nbsp;<\/strong>options to present your own brand and proudly display it in your<strong>&nbsp;clients\u2019 cPanel accounts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WHM lets you enter your own company name and set&nbsp;<strong>help documentation URLs<\/strong>, which will be accessible through cPanel. Your logo can be configured in the client cPanel, and the webmail login page lets you upload your own favicon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/customization-options.png.webp\" alt=\"Getting Started With Reseller Hosting, Customization and Branding\" class=\"wp-image-929\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Customize Style<\/strong>&nbsp;lets you change cPanel\u2019s default theme. There are a few themes available by default, but you can upload more if you want. Those of you with some coding experience might even want to customize cPanel\u2019s look and feel completely<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should take a look at the&nbsp;<strong>Public Contact<\/strong>&nbsp;tab as well. It lets you update the contact information that appears on default webpages, aiding your clients how to get in touch with you more easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"9-Conclusion\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The hosting industry would be\u00a0<strong>quite different without reseller services<\/strong>. They offer a brilliant solution for entrepreneurs who are confident they can build a successful business but don\u2019t have the experience and resources to do it alone. They also enable website designers and developers to become a one-stop-shop for users who want to have their website designed,<strong>\u00a0built, and maintained by specialists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever considered what you\u2019re going to need in order to get your very&nbsp;own hosting company started?&nbsp;There&nbsp;are quite a few things to think about, including powerful servers, a team of&nbsp;experienced system administrators&nbsp;to ensure everything works, an army of&nbsp;support specialists&nbsp;to answer questions, keep customers happy, and the courage to enter an immensely competitive industry. 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