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Within WHMCS, you can configure the system to automatically send notifications over several channels from a wide variety of events. This article is for information and instructions on using these notification settings. Setup Notifications You can access the notification...
WHMCS provides a setup for automating several tasks within WHMCS via The System Cron. Information and configurations related to the System Cron can be found through the Setup -> Automation Settings menu. This guide goes over the info and settings available from the...
Your clients can register their own accounts through WHMCS, although there may be a time when you need to create a new client account manually as an admin user. This guide is intended to go through how this can be done from within WHMCS. This form can be found under Clients...
Linux is designed to manage multiple users efficiently, ensuring that only authorized individuals can access or modify specific files. This is done through a system of file ownership and permissions that helps protect system and user data. Understanding these mechanisms...
When using WHM and cPanel to manage your Hostwinds VPS or Dedicated server, private nameservers help enhance performance and security. Using ns1.yourdomain.com and ns2.yourdomain.com instead of generic nameservers provided by your hosting company can set your server apart....
WHMCS has several default configurations that should be updated according to your brand and Company information. These options can be updated under Setup -> General Settings from your WHMCS admin panel. The general settings are broken down by tabbed options, each one of...
Performing WHMCS Updates When updates are available for your version of WHMCS, admins will be presented with an option at the top-left of the Admin area to Update Now . After clicking on the link, you will be presented with the following screen: The versions will differ...
What is Windows Firewall? Windows Firewall is a security feature built into Windows that helps protect your system by filtering incoming and outgoing network traffic. It does this by allowing or blocking specific traffic based on a set of rules you define. For example, when...
Sometimes when a Windows VPS instance is created, the text can appear rough or off in appearance. This article intends to provide options to edit your browser window's appearance and correct possible font issues. The steps in this guide are in regards to adjusting settings...
Configuring Payment Gateways To accept payments on your WHMCS White Label installation, at least one payment gateway needs to be configured. You can view a list of all of the available Payment Gateways that WHMCS offers with the default configuration here: https:...
This article is intended to help Hostwinds clients set up Notifications on a MetaTrader 4 application using a Windows 2012 VPS or Cloud Server. To continue with this guide, you will want to have a Windows VPS or Cloud server with Hostwinds and have RDP or VNC access with...
Before your Weebly site is publicly visible to everyone with access to the internet, you will first need to publish it. Thankfully it is just a click away and is painfully easy. All it takes is the click of a button, and the site is live. Every time you make changes to your...
When installing a Windows Server 2012 Instance at Hostwinds, you may want to extend the Operating System features. A common feature you may want is to have the ability to send emails from your Windows Instance. Let's go over that in this guide once you have gained access to...
After choosing to install IIS on your Hostwinds Windows 2012 VPS, you will want to configure SMTP. To do this, follow the steps in this guide after you have gained access as the Administrator user to RDP on your VPS. Configure SMTP Step One: Open Server Manager by clicking...
The internet is a busy place, full of active registered domains used around the world. Millions of domains are registered and expire each year, and this data has to be collected for registrars to keep tabs on who has registered a domain. With that said, WHOIS data was...
Remote Desktop (RDP) can occasionally have errors when connecting. Before troubleshooting, please review How to Connect to Your Server From a Windows OS via RDP and ensure your login details are correct. If you are still getting an error connecting to your Windows VPS with...