https://docs.cpanel.net/tags/meridian/ Recent content in meridian on cPanel & WHM Documentation Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/performance/checking-traffic-and-resource-usage/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/performance/checking-traffic-and-resource-usage/ A guide to checking traffic and resource usage for your account in cPanel’s Meridian theme. Describes the Bandwidth, Visitors, and (on some servers) Resources cards in the Performance hub, including how often each one refreshes. Covers how to check bandwidth usage account-wide and per website using the By Websites tab, and how to interpret visitor statistics (hits and unique visitors) both account-wide and per domain. Explains how the Bandwidth card’s progress bar changes color as usage approaches the plan limit, notes that the Resources card (CPU, memory, I/O rate, and entry processes) only appears on servers that use CloudLinux, and advises contacting your hosting provider for upgrade options when you’re approaching a limit. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/databases/creating-and-managing-databases/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/databases/creating-and-managing-databases/ A guide to creating and managing databases in Meridian. Explains how to create a database from the Databases hub: select a database type if the account supports more than one, enter a database name, create the database’s first user with a username and password, and set that user’s privileges. Notes that Meridian displays the new user’s password only once and that PostgreSQL® is only available if the hosting plan and account allow it. Covers adding more users to an existing database from its Users tab, noting that each user can access exactly one database. Explains managing user privileges: for MySQL® and MariaDB®, granting All Privileges, Read Only (SELECT) access, or choosing from a full list of individual privileges (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP, INDEX, ALTER, CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES, LOCK TABLES, EXECUTE, CREATE VIEW, SHOW VIEW, CREATE ROUTINE, ALTER ROUTINE, EVENT, TRIGGER); for PostgreSQL, all-or-nothing access with no individual privileges to choose; and removing privileges with Revoke All Access, which also deletes the user’s account. Explains deleting a database (Advanced tab, Danger Zone) and deleting a user (Users tab), including that deleting a database does not delete its users, that deleting a user revokes its database access, and that you can delete several users at once with the bulk Delete action. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/email/managing-email-accounts/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/email/managing-email-accounts/ The Email hub in cPanel’s Meridian theme creates, views, and manages email accounts for a cPanel account’s domains, including setting passwords and storage quotas, suspending accounts, toggling plus addressing, managing forwarders, autoresponders, and filters, and accessing Webmail. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/security/managing-ssl-certificates/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/security/managing-ssl-certificates/ Covers the SSL certificate features on the SSL Certificates tab of cPanel’s Security hub (Security » SSL Certificates): reading the account-level Security Score gauge and the SSL Status card to understand your domains’ certificate health, and the certificate counts (Expired, Expiring Soon, Self-Signed, No Certificate) and per-domain certificate table (Domain, Type, Issuer, Expires, Automatic SSL, HTTPS Redirect); getting a free trusted certificate by running AutoSSL (which typically uses Let’s Encrypt and requires a reachable domain with correct DNS) and troubleshooting failures with the AutoSSL error log; manually installing a paid or third-party certificate purchased from a certificate authority through the Install SSL Certificate wizard by supplying the certificate, private key, and CA bundle; and enabling the HTTPS Redirect for a domain to force all visitors onto https:// once a valid certificate is installed. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/websites/managing-your-domains/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/websites/managing-your-domains/ Covers the cPanel Meridian Websites hub for managing domains on an account: viewing all domains in the websites table (Website, Features, SSL, and PHP columns), where the primary domain carries the Main Domain tag and addon, subdomain, and alias (parked) domains also appear, with inline row controls to open the site in a new tab, manage SSL, change the PHP version, and open the per-domain detail view via Manage; adding a domain or subdomain through the Add Website Setup wizard (choosing to use the primary domain, add another domain if the plan allows, or create a subdomain, then a public-registry check warning, and a choice to build with Sitejet or Custom Code); managing an individual domain from its detail view, organized into Overview (website folder/document root, PHP version, SSL certificate and expiry, IP address, and domain type), SSL, Email, DNS (the Zone Editor for A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, and other records), Files, Backups, Aliases, and Settings (301 permanent or 302 temporary redirects) tabs; and adding an alias domain that points another domain name at an existing website and shares the parent domain’s content, noting that an alias was called a Parked Domain in the Jupiter interface. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/files/managing-files/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/files/managing-files/ cPanel’s Meridian Files hub’s File Manager tab browses, uploads, downloads, organizes, compresses, extracts, and manages permissions for account files in the home directory. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/getting-started/welcome-to-meridian/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/getting-started/welcome-to-meridian/ Introduces the Meridian theme for cPanel, a goal-based alternative to Jupiter that organizes features into six hubs (Websites, Email, Files, Databases, Security, and Performance). Covers the Dashboard (Action Required, Suggested Next Actions, and Account Overview), the Command Palette for jumping to any feature by name, the Guided Setup flow for configuring a domain, website, and email in one pass using Sitejet Builder, WordPress, Node.js, or file upload, and switching back to Jupiter from the navigation bar or Account Preferences. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/security/blocking-and-protecting-your-website/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/security/blocking-and-protecting-your-website/ Covers the traffic-blocking tools on the Protection tab of cPanel’s Meridian Security hub (Security » Protection): blocking and unblocking IP addresses and ranges (IPv4, IPv6, CIDR) under IP Blocker; enabling Hotlink Protection, choosing protected file types, blocking direct requests with no referrer, choosing a 403 or redirect response, and managing allowed referrer URLs under Hotlink Protection; and enabling or disabling the Web Application Firewall (ModSecurity) per domain or for all domains under Web Application Firewall; notes that WAF availability depends on your hosting plan. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/databases/browsing-querying-and-migrating-databases/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/databases/browsing-querying-and-migrating-databases/ A guide to browsing, querying, and migrating databases in cPanel’s Meridian theme. Notes that phpMyAdmin (for MySQL or MariaDB databases) and phpPgAdmin (for PostgreSQL databases) are third-party tools, and links to each tool’s own documentation for detailed steps, supported file formats, and export options. Explains how to open a database in its admin tool from the Databases hub (Databases hub, then Manage, then the Advanced tab, then Open phpMyAdmin or Open phpPgAdmin), where you can browse tables and run SQL queries. Covers importing an SQL dump file into an existing database, such as when migrating a site or restoring from a backup, and exporting a database as an SQL dump for migration, backup, or handoff to a developer, both by opening the database the same way and then using the admin tool’s own Import or Export feature. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/websites/create-a-website-with-sitejet-builder/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/websites/create-a-website-with-sitejet-builder/ Explains how to build and publish a website with Sitejet Builder, a drag-and-drop website builder with AI capabilities integrated into the cPanel Meridian theme. Covers launching Sitejet Builder from the Websites hub for a new or existing domain, building a site from Sitejet’s template library or the AI Website Generator (including importing content from an existing website), publishing the finished site to your domain, and editing a published site from the Websites hub. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/performance/diagnosing-site-errors/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/performance/diagnosing-site-errors/ Covers the cPanel Meridian Performance hub’s Recent Errors tab: reading and searching the account’s error log (up to 300 entries, newest first, limited to Apache application-level errors, with the Errors metric card as an alternate way to open the same tab), and diagnosing the two most common error types found there, 404 Not Found and 500 Internal Server Error; diagnosing a 404 error by identifying whether it came from a bot scan (which you can ignore) or a broken link to real content (update the link or set up a redirect); diagnosing a 500 error by checking the log for .htaccess misconfigurations, then editing the file and reloading the page to confirm the fix. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/files/file-transfer-accounts/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/files/file-transfer-accounts/ Covers Meridian’s File Transfer Accounts interface in the Files hub for creating and managing FTP and SFTP accounts with scoped directory access; explains the plan-gated ftpaccts feature and signing out and back in to reveal a newly enabled tab, creating an account (username, password with generator, directory path, and an MB quota or Unlimited), the accounts table (Type, Account, Login URL, Directory, Quota, and Actions columns) with its Primary, System, and User account types, editing an account’s directory or quota, changing an account’s password, deleting an account (which removes only the login and not its files), and retrieving an account’s Login URL and connection details to connect with an FTP client. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/email/forwarders-autoresponders-filters/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/email/forwarders-autoresponders-filters/ Documents the Meridian Email hub’s per-account Forwarders, Autoresponder, and Filters tools: adding, viewing, and removing forwarders; adding, editing, and deleting autoresponders (message, reply interval, start/stop schedule); and creating email filters with one or more conditions and actions, including reordering and deleting filters. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/getting-started/navigating-meridian/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/getting-started/navigating-meridian/ Overview of the Meridian theme for cPanel: the persistent header (cPanel logo, Search/Command Palette, Switch back to Jupiter, Help, Notifications, Display preferences, and user avatar menu), the collapsible sidebar (Websites, Email, Files, and Databases under Manage, Security under Protect, and Performance under Monitor), the Dashboard (Action Required, Suggested Next Actions, Resource Usage, and Account Overview), and the shared hub layout (summary stat cards, tabs, and content area) for the Websites, Email, Files, Databases, Security, and Performance hubs. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/email/connecting-email-to-a-mail-client-or-device/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/email/connecting-email-to-a-mail-client-or-device/ Explains how a hosting customer using Meridian connects a cPanel email address to a desktop or mobile mail client. Covers reaching the Set Up Mail Client interface through Webmail (Email hub, Manage, Open Webmail), setting up a device automatically with configuration scripts or auto-discovery, emailing setup instructions to a device, and configuring a client manually with Secure SSL/TLS settings (IMAP 993, POP3 995, SMTP 465) or Non-SSL settings (IMAP 143, POP3 110, SMTP 587). Also covers choosing IMAP over POP3 and troubleshooting when the Email hub or Webmail is unavailable. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/files/managing-disk-usage/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/files/managing-disk-usage/ cPanel’s Meridian Disk Usage tab breaks account storage down by category, such as home directory files, databases, email, and website files, and ranks the largest directories so users can free up space, gated behind WHM’s Disk Usage Viewer feature. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/websites/managing-dns-records/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/websites/managing-dns-records/ A guide to managing DNS (Domain Name System) records for the domains on your account in cPanel’s Meridian theme. Explains how to open the DNS tab from the Websites hub (Websites hub, then Manage, then the DNS tab) and how to view, add, edit, and remove DNS records for any domain on your account, with supported record types including A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, and NS. Notes that you can only manage records for domains on your account and that DNS changes can take several hours to take effect. Includes a table of common record types — A, CNAME, MX, and TXT — that describes what each record does and when to use it, including the AAAA record as the IPv6 equivalent of the A record. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/security/managing-ssh-keys-and-api-tokens/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/security/managing-ssh-keys-and-api-tokens/ Covers the developer-access tools on the Advanced tab of cPanel’s Meridian Security hub (Security » Advanced): managing SSH keys under Terminal Access (SSH) — generating a new key pair with an optional passphrase, importing an existing public key, and deleting a key from the keys table — and creating and revoking API tokens under Developer Access — naming a token, setting an optional expiration date, choosing Full Access or Limited (per-feature) access, copying the one-time token value, and revoking a token from the tokens table; notes that these features may not appear on every account and to contact your hosting provider to enable them. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/getting-started/using-the-ai-assistant/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/getting-started/using-the-ai-assistant/ The AI Assistant is an embedded chat panel in the cPanel Meridian theme for asking questions about your account in plain language. Covers opening the assistant from the Ask AI button, the three kinds of questions it answers (Explain a feature, Guide through a task, and Diagnose issues using account details such as domains, disk quota, email accounts, FTP accounts, databases, and SSL status), and the tasks it can complete on your behalf when your hosting provider enables them, such as creating an email account after you approve an Approval required card. Also covers what it can’t do (make changes without your approval, perform actions that can’t be undone, fix complex multi-step problems, act as the WHM administrator assistant, write code, or replace your hosting provider’s support). No personally identifying information is sent to analytics, and conversations may be logged for quality and support. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/files/backing-up-and-restoring-account-data/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/files/backing-up-and-restoring-account-data/ cPanel’s Meridian Backups tab generates full account archives, restores files from an existing backup to a chosen directory, and downloads individual components such as databases, email forwarders, or filters, gated behind WHM’s Backup Manager feature. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/getting-started/managing-account-settings/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/getting-started/managing-account-settings/ Covers the Account Preferences interface in cPanel Meridian, including the Change Password section (current password, new password with a strength indicator, and Generate option), the Two-step Verification section (QR code setup with an authenticator app via TOTP), the Change Language section (Language dropdown), the Theme section (switching between the Jupiter and Meridian themes, and the separate light/dark display preferences toggle), the Personalization section (three dropdown questions that help cPanel understand how users use the system), the Contact Information section (Primary Email and Secondary Email fields with password verification), and the Notification Preferences section (toggles for Account, Disk & Quota, Bandwidth, and General events, plus the four AutoSSL Certificate Notification volume options: Disabled, Failures Only, Failures & Warnings, and All Events), and the MCP Connection section (linking a WebPros account to connect Meridian to a WebPros MCP server for AI tools like Claude Code). https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/websites/redirecting-a-domain/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/websites/redirecting-a-domain/ A guide to redirecting a domain in cPanel’s Meridian theme, where a redirect sends visitors from one domain to another. Explains how to open the redirect settings from the Websites hub (Websites hub, then Manage, then the Settings tab) and describes when to use a redirect — when you have changed where your content lives but want old links, bookmarks, and search rankings to keep working, such as forwarding a retired domain to a new site. Provides the steps to add a redirect (click Add Redirect, enter the domain to redirect to, and click Save) and to remove a redirect (click Delete). https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/websites/change-your-websites-php-version/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/websites/change-your-websites-php-version/ Explains how to change a website’s PHP version in cPanel’s Meridian theme: select the domain’s PHP version from the table in the Websites hub (which opens the domain’s Settings tab) or open the Settings tab directly, then choose an installed PHP version or Inherit (System default) from the PHP Version menu. Also covers confirming a domain’s current PHP version from the PHP column in the Websites hub table or from its Overview tab, and notes that the PHP Version menu only applies to domains with their own website folder — parked (alias) domains share their main domain’s PHP version, website folder, and SSL certificate instead. https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/getting-started/connect-to-mcp/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/meridian/getting-started/connect-to-mcp/ Meridian’s MCP Connection feature links a cPanel account to a WebPros MCP (Model Context Protocol) server so AI tools like Claude Code can automate website deployment and account maintenance. Covers linking a WebPros account from the MCP Connection section in Account Preferences, adding the mcp.json connection configuration to the mcpServers section of ~/.claude.json or .mcp.json, authenticating Claude Code with the /mcp command, and disconnecting by unlinking the WebPros account. https://docs.cpanel.net/knowledge-base/cpanel-product/how-to-enable-the-meridian-theme/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cpanel.net/knowledge-base/cpanel-product/how-to-enable-the-meridian-theme/ This document explains how to enabled the Meridian theme for your cPanel users.