That's it! The DNS ONLY version of WHM has now been installed! If all went well, you should now be able to log in to WHM, just like with the full version.
It will probably take at least 15 minutes, but possibly over an hour, depending on your server. Some amount of time later, the installation will complete. All existing configuration files will be overwritten, so you should hit CTRL+C immediately if you have any sites on your system.
Here you'll see the installer reinforce the warning that cPanel requires a fresh server without any websites on it. You'll begin to see some output right away. We're now ready to begin the installation.ħ) To execute the installer, type sh latest-dnsonlythen press Enter. Note that the current directory has changed to /homeĦ) Next, retrieve the latest version of the cPanel DNS ONLY installer by typing the following command exactly as shown, as always followed by Enter. You'll be prompted for the root password, then should see a line similar to the one shown above.ĥ) As root, the first command you'll type is cd /home followed by the Enter key. If you're logged in as an admin, you must first switch users to root by typing su - then pressing Enter. You should see a line like this appear after a successful root login. If this fails, you'll need to find out the admin login info from your host. If this is the case, you'll need to log in as an admin user, then switch users to root.ģ) Attempt to log in as root. Note that your server may be configured to disallow direct SSH connections using the root user. Anything presently on the server might be erased during the installation.ġ) To start the installation, enter the server's address above, or choose a saved session here. You must also be aware that, for best results, the server you're using should have a freshly installed operating system. You don't need a license to run this version, however.ĭepending on how many DNS records you have, your server shouldn't need nearly as much processing power or RAM to run DNS ONLY. Check out the first tutorials in this series for details. The requirements, installation, and use of DNS ONLY are all similar to the full version. This will allow you to more easily manage and synchronize your DNS records.
If you have an extra server or VDS that you'd like to use as a nameserver, you can always install the DNS ONLY version of cPanel and WHM. Click here to see the article as a Video Tutorial!
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