How do I create a cPanel account from WHM?

A cPanel hosting account is created through WHM when you have authorized administrator or reseller access. An ordinary cPanel user cannot create additional hosting accounts.

Prepare the account

Check the domain, available hosting package, quotas and customer contact address.

Create the account in WHM

1. Sign in to WHM with your authorized access.
2. Open Account Functions > Create a New Account.
3. Enter the domain, username, password and contact address.
4. Select the package and review the options available to your role.
5. Check the settings, then create the account.

Check activation

Confirm that the account appears in WHM and test cPanel access. Configure DNS and site content separately. Creating the hosting account does not register the domain with the registry.

If the tool is missing

Account creation depends on the permissions and resources assigned to the reseller. Check your plan and contact support instead of looking for an equivalent action inside an existing website’s cPanel account.

Interface illustrations

These screenshots show the versions used when the original article was written. Labels may differ in your current version; follow the written procedure and your account settings.

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