Manging a cPanel/WHM server without server admin!

[chetanmadaan]

Hello Everyone,

I have been using cPanel/WHM for almost a decade now and have run into issues of all kind. Good thing, I was using a web hosting company provides awesome support and are available around the clock via phone and email if needed.

Now, the time has come up where I must put this in the true cloud (I have selected AWS) where no 3rd party can have access to our servers.

My very broad question is that what's actually involved in managing a server where I might need a server admin (such as folks at my hosting company) to go above and beyond and do things that I can't do myself.

Also, I only need PHP, Apache and AutoSSL as the 3 main features from what WHM/cPanel offers.

Thoughts? Tips?

 

[cPRex]

Hey there! You'll likely get a range of responses to this, but I have found over the years it's the users that try and add or customize things that run into problems. I don't do anything odd with my personal servers, and I haven't broken anything to the point of a simple cPanel update not being able to resolve it in all those years. Let the system perform the automatic updates, and you should be alright.

It's important to realize what cPanel *doesn't* configure - things like the firewall, the SSH service, the kernel itself - so if you can handle those you'll likely be just fine.

 

[chetanmadaan]

Thanks. I am looking for the broad responses just to hear what others have to say but over all, there is no customization. Like I said PHP, Apache & AutoSSL and as far as I want to take it.

I am familiar with SSH, so installed CSF and configured it too as it's pretty handy for security. Rest all looks good.

Thanks for the reply.