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VPS Optimized, Dedicated and CloudLinux Licensing<\/h3>\n

My name is Donna\u00a0and it has been a privilege to be part of the cPanel Customer Service Team for over 4 years.\u00a0One of the many jobs in Customer Service is making sure our customers have purchased the correct license for their hosting server.\u00a0I absolutely love helping our cPanel customers and I would like to go over a frequently asked question, “Which license should I purchase?”.\u00a0The type of license you will require will ultimately depend on what type of server you will be using for your hosting business.\u00a0Before I start with the differences in cPanel licensing, I would like to point out that the cPanel & WHM features are exactly the same for both the Dedicated and VPS licenses.<\/p>\n

Dedicated cPanel & WHM:<\/h3>\n

It is important to note that you will need to ensure you have purchased the appropriate license for the server you are using. The cPanel & WHM Dedicated license version is designed to be installed on a fully dedicated bare metal server in which 100% of the hardware is allocated to the operations of that machine.<\/p>\n

During the automated cPanel & WHM installation process, the installation will automatically detect whether you are operating within a dedicated or a virtual environment and will install the necessary components appropriately.\u00a0 I would like to point out that if you try to activate a VPS license on a dedicated server the software will be disabled. You will not have access to the software until you purchase a Dedicated license.<\/p>\n

VPS cPanel & WHM:<\/h3>\n

If you are new to hosting, you most likely will start off with a VPS or Cloud server since they are more cost-effective than a fully dedicated server. If you are using Amazon AWS, Virtuozzo, VMware or KVM just to name a few, you will want to purchase a cPanel & WHM VPS license.<\/p>\n

During installation, cPanel & WHM VPS optimizes the initial configuration to make the best use of memory and processors in a virtualized environment. You can find the full list of the supported virtual environments at\u00a0https:\/\/go.cpanel.net\/virtualization<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CloudLinux OS:<\/h3>\n

cPanel supports the following Linux operating systems:<\/p>\n

CentOS
\nRedhat
\nAmazon Linux
\nCloudLinux<\/p>\n

Of the\u00a0above\u00a0systems, we offer CloudLinux in the cPanel Store as two different license packages shown below. I would like to make one thing clear. Neither of the CloudLinux licenses below\u00a0include\u00a0cPanel & WHM:<\/p>\n

CloudLinux for cPanel Servers
\nCloudLinux for Non-cPanel Servers<\/p>\n

The CloudLinux for cPanel Servers must be installed on a server that is using cPanel & WHM. That being said, if you do not already have cPanel & WHM, you will be required to make an additional purchase for a cPanel & WHM license.<\/p>\n

The CloudLinux for Non-cPanel Servers is offered to customers that are using a 3rd party control panel that is not cPanel & WHM.<\/p>\n

Now that you are better informed you can shop with confidence in our cPanel Store at\u00a0https:\/\/store.cpanel.net<\/a>.\u00a0If you still have questions regarding cPanel & WHM licensing, feel free to contact cPanel Customer Service at\u00a0cs@cpanel.net<\/a>.\u00a0You can also refer to our Installation Guide & System Requirements to ensure you have the proper system requirements and compatible software\u00a0at\u00a0https:\/\/go.cpanel.net\/whmrequirments<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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