How do I create a new domain account in cPanel?

The following article explains how to create a new domain account in cPanel. A domain account is used to allow users to create domain names on their VPS.

To create a new domain account, please follow these steps:

1. Open a web browser and connect to your cPanel Control Panel located at https://ip address:2087.
2. Login as the Administrator using the information sent to you in your setup email.
3. Click Account Functions.
4. Click Create a New Account.
5. Enter the necessary information:
6. Click Create.
   • Domain: enter a domain
   • UserName: enter a username
   • Password: enter a password
   • Quota: enter a quota in MegaBytes
   • IP: check to enable IP based hosting
   • CGI Access: check to grant CGI access
   • Shell Access: check to give account shell access
   • FrontPage Extensions: check to enable the FrontPage extensions
   • Max FTP Account: enter the maximum number of FTP accounts allowed
   • Max Email Accounts: enter the maximum number of email accounts allowed
   • Max Email Lists: enter the maximum number of email lists allowed
   • Max SQL Databases: enter the maximum number of SQL databases allowed
   • Max Sub Domains: enter the maximum number of sub domains allowed
   • Max Parked Domains: enter the maximum number of parked domains allowed
   • Max Addon Domains: enter the maximum number of add-on domains allowed
   • Bandwidth Limit: enter a bandwidth limit in MegaBytes
   • cPanel Theme: select a theme from the dropdown
   • IP Address: select an IP address for the domain or choose Auto Assign
   • Package: select a package from the dropdown
   • Contact Email: enter a contact email adderss
   • Reseller: check if the account is a reseller account
   • Owner: check if this is the owner reseller account
   
7. Click Create.

Your cPanel account should now be configured. You may begin adding domains and users as necessary. The above process only needs to be done the first time you log into cPanel.