> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.hostcloud.in/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Add cPanel or Plesk to your VPS

> Get a control panel licence for your Linux VPS to manage websites and email without typing commands.

A control panel lets you manage websites, email, databases and SSL on your VPS from your browser, without typing commands. HostCloud offers cPanel/WHM and Plesk licences as a paid monthly add-on.

## Licence options

| Control panel | Options |
| - | - |
| **cPanel/WHM** | Licences by number of cPanel accounts, from 5 up to 1,000 |
| **Plesk** | Web Admin Edition, Web Pro Edition, Web Host Edition |

Prices depend on the option and are shown on the order form. Indian customers pay GST on top.

> [!TIP]
>
> **Which one?** cPanel/WHM is familiar to most hosting users, and the number of accounts is how many separate websites or customers you'll host. Plesk is a good choice if you want one panel for Linux tools such as WordPress and Docker. For a few sites of your own, a small licence is usually enough.

## Add a control panel

**New VPS**

On the order form, choose your licence in the **Control Panel** list. It's added to your monthly price.

**Existing VPS**

**1. Open your VPS**

In the Client Area, click **Services** in the top menu, then open your VPS.

**2. Change your options**

In the left-hand menu, click **Upgrade/Downgrade Options**. Choose a licence in **Control Panel** and complete checkout.

\[\[TODO: whether HostCloud installs the control panel after ordering, or the customer installs it, and how long it takes]]

> [!WARNING]
>
> Install a control panel on a **fresh** server. Installing one on a server that already runs websites can break them. Each panel also supports only certain operating systems, such as recent AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or Ubuntu LTS versions. Check before you order, or [open a Sales ticket](/support/open-a-ticket.md) to ask.

> [!NOTE]
>
> The licence is billed every month with your VPS. Licences aren't refundable. See [Refund policy](/billing/refund-policy.md).

Still stuck? [Open a Sales ticket](/support/open-a-ticket.md) and tell us how many websites you plan to host.


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