Dive in: All Gen 4 VPS and Dedicated Server articles

Here's a roundup of all Generation 4 VPS and Dedicated Server help articles. Use it as your guide — from the basic steps of setting up your server, right through creating a cPanel account and managing your backups.

Discover Generation 4 VPS and Dedicated Servers

Compare all plans and set up the server

• Compare Gen 4 VPS plans
• Compare Gen 4 Dedicated Server plans
• Set up my Gen 4 server
• Log in to my Gen 4 server
• Do I need more than one dedicated IP address for my VPS?

Find or change my server connection info

Get the IP address, change the server name and hostname, and unblock required ports

• Find my Gen 4 server IP address
• Find the username for my Gen 4 server
• Change my Gen 4 server name
• Change the hostname for my VPS or Dedicated server
• Unblock ports required for my Gen 4 server
• Find the SMTP relay server for my Gen 4 VPS Hosting (VPS only)
• Set up reverse DNS for my Gen 4 Dedicated Server (Dedicated servers only)

Control access to my server

Connect with SSH, enable root access, or reset the password

• Enable root or admin access to my Gen 4 server
• Connect to my server with SSH (Secure Shell)
• Reset the password for my Gen 4 server

Work with domains

Enable addon, remote, or unregistered domains

• Enable addon domains in a cPanel account on my Gen 4 server
• Allow remote and unregistered domains in cPanel on my Gen 4 server

Work with WebHost Manager and cPanel

Add accounts and FTP users, and enable nameserver DNS

• Open WebHost Manager (WHM) directly
• Create an account in WebHost Manager (WHM)
• Add FTP users to my Gen 4 server with cPanel and WHM
• Set up nameserver DNS with WebHost Manager (WHM)

Work with Plesk and Windows

Log in through Plesk and connect via Remote Desktop

• Log in to my Gen 4 server with Plesk (VPS only)
• Connect via Remote Desktop (RDC) to my Gen 4 Windows server

Manage server backups and snapshots (VPS only)

Back up the server or restore it from a backup file

• Back up my Gen 4 server (VPS only)
• Restore my Gen 4 VPS from a backup (VPS only)

Restore or rebuild the server

Easily restart when needed, or start over with a clean build

• Restart my Gen 4 VPS (VPS only)
• Restart my Gen 4 Dedicated Server (Dedicated servers only)
• Start over with my Gen 4 server (rebuild)

Use the Recovery Console or Rescue Mode

Troubleshoot via SSH

• Use the Recovery Console for my Gen 4 VPS (VPS only)
• Use the Recovery Console for my Gen 4 Dedicated Server (Dedicated servers only)
• Boot my Gen 4 Dedicated Server in Rescue Mode (Dedicated servers only)