Hosting control panels: cPanel and Hepsia

The control panel is where you manage files, mail, domains and databases. Two of the best known are cPanel and Hepsia.

What a control panel does

It turns server tasks into buttons: create a mailbox, add a database, upload files, set up a cron job or install WordPress.

cPanel

The most widely used panel, familiar to many developers. It manages one account per login, so domain management usually lives in a separate system from your registrar.

Hepsia

An in-house panel that puts domains, hosting, mail and billing in one login. Domains registered with us appear in the same place as your sites, so pointing a domain at a folder is one click.

Which to choose

• Hepsia — included free with our shared, semi-dedicated, VPS and dedicated plans; easiest when domains and hosting are together.
• cPanel — available as a paid licence on VPS and dedicated servers if your workflow depends on it.