Managing VPS can be a difficult task, if you are new or lack some knowledge, for this reason, it’s popular to use a GUI-based server control panel. Hostens can offer a few control panels, including Plesk Panel (9.99 USD/month) and cPanel/WHM (14.99 USD/month). The two server control panels are one of the most popular on the market, both have huge communities of users and there are many tutorials online, which can be helpful enough for anyone. Here is how you can order the Plesk or cPanel licenses on Hostens.
cPanel/WHM is supported on all of our VPS servers: Container VPS, Storage VPS, Linux VPS.
Plesk is only supported on our Linux VPS and Windows VPS.
Order license for a new order
When you making a new order for VPS, you can select and order a Plesk or cPanel/WHM license together. Choose your server package and press “ORDER PLAN“.
In the next step, you will be presented with your chosen package order and you will have to option to add additional services by checking the license you want for your VPS:
Simply check the license you want and press “Continue“, then finish the order and the checkout. The server is deployed within 10-15 minutes after your payment is received.
If you ordered a cPanel/WHM license, your IP will become licensed after payment is received, then you can simply install the cPanel/WHM template to your VPS and start using the server (OS installation instruction is here https://www.hostens.com/knowledgebase/install-reinstall-os/ ).
If you ordered a Plesk license, you will found your license key on the VPS dashboard, just below the IP information, as shown in the following picture:
You will have to enter this license key during the Plesk setup. You will be able to use our prepared OS template that includes Plesk (Plesk template instruction is here https://www.hostens.com/knowledgebase/install-reinstall-os/ ).
Order license for active VPS
If you already have the active VPS, you still can order a control panel license and add it to your VPS. Simply log in to the client area account ( https://billing.hostens.com/clientarea/ ) and choose the right VPS, you need a license for, on the left menu you will see an option to add cPanel/WHM or Plesk Panel license.
When you choose the license, a new invoice will be generated. After the payment, the license will be issued within a few minutes.
If you ordered a cPanel/WHM license, your IP will become licensed and you can proceed with cPanel/WHM installation process. You can refer to our guide here:
If you ordered a Plesk Panel license, your license will appear on the VPS dashboard (just a little below the IP information as in the picture above this section). You can then reinstall the VPS with our prepared OS template or install the Plesk Panel manually.
Additional Information
Depending on which option is more suitable for your situation, you may find some of the additional information helpful:
Manual cPanel/WHM installation https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/68Docs/Installation+Guide
Hostens Plesk template instruction https://www.hostens.com/knowledgebase/getting-started-with-plesk/
cPanel/WHM verification for your IP here https://verify.cpanel.net/