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CentOS Web Panel (CWP) is a free, open-source hosting control panel for managing web servers on CentOS.

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Getting your CentosWeb credentials

To connect CentOS Web Panel to Upmind, you’ll need the Hostname, API key, and Shared IP address. Here’s how to obtain the credentials in CWP:
  1. Hostname - Copy the highlighted part from the URL.
Hostname

Hostname

  1. API Key
In CWP, go to CWP Settings > API Manager. Click Allow new Api access. For IP Origin, enter Upmind’s outgoing IPs, separated by commas, i.e. 91.240.229.1, 91.240.229.2, 91.240.229.3. Next to the Key code, click Generate. For Format request, select JSON. Under API Functions, tick all available checkboxes under:
  • Account
  • Account Details
  • Account Pack Change
  • Account Quota
  • Autologin
  • Change of password
  • Domains and Subdomains
  • Metadata Account
  • Packages
  • Quota limit
Copy and paste the Key code shown in CWP into your Upmind provision configuration.
Copy key code

Copy key code

  1. Shared IP Address
In CWP, go to CWP Settings > IP Manager. Copy and paste one of your server’s IP addresses to use for newly created hosting accounts.
Copy and paste IP address

Copy and paste IP address

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Linking CentosWeb to Upmind

In Upmind, you should add CentosWeb as a provision configuration. You can either do this
  • On the sidebar, click Host Control > Web Servers> Add New. You can also select it from below.
Host Control > Web Servers> Add New

Host Control > Web Servers> Add New

  • On the sidebar, go to Settings > Provision Configurations > Add New Configuration.
Settings > Provision Configurations > Add New Configuration

Settings > Provision Configurations > Add New Configuration

You should fill it out as follows:
  1. Enter a server name. You may just want to use the CentosWeb control server name or give it a more familiar name.
  2. Under the Provision Category of Web Hosting, choose CentosWeb as the hosting panel type.
Enter name

Enter name

  1. Enter your Hostname, API Key, and Shared IP Address.
  2. Click Create.
Enter details

Enter details

That’s it! CentosWeb is added as a web server.

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Create Package

When you create hosting packages in Upmind, you can now choose CentosWeb as a provision provider. You will be asked for the Package Identifier. It’s recommended to use the CentosWeb package name (case sensitive).

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Configure Upmind products

In your Upmind admin area, under Host control > Web hosting, click on the Hosting packages tab and click the Add new button to start configuring a new hosting package.
Host control > Web hosting > Add new

Host control > Web hosting > Add new

Create package

Create package

Now go to the product’s Provisioning page and set the Provision provider to CentosWeb, and set the Package Identifier provision field to match your CentosWeb package name or ID.
Set provision provider

Set provision provider

In CWP, go to Packages > Packages. Select the name of the package you wish to use for your product. When creating a hosting product in Upmind, go to the Provisioning tab. In the Provision Fields section, click on Package Identifier, enter the CWP package name, and then click Save.
Set package identifier

Set package identifier

Package identifier must match the package name

Package identifier must match the package name

At this point, your CentosWeb product provisioning is all set up and ready to go. For more information on setting up and selling hosting products in Upmind, refer to our first step and Web Hosting Quick Start guides.