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# How to sell Direct Admin hosting

> Configure and sell DirectAdmin hosting products with Upmind.

DirectAdmin is a web hosting control panel for Linux-based servers. It is an alternative to [cPanel](https://upmind.featurebase.app/help/articles/7103793-how-to-sell-whmcpanel-hosting) or [Enhance](https://upmind.featurebase.app/help/articles/6982515-how-to-sell-enhance-hosting).

## Linking Direct Admin to Upmind

You should add each DirectAdmin server as a separate provision configuration to Upmind

* On the sidebar, click **Host Control** > **Web Servers**> **Add New.** You can also select it from below.

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

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You should fill it out as follows:

1. Enter a server name. You may just want to use the DirectAdmin control server name or give it a more familiar name.

2. Under the Provision Category of **Web Hosting**, choose DirectAdmin as the hosting panel type.

<Frame caption="Enter name">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/upmind/1-uICsJi9zYpvJVH/images/fb/89e3b7945e1a289e.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1-uICsJi9zYpvJVH&q=85&s=897eb9caa98334b64a63edf40b767790" alt="Enter name" width="1560" height="1520" data-path="images/fb/89e3b7945e1a289e.png" />
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3. Enter your **Hostname**, **Username,** and **Password.**

4. Click **Create**.

<Frame caption="Enter details">
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## Creating packages in DirectAdmin

You need to add a Package in DirectAdmin and add this as your package identifier in Upmind. To create a package on the DirectAdmin. You need to log in and follow this guide

1. Select **Manage User Packages** under the **Account Manager** option.

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2. Then click **Add Package** in the right corner.

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3. Specify the limitation, set the package name, and click **Save**.

<Frame caption="Set the Limitation and Package Name">
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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.

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/upmind/1-uICsJi9zYpvJVH/images/fb/8e22cc83eb8f33f2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1-uICsJi9zYpvJVH&q=85&s=79b8bcb98f6c9b2087a71bcf0ea94685" alt="Create package" width="1436" height="1660" data-path="images/fb/8e22cc83eb8f33f2.png" />
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Now go to the product's Provisioning page and set the **Provision provider** to DirectAdmin, and set the **Package Identifier** provision field to match your DirectAdmin package **name** or **ID**.

<Frame caption="Set provision provider">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/upmind/JUoAg6onJmXk_-rR/images/fb/e7f09d392b1a14b8.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=JUoAg6onJmXk_-rR&q=85&s=13b2e2a86ade3ea04ada9afbc0722a70" alt="Set provision provider" width="2380" height="1384" data-path="images/fb/e7f09d392b1a14b8.png" />
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<Frame caption="Set package identifier">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/upmind/z5ofg3t7by4uN44v/images/fb/f23803d124a874c4.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=z5ofg3t7by4uN44v&q=85&s=dc3cfd26449ccf3521b9bf914f493e6e" alt="Set package identifier" width="2382" height="1144" data-path="images/fb/f23803d124a874c4.png" />
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Package identifier must match the package name.

At this point, your DirectAdmin 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](/for-web-hosts/quick-start-guide-for-hosting-companies-or-resellers) guides.
