{"id":934,"date":"2021-07-23T12:41:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/service-manager\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T12:41:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:41:36","slug":"service-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/service-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Service Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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Valid for versions 96 through the latest version<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Overview<\/h2>\n

This interface lists your server\u2019s services, and it allows you to enable and monitor them.<\/p>\n

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Important:<\/div>\n
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The server profile that you select in WHM\u2019s Server Profile<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Server Configuration >> Server Profile<\/em>) affects which services display in this interface. For more information, read our How to Use Server Profiles documentation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Select the Enabled<\/em> checkbox to enable a specific service.<\/p>\n

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    Select the Monitor<\/em> checkbox to monitor a specific service in the cPanel interface.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    To monitor a service, you must<\/strong> first enable it.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    TailWatch Drivers in the tailwatchd module<\/h2>\n
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      APNSPush<\/em> \u2014 This driver notifies iOS\u00ae devices when new mail arrives.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      ApacheClientsOptimizer<\/em> \u2014 This driver is not<\/strong> currently implemented.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      ChkServd<\/em> \u2014 This driver monitors the services that you configure in the Service Manager interface.<\/p>\n

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        The ChkServd<\/em> driver attempts to restart a service when it detects that the service fails.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        The ChkServd<\/em> driver sends alerts about service failure, recovery, and timeouts to the contact information that you provide in WHM\u2019s Basic WebHost Manager Setup<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Server Configuration >> Basic WebHost Manager Setup<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n

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        Eximstats<\/em> \u2014 This driver tracks Exim mail statistics. The Eximstats<\/em> driver maintains the email bandwidth logs, limits email usage, and populates data for the Mail Delivery Reports<\/em> system.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        JailManager<\/em> \u2014 This driver manages the jailshells that the EXPERIMENTAL: Jail Apache Virtual Hosts using mod_ruid2 and cPanel\u00ae jailshell<\/em> setting in WHM\u2019s Tweak Settings<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Server Configuration >> Tweak Settings<\/em>) uses. The JailManager<\/em> driver updates each user\u2019s jailshell with the root<\/code> filesystem.<\/p>\n

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        If the EXPERIMENTAL: Jail Apache Virtual Hosts using mod_ruid2 and cPanel\u00ae jailshell<\/em> setting is disabled, the system disables the JailManager<\/em> option.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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        MailAuthOptimizer<\/em> \u2014 This driver is not<\/strong> currently implemented.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        MailHealth<\/em> \u2014 This driver monitors the mail log for the Dovecot mail services\u2019 memory status. The system administrator receives a message if Dovecot is out of memory.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        ModSecLog<\/em> \u2014 This driver parses the ModSecurity\u00ae audit log and stores the information in the modsec<\/code> database.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        RecentAuthedMailIpTracker<\/em> \u2014 This driver tracks the IP addresses for recently-authenticated IMAP and POP3 sessions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        cPBandwd<\/em> \u2014 This driver generates the bandwidth logs for the IMAP and POP3 mail services.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Service daemons<\/h2>\n
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        The server\u2019s installed services and the server\u2019s profile determine which daemons this interface displays.<\/p>\n

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          For more information about server profiles, read our How to Use Server Profiles documentation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          For more information about service status, read our Service Status<\/em> documentation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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            ClamAV Daemon<\/em> (clamd<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon scans your server for malicious programs.<\/p>\n

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            To install or uninstall ClamAV, use WHM\u2019s Manage Plugins<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> cPanel >> Manage Plugins<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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            Calendar and Contacts Server (CCS) Plugin<\/em> (cpanel-ccs<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon enables the Calendar and Contacts Server (CCS) plugin. The CCS plugin allows cPanel users to manage their CalDAV (calendar) and CardDAV (contacts) accounts from a cPanel & WHM server. CCS becomes the main calendar and contacts tool when a WHM user installs the plugin. For more information about the CCS plugin, read our Calendar and Contacts Server documentation.<\/p>\n

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              The interface will not<\/strong> display this daemon until you install this plugin.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              To install or uninstall the CCS plugin, use WHM\u2019s Manage Plugins<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> cPanel >> Manage Plugins<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              If this service stops, the Z-Push – ActiveSync Support<\/em> plugin will also stop working.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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              cpanel-dovecot-solr<\/em> (cpanel-dovecot-solr<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon enables IMAP Full-Text Search (FTS) Indexing (powered by Apache Solr\u2122), which provides fast search capabilities for IMAP mailboxes. For more information about this service, read our The install_dovecot_fts Script documentation.<\/p>\n

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                The interface will not<\/strong> display this service until you install this plugin.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                To install or uninstall IMAP Full-Text Search (Powered by Apache Solr), use WHM\u2019s Manage Plugins<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> cPanel >> Manage Plugins<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                The Database<\/em> and DNS<\/em> server profiles disable<\/strong> this daemon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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                PHP-FPM service for cPanel Daemons<\/em> (cpanel_php_fpm<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon improves the performance of PHP-based internal applications that ship with cPanel & WHM, such as:<\/p>\n

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                  phpMyAdmin<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  phpPgAdmin<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  Webmail applications<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  Any third-party PHP application that the user installs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                  This daemon will accelerate a maximum of ten concurrent processes per user.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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                  cPanel DAV Daemon<\/em> (cpdavd<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon enables a set of HTTP extensions that allow users to manage their websites remotely.<\/p>\n

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                  If you plan to host other people\u2019s websites on your web server, do not<\/strong> disable this daemon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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                  The Database<\/em> and DNS<\/em> server profiles disable<\/strong> this daemon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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                  cPanel Greylisting Daemon<\/em> (cpgreylistd<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon manages Greylisting, a service that protects your server against spam from sources that your server does not recognize. For more information, read our Greylisting documentation.<\/p>\n

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                  The Database<\/em> and DNS<\/em> server profiles disable<\/strong> this daemon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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                  cPHulk Daemon<\/em> (cphulkd<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon manages cPHulk Brute Force Protection, a service that provides protection for your server against brute force attacks.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  Cron Daemon<\/em> (crond<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon manages cron job scheduling. For more information, read our Cron Jobs documentation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  cPanel DNS Admin Cache<\/em> (dnsadmin<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon runs as a standalone daemon. This improves speed, but increases it memory usage. Deselect this option if you wish to use multiple dnsadmin<\/code> processes for zone-related actions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  Exim Mail Server<\/em> (exim<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon is the part of your mail server that sends and receives mail. We recommend that you monitor and enable this daemon for most servers.<\/p>\n

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                  If you disable this daemon, the following settings do not<\/strong> appear in the Mail<\/em> section of WHM\u2019s Tweak Settings<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Server Configuration >> Tweak Settings<\/em>):<\/p>\n

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                    Discard FormMail-clone message with bcc:<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    Email delivery retry time<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    Track email origin via X-Source email headers<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    Max hourly emails per domain<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    The percentage of email messages (above the domain\u2019s hourly maximum) to queue and retry for delivery.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    Maximum percentage of failed or deferred messages a domain may send per hour<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    Number of failed or deferred messages a domain may send before protections can be triggered<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    Add X-PopBeforeSMTP header for mail sent via POP-before-SMTP<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    Enable BoxTrapper spam trap<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    Enable Email Archiving support<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    Enable Apache SpamAssassin\u2122 spam filter<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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                    Exim Mail Server (on another port)<\/em> (exim-altport<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon allows you to configure Exim to listen to an additional port. By default, Exim listens to the following ports:<\/p>\n

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                      25<\/code><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                      465<\/code><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                      587<\/code><\/p>\n

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                      In the text box, enter the additional port number on which you wish to allow Exim to run.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n

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                      FTP Server<\/em> (ftpd<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon runs your FTP server. Enable this daemon if you plan to host other people\u2019s websites on your web server.<\/p>\n

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                      We strongly<\/strong> recommend that you monitor this feature.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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                      The Database<\/em>, DNS<\/em>, and Mail<\/em> server profiles disable<\/strong> this daemon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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                      Apache Web Server<\/em> (httpd<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon processes HTTP requests from visitors. Enable this feature to host websites with your web server.<\/p>\n

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                      The Database<\/em>, DNS<\/em>, and Mail<\/em> server profiles disable<\/strong> this daemon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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                      IMAP Server<\/em> (imap<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon for Dovecot processes how your users download their mail. For more information, read our IMAP vs. POP3 documentation.<\/p>\n

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                      We strongly<\/strong> recommend that you monitor this daemon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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                      The Database<\/em> and DNS<\/em> server profiles disable<\/strong> this daemon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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                      IP Aliases<\/em> (ipaliases<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon allows you to add more than one IP address to your network adapter. The system stores IP addresses that you add in WHM\u2019s Add a New IP Address<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> IP Functions >> Add a New IP Address<\/em>) in the \/etc\/ips<\/code> file. The ipaliases<\/code> service activates those IP addresses when the server starts. Use this configuration to run multiple connections on a single network, where each connection serves an additional purpose.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                      LMTP Server<\/em> (lmtp<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon allows Exim to connect to the Dovecot mail server.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                      Mailman<\/em> (mailman<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon allows your users to create a single email address to send mail to multiple email addresses. For more information, read our Mailing Lists documentation.<\/p>\n

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                        The Database<\/em> and DNS<\/em> server profiles disable<\/strong> this daemon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                        The system does not<\/strong> start the Mailman service until the server hosts at least one mailing list.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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                        MySQL Server<\/em> (mysql<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon processes database queries. If you plan to host any content management systems or applications that require a database, enable this daemon or the PostgreSQL Server<\/em> daemon.<\/p>\n

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                        We recommend that you monitor this daemon. The system does not<\/strong> monitor this daemon by default.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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                        The Mail<\/em> server profile disables<\/strong> this daemon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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                        DNS Server<\/em> (named<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon runs the nameservers.<\/p>\n

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                          You should only<\/strong> enable this daemon if you wish to use your own nameservers. For more information, read our Nameserver Selection documentation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                          The Database<\/em> server profile disables<\/strong> this daemon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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                          Name Service Cache Daemon<\/em> (nscd<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon manages a cache for name service requests.<\/p>\n

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                          We strongly<\/strong> recommend that you only<\/strong> enable this service on servers with at least<\/strong> 1,000 MB of available memory.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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                          Passive OS Fingerprinting Daemon<\/em> (p0f<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon reports the visitor\u2019s operating system and other information for email notifications that the system administrator requests in the Contact Manager<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Server Contacts >> Contact Manager<\/em>). This information helps a system administrator quickly identify visitors that trigger events that cause alerts. The spam prevention and cPHulk systems use this information to identify potential spammers and brute force attacks. For example, if a user logs in to a server from multiple locations and uses multiple operating systems, this may indicate that someone has compromised the user\u2019s account. For more information about this daemon, read the Passive OS Fingerprinting documentation at GitHub.<\/p>\n

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                          If you disable this daemon, the notification footers will no longer contain the visitor information.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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                          POP3 Server<\/em> (pop<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon processes how your users will download their mail.<\/p>\n

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                          We strongly<\/strong> recommend that you monitor this daemon. The system does not<\/strong> monitor this daemon by default.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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                          The Database<\/em> and DNS<\/em> server profiles disable<\/strong> this daemon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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                          PostgreSQL Server<\/em> (postgresql<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon processes database queries. If you plan to host any content management systems or applications that require a database, enable this feature or the MySQL Server<\/em> daemon.<\/p>\n

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                            The DNS<\/em> and Mail<\/em> server profiles disable<\/strong> this daemon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                            For more information about how to install PostgreSQL, read our Install or Update PostgresSQL on Your cPanel Server documentation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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                            Apache SpamAssassin\u2122<\/em> (spamd<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon attempts to filter spam messages. If you disable this daemon, make sure that you also disable it in WHM\u2019s Tweak Settings<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Server Configuration >>Tweak Settings<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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                            The Database<\/em> and DNS<\/em> server profile disables<\/strong> this daemon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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                            SSH Daemon<\/em> (sshd<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon allows users to connect to your server in a terminal session via SSH.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                            rsyslog System Logger Daemon<\/em> (rsyslogd<\/code>) \u2014 This daemon monitors your web server and logs the system activity.<\/p>\n

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                            We strongly<\/strong> recommend that you enable this daemon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                            Valid for versions 96 through the latest version Version: 82 96 Overview This interface lists your server\u2019s services, and it allows you to enable and monitor them. Important: The server profile that you select in WHM\u2019s Server Profile interface (WHM >> Home >> Server Configuration >> Server Profile) affects which services display in this interface. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}