Maybe you've had a taste of web hosting success as a reseller, or your website has simply grown beyond what can be effectively handled in a shared hosting account. Either way, it's only a matter of time before you're ready for your own server. There was a time when that was a dramatic step, but thanks to virtualisation technology, it's possible to have complete control over a server but without the cost and hassle of maintaining server equipment. At its essence, VPS hosting bridges the gap between reselling and dedicated hosting.

Similarly, cPanel's WebHost Manager™ (WHM™) bridges the gap between managing a shared/reseller account and managing a physical server. With a VPS powered by Linux and WHM™, it's possible to smoothly transition from the limits of shared/reseller hosting to the freedom of a virtual private server all while staying within the comfort of the WHM™ interface.

Using WHM, you'll be able to manage not only customer cPanel® accounts but also reseller accounts on your own virtual server. It allows you to configure customer and reseller access to cPanel and WHM™ features as well as server-level functionality such as:

 performing domain and server-wide backups/restores,
 viewing logs and configuring log rotation,
 checking server status at a glance,
 and monitoring CPU loads and available drive space.

WHM™ and Linux have long been a match made in web hosting heaven, and there's no sign of them splitting any time soon. For the VPS account, that means bringing industrial-strength performance to your virtual private server, the opportunity for second-generation revenue through your own reseller clients, and the user-friendly cPanel® interface to your customers.