Setup a WHM, CPanel and WordPress website on a DO droplet. Accessed the WHM via the link provided after making a connection via ssh
After changing the host name I am no longer able to reach the WHM, CPanel or Wordpress from my IP address.
I tested the functionality of all of these services by making a remote connection to a Windows 10 desktop that I have setup on the west coast and verified that I can reach the admin consoles on all of the services.
There is no firewall setup in the DO control panel and when I ssh into the server I ran ufw status and it does not recognize the command.
I used the marketplace WHM to setup this droplet and I am wondering if there could be something like fail2ban or some other IP blocker running on this droplet and how I can find it.
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Hello, @GhostInTheMachines
Do you receive any error messages when trying to access WHM using the IP address? Also make sure to access it like this:
You will receive a warning message about the certificcate but this is expected.
You should have iptables running on the server, but you can also install CSF (Config Server Firewall) using this mini tutorial:
Regards, Alex
I should add that it is working this morning but I would sure like to know how this is being temporarily blocked and what is initiating it.
I believe you can simply log into you WHM panel using server IPaddress/whm or ipaddress:2086 or ipaddress:2087
Edit: make sure your own IP address is not banned from the firewall somehow or the port is not blocked. You can install a temporary VPN and try logging in again. Just verify your own IP adress from https://whatismyip.live
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