(WHM >> Home >> Service Configuration >> Service Manager)
Overview
This interface lists your server's services, and it allows you to enable and monitor them.
Important:
The server profile that you select in WHM's Server Profile interface (WHM >> Home >> Server Configuration >> Server Profile) affects which services display in this interface. For more information, read our How to Use Server Profiles documentation.
Notes:
- Select the Enabled checkbox to enable a specific service.
- Select the Monitor checkbox to monitor a specific service in the cPanel Interface.
- To monitor a service, you must first enable it.
tailwatchd (TailWatch Drivers)
TailWatch Driver | Description |
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APNSPush | This driver notifies iOS® devices when new mail arrives. |
ApacheClientsOptimizer | This driver is not currently implemented. |
ChkServd | This driver monitors the services that you configure in the Service Manager interface.
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Eximstats | This driver tracks Exim mail statistics. The Eximstats driver maintains the email bandwidth logs, limits email usage, and populates data for the Mail Delivery Reports system. |
JailManager | This driver manages the jailshells that the EXPERIMENTAL: Jail Apache Virtual Hosts using mod_ruid2 and cPanel® jailshell option in WHM's Tweak Settings interface (WHM >> Home >> Server Configuration >> Tweak Settings) uses. The JailManager driver updates each user's jailshell with the Note: If the EXPERIMENTAL: Jail Apache Virtual Hosts using mod_ruid2 and cPanel® jailshell option is disabled, the system disables the JailManager option. |
MailAuthOptimizer | This driver is not currently implemented. |
MailHealth | This driver monitors the mail log for the Dovecot® mail services’ memory status. The system administrator receives a message if Dovecot is out of memory. |
ModSecLog | This driver parses the ModSecurity™ audit log and stores the information in the |
RecentAuthedMailIpTracker | This driver tracks the IP addresses for recently-authenticated IMAP and POP3 sessions. |
cPBandwd | This driver generates the bandwidth logs for the IMAP and POP3 mail services. |
Service daemons
Note:
The server's installed services and the server's profile determine which daemons this interface displays.
- For more information about server profiles, read our How to Use Server Profiles documentation.
- For more information about service status, read our Service Status documentation.
Service | Daemon | Description |
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cpanel-dovecot-solr | cpanel-dovecot-solr | This daemon enables IMAP Full-Text Search (FTS) Indexing (powered by Apache Solr™), which provides fast search capabilities for IMAP mailboxes. Notes:
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PHP-FPM service for cPanel Daemons | cpanel_php_fpm | This daemon improves the performance of PHP-based internal applications that ship with cPanel & WHM, such as: Note: This service will accelerate a maximum of ten concurrent processes per user. |
cPanel DAV Daemon | cpdavd | This daemon enables a set of HTTP extensions that allow users to manage their websites remotely. Important: If you plan to host other people’s websites on your web server, do not disable this daemon. Note: The Database Node and DNS Node server profiles disable this service. |
cPanel Greylisting Daemon | cpgreylistd | 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. Note: The Database Node and DNS Node server profiles disable this service. |
cPHulk Daemon | cphulkd | This daemon manages cPHulk Brute Force Protection, a service that provides protection for your server against brute force attacks. |
Cron Daemon | crond | The |
ClamAV Daemon | clamd | This daemon scans your server for malicious programs. Note: To install or uninstall ClamAV, use WHM's Manage Plugins interface (WHM >> Home >> cPanel >> Manage Plugins). |
cPanel DNS Admin Cache | dnsadmin |
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Exim Mail Server | exim | The SMTP mail server daemon is the part of your mail server that sends and receives mail. We recommend that you monitor and enable this feature for most servers. Warning: If you disable this service, the following options do not appear in the Mail section of WHM's Tweak Settings interface (WHM >> Home >> Server Configuration >> Tweak Settings): |
Exim Mail Server (on another port) | exim-altport | By default, Exim listens to the following ports: This option allows you to configure Exim to listen to an additional port. Note: In the text box, enter the additional port number on which you wish to allow Exim to run. |
FTP Server | ftpd | The FTP server daemon runs your FTP server. Enable this feature if you plan to host other people’s websites on your web server. Important: We strongly recommend that you monitor this feature. Note: The Database Node, DNS Node, and Mail Node server profiles disable this service. |
Apache Web Server | httpd | The web server daemon processes HTTP requests from visitors. Enable this feature to host websites with your web server. Note: The Database Node, DNS Node, and Mail Node server profiles disable this service. |
IMAP Server | imap | The IMAP daemon for Dovecot® processes how your users download their mail. For more information, read our IMAP vs. POP3 documentation. Important: We strongly recommend that you monitor this daemon. Note: The Database Node and DNS Node server profiles disable this service. |
IP Aliases | ipaliases | This feature allows you to add more than one IP address to your network adapter. Use this configuration to run multiple connections on a single network, where each connection serves an additional purpose. |
LMTP Server | lmtp | The Local Mail Transport Protocol (LMTP) server allows Exim to connect to the Dovecot mail server. |
Mailman | mailman | The Mailman mailing list manager allows your users to create a single email address to send mail to multiple email addresses. For more information, read our Mailing Lists documentation. Notes:
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MySQL Server | mysql | The MySQL® database server processes database queries. If you plan to host any content management systems or applications that require a database, enable this feature or the Important: We recommend that you monitor this daemon. The system does not monitor this daemon by default. Note: The Mail Node server profile disables this service. |
DNS Server | named | The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND), NSD, PowerDNS, or MyDNS daemon runs the nameservers. Notes:
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Name Service Cache Daemon | nscd | This daemon manages a cache for name service requests. Important: We strongly recommend that you only enable this service on servers with at least 1,000 MB of available memory. |
Passive OS Fingerprinting Daemon | p0f | The Passive OS Fingerprinting daemon ( 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's account. For more information about this daemon, read the Passive OS Fingerprinting documentation at github. Note: If you disable this daemon, the notification footers will no longer contain the visitor information. |
POP3 Server | pop | The POP3 daemon processes how your users will download their mail. Warning: We strongly recommend that you monitor this daemon. The system does not monitor this daemon by default. Note: The Database Node and DNS Node server profiles disable this service. |
PostgreSQL Server | postgresql | The PostgreSQL® database server processes database queries. If you plan to host any content management systems or applications that require a database, enable this feature or the Notes:
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Apache SpamAssassin™ | spamd | The Apache SpamAssassin daemon attempts to filter spam messages. If you disable this daemon, make sure that you also disable it in WHM's Tweak Settings interface (WHM >> Home >> Server Configuration >>Tweak Settings). Note: The Database Node and DNS Node server profile disables this service. |
SSH Daemon | sshd | The secure shell (SSH) daemon allows users to connect to your server in a terminal session via SSH. |
rsyslog System Logger Daemon | rsyslogd | The system log daemon monitors your web server and logs the system activity. Important: We strongly recommend that you enable this daemon. |
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