---
title: How to manage your Web Hosting with cPanel
description: Learn how to manage your Web Hosting with cPanel
tags: webhosting cpanel control-panel
dates:
  validation: 2025-07-09
  posted: 2025-07-09
---

import Requirements from '@macros/iam/requirements.mdx'
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import image3 from '../assets/scaleway-cpanel-language2.webp'
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import image6 from '../assets/scaleway-cpanel-login2.webp'
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import image11 from '../assets/scaleway-webmail.webp'
import image12 from '../assets/scaleway-cpanel-filemanager.webp'
import image13 from '../assets/scaleway-cpanel-filemanager-view.webp'

<Requirements />

- A Scaleway account logged into the [console](https://console.scaleway.com)
- [Owner](/iam/concepts/#owner) status or [IAM permissions](/iam/concepts/#permission) allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
- [Registered a domain name](/domains-and-dns/how-to/register-internal-domain/) at Scaleway or another registrar
- Ordered a cPanel Web Hosting
- [Created an email account](/webhosting/quickstart/#how-to-create-a-mailbox-from-the-scaleway-console)

## How to change the language in cPanel

cPanel is a multi-language solution, and you can switch the language of the interface to your preferences.

1. Click **Web Hosting** in the **Domains & Web Hosting** section of the [console](https://console.scaleway.com/) side menu. The **Web Hosting** overview page displays.
2. Click <Icon name="more" /> and **More info**, or the domain name of the Web Hosting plan you want to configure. The **Hosting information** page displays.
3. Click **Open hosting dashboard** to open the cPanel hosting dashboard. The login screen displays.
4. Click `...` on the right below the login form to open a list of all available languages.
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5. Click the language of your choice from the pop-up. A notification displays.
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6. Log in using your credentials to use the control panel in your preferred language.
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## How to access cPanel

1. Click **Web Hosting** in the **Domains & Web Hosting** section of the [console](https://console.scaleway.com/) side menu. The **Web Hosting** overview page displays.
2. Click <Icon name="more" /> and **More info**, or the domain name of the Web Hosting plan you want to configure. The **Hosting information** page displays.
3. Click **Open hosting dashboard** to open the cPanel hosting dashboard. The login screen displays.
4. Enter your **user** and the **temporary password** from the mail you have received after account creation.
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5. Enter your **temporary password** as well as your **new password** and it's confirmation. A secret password with a score of 65/100 or more is required for the new password.
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    <Message type="tip">
      You can use the **Password generator** to generate a safe, random password.
    </Message>
6. Click **Change your password now** to confirm the password update. You are being redirected to the login screen and you can login using your user and the newly set password.

## How to create a mailbox in cPanel

1. Click **Web Hosting** in the **Domains & Web Hosting** section of the [console](https://console.scaleway.com/) side menu. The **Web Hosting** overview page displays.
2. Click <Icon name="more" /> and **More info**, or the domain name of the Web Hosting plan you want to configure. The **Hosting information** page displays.
3. Click **Open hosting dashboard** and log in using your cPanel username and password.
4. Click **Email accounts** in the **Email** section of the dashboard. A list of your mailboxes displays.
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5. Click **+ Create** on the email account overview page.
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6. Enter the email user name (first part of the email address before the "@" sign).
7. In the Password section:
    * Choose **Set password now** and input a secure password (not a dictionary word), including uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
         <Message type="tip">
            * The control panel rates the password on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being weak and 100 being very secure.
            * Use the reveal icon to show the entered password.
            * Click **Generate** to create a random secure password and reveal it.
         </Message>
    * Alternatively, select **Send login link to alternate email address** and input an email to receive a password creation link.
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8. Click **+ Create** to create the email mailbox. Your new email mailbox displays in the list of email accounts:
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## How to access the cPanel webmail interface from the Scaleway console

1. Click **Web Hosting** in the **Domains & Web Hosting** section of the [console](https://console.scaleway.com/) side menu. The **Web Hosting** overview page displays.
2. Click <Icon name="more" /> and **More info**, or the domain name of the Web Hosting plan you want to configure. The **Hosting information** page displays.
3. Click the **Emails** tab, then click **Access webmail** to open your webmail in a new browser tab.
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       <Message type="note">
         The address of the webmail for your Web Hosting may be different. Always use the link provided for your Web Hosting plan.
       </Message>
4. Enter your email address and password and click **Log in** to connect to the webmail interface.
       <Message type="tip">
         Click `...` below the login form to choose another language for the webmail interface.
       </Message>

## How to manage the files of your Web Hosting

1. Click **Web Hosting** in the **Domains & Web Hosting** section of the [console](https://console.scaleway.com/) side menu. The **Web Hosting** overview page displays.
2. Click the Web Hosting domain you want to manage, then click **Open hosting dashboard** and log in using your cPanel username and password.
3. Click **File Manager** in the **Files** section of the dashboard.
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    The file manager displays.
4. Navigate to the `public_html` directory to upload, modify, or download your Web Hosting data.
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    <Message type="tip">
     * For more information on how to use the file manager, refer to the official [File Manager documentation](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/file-manager/)
     * You can also access your Web Hosting data via FTP by creating [FTP accounts](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/ftp-accounts/)
    </Message>