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How to add a subdomain, another website, or a domain alias
Last Updated: September 28, 2026Choose the type of hosting entry based on the content you want visitors to see. Use a sub-server for a separate website under your existing owner account. Use an alias for another name that serves an existing site, or a redirect to send visitors to a preferred address. Add a separate website in the Control...
How to check hosting storage and free space safely
Last Updated: September 28, 2026Your hosting storage can include website files, mail, local backups, and other data, according to the plan's accounting rules. A folder-size total and an account quota may measure different things. Ask support which resources count toward your allowance when the numbers do not match. Review usage Open My Account → Hosting services and review Resource...
How to create a website redirect and prevent redirect loops
Last Updated: September 28, 2026A redirect sends a browser from one URL to another. Use it when you move a page, change a site's preferred hostname, or enforce HTTPS after the certificate works. DNS changes alone do not redirect a browser to a different URL. Redirect management remains in Virtualmin or the application. From the Control Center, open Control...
How to move an existing website and plan its launch
Last Updated: September 28, 2026Moving a website involves files, databases, DNS, and connected services. Transferring a domain registration does not move the website or its mailboxes. Plan those tasks separately, and keep the old hosting available until you have verified the replacement. Prepare hosting before moving traffic The hosting account begins setup after payment and, for a new domain...
How to read website access and error logs
Last Updated: September 28, 2026Website logs help you connect a reported problem with the request that triggered it. An access log records requests that reached the web server. An error log records selected server or application failures, depending on the site's configuration. Website logs remain in Virtualmin. Start from the Control Center's Hosting login, open Virtualmin, and select the...
How to schedule a website task with cron
Last Updated: September 28, 2026Cron runs a command on a schedule. Applications use it for tasks such as queue processing or scheduled maintenance. Your hosting account must include permission to manage scheduled tasks; you do not need or receive server administrator access merely by creating a website cron job. The Control Center does not create cron jobs. Open Virtualmin...
How to troubleshoot 403, 404, 500, 502, 503, and 504 errors
Last Updated: September 28, 2026Start by recording the exact URL, response, time, and last known working state. Check the same page while signed out and compare an internal page with the home page. Make one change at a time and keep a way to restore the previous state. Review the Control Center service status and the selected website's DNS...
