Before we can take full advantage of disk quotas, we must first initialize them. cPanel makes enabling Disk Quotas on our servers as easy as point and click.
cPanel Initialize Quota Setup
Click ‘Initial Quota Setup’.
Click the ‘Proceed’ button.
cPanel Packages Feature
cPanel provides a built-in package feature. These packages are predefined limitations, which we can assign to any customer. Disk quota is one of several limits we can set using this packages feature. Once our packages are created, we can use them in a number of ways. Package selection upon Account Creation, using the ‘Quota Modification’ tool or with the ‘Modify an Account’ tool. All of these methods are outlined below.
Creating cPanel Packages
Creating a package is a simple process that starts with logging into your WHM interface.
Locate & click ‘Add a Package’
Input a unique Package Name
Click the ‘Disk Quota (MB)’ radio
Set the necessary quota limit
Package Selection at Account Creation
Locate & click on ‘Create a New Account’
Locate ‘Choose a Package’ & click dropdown
Select the necessary package name
Package Selection Using ‘Upgrade/Downgrade an Account’
Click on ‘Upgrade/Downgrade an Account’
Enable radio for the necessary account
Click the ‘Modify’ button
Wait for follow-up page to finish loading
Select the package name from the dropdown list
Click the Upgrade/Downgrade button
cPanel Packageless Quotas
cPanel is not restricted to using the packages feature. We can set quotas on a per-cpanel account basis, without creating any packages. This can be achieved at Account Creation, using the ‘Modify Quota’ tool or using the ‘Modify an Account’ tool. These methods are outlined below.
Packageless Quota at Account Creation
Locate & Click ‘Create a New Account’
Enable ‘Select Options Manually’ radio
Click ‘Disk Space Quota (MB)’ radio
Input the necessary quota value
Packageless Quota Using ‘Quota Modification’
Find & Click ‘Quota Modification’
Locate needed account & Enable radio
Click the ‘Modify’ button
Wait for follow-up page to finish loading
Enable radio for custom quota
Input the needed quota value
Click the ‘Save’ button
Packageless Quota Using ‘Modify an Account’
Click ‘Modify an Account’
Locate needed account & Enable radio
Click the ‘Modify’ button
Wait for follow-up page to finish loading
Enable ‘Disk Quota (MB)’ radio
Assign custom quota as needed
How can we help?
Sonar Monitoring
All of our servers come with free Sonar Monitoring. Our talented Sonar Monitoring administrators handle alerts when servers reach critical thresholds. The team will alert you to any VPS servers that are running low on disk space. We don’t stop there! These talented administrators will login and examine the server. We can identify common issues that lead to space over consumption. This includes cleaning up system files and logs that are no longer needed.
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We pride ourselves on being The Most Helpful Humans In Hosting™! Our support staff is always available to assist with any quota related issues 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 365 days a year. We are available, via our ticketing systems at support@liquidweb.com, by phone (1-800-580-4986) or through LiveChat. Whichever method you prefer. We work hard for you so you can relax.