Part 5 – Other Useful Features

Kloxo has many other features that are very useful. Some of the more common and frequently used features are explained below and include assigning a site a dedicated IP address, setting up and SSL certificate, using the "Files" tab and a brief discussion of clients and resellers you can create on your VPS.

NOTE: Your VPS has one IP address assigned to it by default. This is the IP address referenced in your welcome e-mail. If your VPS plan includes more than one IP address you can request additional IP addresses through our ticket system: http://support.a2hosting.com

Please provide the reason for needing the additional IP address in your ticket. We keep documentation on all IP requests to prevent usage that is against our Terms of Service. If you have used all of your available IP you can request additional IP address through the ticket system. Current pricing is $3 per IP per month but is subject to change.

Part 4 – The Domains Tab

To control and view options for each domain – options like e-mail accounts, parked domains, traffic history, statistics, mailing lists, PHP configuration – you will use the "Domains" tab at the top of the page.

By clicking on the "Domains" tab you will be taken to a list of all domains you have created on the server. You may have to look below the Add Domain form to see the list of domains. You can hide the Add Domain form by clicking "Click Here...(Show/Hide)". A set of quick access icons for each domain are shown to the left of each domain name; you can hold the mouse over each icon to see its purpose when logged into Kloxo.

Part 2 – Setting up a Website

You have probably noticed that Kloxo has a lot of icons to click on. We will not cover every option available but feel free to click around once you have the basics under your belt. We will start by setting up your domain to resolve to your VPS and touch on the necessary options to fully configure a domain.

NOTE: Before you start setting up your domain in Kloxo we highly recommend you configure your DNS to point to your VPS. If you need to keep your domain pointed elsewhere until your data is moved keep in mind that certain features like e-mail and webmail will not work properly until your DNS is updated. To setup your DNS (zone files) please skip ahead to the "DNS with Kloxo" section then come back to this point when you are done.

Part 2 – DNS with Kloxo

With Kloxo you can chose to run your own nameservers, which enable you to have custom DNS records like "ns1 and ns2.mydomain.com" or you can use the DNS servers we provide for VPS customers.

• The main benefits to using Kloxo's built in DNS options is you can manage all DNS settings through Kloxo and create custom nameservers. This allows easy management of all domains you create in Kloxo. The downsides are setup can be a bit confusing and troubleshooting is more difficult if you run into DNS issues.
• If you do not use Kloxo's DNS option you will need to create zone files through HyperVM once you add a domain through Kloxo. The HyperVM option requires no additional setup through Kloxo and "just works". You may find that although this method adds a bit of overhead to domain management it may be the easier choice in the long run.

Part 1 – Getting Started with Kloxo

Kloxo is a light-weight control panel that is both memory friendly and powerful. It has all the features included in all leading control panels such as mail, spam filter, PHP, CGI, Perl, SUexec, FTP, MySQL and much more. This guide is meant to get you started with Kloxo and explain the basic features needed to get your website up and running.

Logging In

There are several ways to access Kloxo:

1. By clicking the "Kloxo" tab through HyperVM (no login required)
2. http://192.168.0.1:7778 or https://192.168.0.1:7777 - You can access the control panel through any IP address allocated to the server. This is useful when your domain transfer has not yet propagated. (replace 192.168.0.1 with your VPS's IP address)
3. http://yourdomain:7778 - You can access the control panel through any hosted domain by putting :7778 at the end of the domain. (non-SSL)
4. https://yourdomain:7777 - You can access the control panel securely using SSL through any hosted domain by putting :7777 at the end of the domain.