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Where to find things in the VoltaCP control panel

2026-10-07

This cheat sheet helps you quickly find the right section of the control panel.

The panel menu on the left is split into groups. At the top there is a search across the panel (Ctrl+K), a language switch and a notification bell.

Where to find things in the VoltaCP control panel

How to see your plan, limits and load

  • Plan, service status, resource usage, plan limits and quick actions are on the "Dashboard".
  • Graphs of the account's resource usage are in "Statistics".

How to create and set up a site

  • Create and set up a site in "WWW" -> "WWW domains": aliases, PHP, SSL, redirects, error pages, directory protection, logs, optimization.
  • Install WordPress and other CMSs in "WWW" -> "CMS Toolkit".
  • Deploy a site from a Git repository: "WWW" -> "Git deploy".
  • SSL: "WWW" -> "SSL certificates" - issue Let's Encrypt certificates and import your own.
  • PHP versions, php.ini settings and extensions: "WWW" -> "PHP".
  • Python and Node.js applications: "WWW" -> "Applications (Python/Node.js)".
  • Site access and error logs: "WWW" -> "Logs"; visitor statistics: "WWW" -> "Web statistics".

Where to find files, databases and DNS

  • Account files (upload, edit, archives, permissions, virus scan): "Main" -> "File manager".
  • MySQL/MariaDB databases, database users, phpMyAdmin, dump and import: "Main" -> "Databases".
  • Cron jobs: "Main" -> "Scheduler".
  • Extra FTP access: "Main" -> "FTP accounts".
  • DNS records of domains served by our NS: "Main" -> "DNS zones".

How to set up mail

  • Mail domains, aliases, DKIM, handling of unknown addresses: "Mail" -> "Mail domains".
  • Mailboxes, quotas, filters and forwarding, autoresponder, webmail: "Mail" -> "Mailboxes".

Where to find access, password and API

  • SSH connection details and SSH keys: "Settings" -> "SSH access".
  • Keys for the API and for connecting AI assistants: "Settings" -> "API Keys & MCP".
  • Email, interface language, password change: "Settings" -> "Service settings".
  • IP addresses of the service: "Settings" -> "IP addresses".

How to restore data from a backup

  • From the hosting's daily backups: "Tools" -> "Restore from shared backups".
  • Your own backups to your storage (S3/SFTP/FTP) are set up in "Tools" -> "My backups"; restore from them in "Restore from my backups".

To run commands in the account console right from the browser, use "Tools" -> "Run a command".

Where to find action and login history

  • Your actions in the panel: "Log" -> "Events".
  • Panel login history: "Log" -> "Logins".
  • Operation results: "Log" -> "Notifications".

Common mix-ups

  • "WWW domains" is a site on the hosting (directory, PHP, SSL, redirects). Domain renewal and registration are in the billing panel.
  • DNS records are edited in "DNS zones", not in "WWW domains". If a domain uses third-party NS (for example Cloudflare), edit the records there.
  • "Mail domains" is the mail domain; "Mailboxes" are specific addresses like user@domain.
  • Database users are inside the database: "Databases" -> database -> "Users" section.