VPS & Dedicated Hosting: Getting Started Guide

Bluehost VPS and Dedicated hosting provide more control, flexibility, and performance than standard shared hosting. This guide is your consolidated list of article links that walk you through the essential steps for accessing your server, securing it, enabling backups, and managing it effectively using WHM and other Bluehost tools.

• VPS and Dedicated Overview & Hosting Information
• WHM / Root WHM Management
• Security & Hardening
• Backups & Restoration
• FTP, Logs & Server Access
• WHMCS Integration (Automation & Billing)
• Summary
   

VPS and Dedicated Overview & Hosting Information

• Bluehost VPS Hosting Scope of Support
  Details on Self‑Managed and Fully‑Managed support levels.
   
• Bluehost VPS Hosting Plans Comparison
  Features, performance metrics, plan comparisons, pricing, and use cases.
   
• Bluehost Self‑Managed VPS Hosting Plans Comparison
  Full control, configuration freedom, and developer‑level capabilities.
   
• Bluehost VPS Hosting: Features, Self‑Managed vs. Managed
  Differences in responsibilities, technical expectations, security, and maintenance.
   
• Bluehost Self‑Managed VPS: Manage Your Account with Ease
  Navigation, tabs (Home, Email, Domains, Hosting, Security, Billing, Marketplace).
   
• Bluehost Dedicated Server Hosting Plans Comparison
  Provisioning times, unmanaged environment details, multiple IPs, Linux stack, firewalls.

WHM / Root WHM Management

• WHM Support: A Complete Guide
  Logging in, admin usage, creating accounts, security, searching menus.

• VPS & Dedicated Hosting: Root WHM (rWHM)
  Access differences between standard WHM and root WHM, extra privileges, and support options.

Security & Hardening

• VPS & Dedicated Hosting: Secure Your Server
  Firewalls (IPTables, UFW, CSF), brute‑force protection, SSH key authentication, using SFTP, and malware checks.

Backups & Restoration

• VPS & Dedicated Hosting: Restore a Server Backup
  Using WHM backup restoration tools and selecting backups by date/account.

• VPS & Dedicated Hosting: How to Enable Non‑Legacy Backups
  Switching from legacy to new backup systems inside WHM.

FTP, Logs & Server Access

• How to Setup FTP on New VPS & Dedicated Hosting Servers
  Enable and configure FTP on newly provisioned VPS or Dedicated servers using WHM.
   
• VPS & Dedicated Hosting: Accessing Mail Logs
  Access and review mail logs in WHM on a VPS or Dedicated server to troubleshoot email delivery and activity issues.

WHMCS Integration (Automation & Billing)

• How to Configure Servers in WHMCS
  Adding servers, groups, access hash usage, and default server assignment.

Summary

Bluehost VPS and Dedicated hosting provide the performance, flexibility, and full‑server control needed for growing websites and advanced workloads. This consolidated guide brings together all essential articles you’ll need—from hosting plan overviews to advanced server administration—helping you navigate every step of managing your environment.