How to determine your account's server name

Finding the server name for a shared hosting or reseller hosting account is explained in this article. To configure or access account services like email and file transfer protocol (FTP), you might want knowledge of the server name.Contents Table of

• Using cPanel to determine the server name
  • Paper Lantern
  • x3
• Using the command line to determine the server name

Using cPanel to determine the server name

You can use cPanel to determine the server name. The steps to do this depend on which cPanel theme is currently active for your account.

For information about how to change the cPanel theme for an account, please see this article.

Paper Lantern

To determine the server name when using the Paper Lantern cPanel theme, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see this article.
2. In the left sidebar, click the Statistics icon:
3. In the GENERAL section, click Server Information:
   
4. On the Server Information page, locate the Server Name row and note the value:
   
5. To determine the full server name for your account:
   • If you have a shared hosting account, add hostventohosting.com to the Server Name value. For example, if cPanel displays hostventos78 for your server name, then the complete server name is hostventos78.hostventohosting.com.
   • If you have a reseller hosting account, add supercp.com to the Server Name value. For example, if cPanel displays sr10 for your server name, then the complete server name is sr10.supercp.com.

x3

To determine the server name when using the x3 cPanel theme, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see this article.
2. In the left column of the cPanel home screen, locate the Stats heading.
3. Click expand stats. The Stats column expands to show you additional information about your account.
4. Locate the Server Name row and note the value.
5. To determine the full server name for your account:
   • If you have a shared hosting account, add hostventohosting.com to the Server Name value. For example, if cPanel displays hostventos78 for your server name, then the complete server name is hostventos78.hostventohosting.com.
   • If you have a reseller hosting account, add supercp.com to the Server Name value. For example, if cPanel displays sr10 for your server name, then the complete server name is sr10.supercp.com.

Using the command line to determine the server name

The server name for an account can be found via the command line. Take these actions to accomplish this:

1. Log in to your account using SSH.
2. At the command line, type the following command:CopyhostnameThe full server name for your account appears.