ASTRA LEARNING PATH · BEGINNER

cPanel Hosting Fundamentals

Learn domains, files, databases, email, DNS, SSL and backups using cPanel.

What you will master

A practical beginner path that explains how shared hosting works and prepares learners to manage a real hosted website safely.

27 lectures·12 guided hours·Astra text and voice

Course curriculum

How hosting, DNS and cPanel work togetherBuild a correct mental model of the request path from a visitor to website files.
18 min
File Manager, document roots and safe changesPublish files without overwriting the wrong website or exposing sensitive data.
20 min

What is web hosting?Define the service, resources and operational responsibilities behind a website.
18 min
From URL to rendered pageTrace DNS, TCP/TLS, HTTP, application and database work.
28 min
Hosting resources and limitsUnderstand CPU, RAM, storage, inode, process and bandwidth limits.
24 min
Hosting responsibility and support scopeSeparate provider, administrator, developer and customer responsibilities.
22 min

DNS records, propagation and SSLMake DNS changes deliberately and understand why HTTPS may not work immediately.
24 min

Shared and reseller hostingCompare multi-tenant accounts and reseller delegation.
24 min
VPS hostingUnderstand virtual machines, root access, isolation and management burden.
26 min
Dedicated and colocation hostingCompare leased servers with customer-owned equipment in a data centre.
24 min
Cloud and elastic hostingUnderstand metered resources, APIs, regions and horizontal scaling.
26 min
Managed hosting and platform servicesAssess convenience, control, lock-in and operational coverage.
24 min

Physical and virtual server componentsMap CPU, memory, disks, RAID, NICs and hypervisors to service quality.
30 min
Web and application server rolesCompare static serving, reverse proxying and application execution.
28 min
Database, DNS and mail server rolesSeparate stateful data, name resolution and messaging workloads.
30 min
Storage, backup and monitoring rolesSeparate live storage, replicated data, backup and observability.
30 min

Why hosting control panels existUnderstand automation, delegation, APIs and service configuration.
20 min
cPanel and WHM overviewSeparate end-user cPanel features from server-level WHM administration.
24 min
Plesk, DirectAdmin, Webuzo and VirtualminCompare panel audiences, platforms and operational models.
28 min

What is a domain name?Understand labels, the DNS root and ownership through registration.
22 min
TLD, second-level name and subdomainDistinguish registry-controlled suffixes from registrant-controlled labels.
20 min
gTLD, ccTLD, sponsored and new domainsCompare domain categories, policies and buyer considerations.
24 min
Registry, registrar, reseller and registrantMap commercial and technical responsibilities in domain ownership.
24 min

Registration, contacts and nameserversRegister a domain with correct ownership and delegation.
28 min
Renewal, expiry and auto-renewPrevent avoidable outages caused by domain expiry.
22 min
Grace, redemption, pending delete and dropUnderstand recovery options and time-sensitive expiry states.
28 min
Transfers, locks, auth codes and DNS continuityTransfer ownership safely without interrupting services.
32 min