Find my server IP address

Your server comes with a dedicated IP address you can use for access. Here’s how to find that IP address.

  1. Log in to your IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account.
  2. In your My Products page, click Servers.
  3. Next to the server you want to use, click Manage. The server IP address appears in the Details tab. You may need to scroll down to see the address in the list.

More info

Log in to my server

Logging in to your server depends on its operating system and whether or not you have a control panel installed on it:

Operating System How to access…
Linux Connect to your server or shared hosting account with SSH
Windows Connect via Remote Desktop (RDC) to your Windows server
Control Panel Access URL Default Username
cPanel cPanel https://your server’s IP address:2083 n/a (no default)
WHM https://your server’s IP address:2087 root
Plesk https://your server’s IP address:8443 admin

Set up your server

You already purchased a server — now you need to set it up, which includes the administrative stuff like your username and password.

  1. Log in to your IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account.
  2. Click Servers.
  3. Next to the server you want to use, click Manage.
  4. In the section for the server you want to use, click Set Up.
  5. Complete the following fields, and then click Create:
    Field What to do…
    Server name Enter a name to refer to your server by.
    User name Enter a user name to log in to your server.
    Password &
    Confirm Password
    Enter a password to log in to the server.
    Data Center Region [Coming soon] Select the location where you want to create your server.
    Image Select the operating system you want to use.
    Control Panel Select the control panel you want to use.1
    Import your sites Select any cPanel shared hosting accounts you want to import (more info).

Not all control panels are available on all images/operating systems. For example, you cannot select cPanel if you want to use Fedora on your VPS. To use the control panel, you must select a compatible image/operating system.

Am I using My Servers or the Hosting Control Center?

We have two different interfaces to manage our servers:

  • My Server is our current management interface
  • Hosting Control Panel is our older system
  1. Log in to your IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account.
  2. Click Servers.
  3. Reference the following table to determine which interface your server uses, based on the product description that displays beneath your server’s name:
    Label Interface
    [TierManaged VPS [Operating system] My Server
    Virtual Private Server My Server
    [X]GB Dedicated Server My Server
    Virtual Private Hosting [Operating system] Hosting Control Panel
    [TierDedicated Hosting [Operating System] Hosting Control Panel
    Dedicated Server (monthly) Hosting Control Panel

Example values of [Tier] include:

  • Value
  • Economy
  • Deluxe
  • Premium

[Operating System] will either display as:

  • Linux
  • Windows