cPanel FAQs

Question 1

What is the cPanel API tool and its primary purpose?

Accepted Answer

This tool, built as an MCP server, enables AI assistants and other automated systems to programmatically manage cPanel email accounts. Its primary purpose is to automate tasks like creating, deleting, and configuring email accounts, managing passwords, setting quotas, and handling email forwarders via cPanel's UAPI.

Question 2

What specific email management tasks can be automated?

Accepted Answer

You can automate a wide range of tasks including creating new email accounts, deleting existing ones, listing all accounts for a domain, changing email passwords, updating mailbox storage quotas, retrieving email client configuration settings, and managing email forwarders (creating, deleting, and listing them).

Question 3

How does this tool ensure secure access to cPanel?

Accepted Answer

Security is ensured through the exclusive use of cPanel API tokens for authentication. This method provides secure, programmatic access to your cPanel account, allowing operations without exposing your main cPanel login credentials.

Question 4

What are the core requirements to use this cPanel management tool?

Accepted Answer

To use this tool, you need Python 3.10 or higher, a cPanel hosting account with API access enabled, and a valid cPanel API token generated from your account. The server is configured via environment variables for your cPanel username, hostname, and API token.

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