Service Manager

The Service Manager is a list of daemons that can run on your server. This feature allows you to select which daemons you would like to enable and which of the enabled daemons you would like to monitor using the cPanel Service Status screen.

Remember to click Save at the bottom of the screen when you are finished making your changes.

Note: The daemons visible on this screen depend on the services you have installed on your web server.

Service	Description
cpdavd	The cPanel DAV daemon. This enables a set of HTTP extensions that allow users to manage their websites remotely. You should leave this daemon active if you intend to host other people’s websites on your web server.
dnsadmin	In older versions of cPanel & WHM, a new dnsadmin process was started for each zone-related action performed on the system. You can enable dnsadmin here if you wish to run dnsadmin as a standalone daemon. Running dnsadmin as a standalone daemon improves speed but increases memory usage. If you wish to use multiple dnsadmin processes for zone-related actions, leave this option unchecked.
entropychat	HTML-based chat server. Running this daemon can pose security risks and is discouraged.
exim	SMTP mail server. This is the part of your mail server that is responsible for sending and receiving mail. This feature should be both monitored and enabled for most servers.
exim on another port	You can allow users to run Exim on an additional port. (Exim will also run on the default port, 25.) Remember: In the text box, specify the additional port number on which you would like to allow Exim to run.
ftpd	FTP server daemon. This runs your FTP server. If you intend to host other people’s accounts on your web server you should leave this feature enabled. We strongly recommend monitoring this feature.
httpd	Apache web server daemon. This handles HTTP requests from visitors. If you intend to host any websites with your web server, you should leave this enabled.
imap	The IMAP Courier/Dovecot daemon. This handles how your users will download their mail. We strongly recommend that you monitor this daemon. For more information, read our comparison of IMAP vs. POP.
ipaliases	Activating this feature allows you to add more than one IP address to your network adapter. Using this configuration allows you to run multiple connections on a single network, with each connection serving an additional purpose.
melange	Java chat server. Running this daemon can pose security risks and is discouraged.
mysql	MySQL database server. This handles database queries. If you plan to host any content management systems or applications that require a database, you will need to leave this feature enabled, or enable the postgresql server. You should monitor this daemon.
named	Berkeley name server (BIND) daemon. This process runs the nameservers. This should only be enabled if you wish to use your own nameservers. You can learn more by reading our comparison of BIND vs. NSD.
NSD	Open-source name server daemon. This should only be enabled if you wish to use your own nameservers. You can learn more by reading our comparison of BIND vs. NSD.
pop	POP3 courier/dovecot daemon. This handles how your users will download their mail. We strongly recommend that you monitor this daemon.
spamd	SpamAssassin server. This daemon attempts to filter spam messages. If you disable this daemon, make sure you disable it from the Tweak Settings screen as well.
sshd	The secure shell (SSH) daemon that allows users to connect to your server in a terminal session via SSH.
syslogd	System log daemon. This handles monitoring and logging system information about your web server. We strongly recommend that you leave this daemon enabled.
tailwatchd	Log monitoring service. This daemon functions as a framework for creating user-interpretable logs. We strongly recommend that you leave this daemon enabled.