Multiple Shared IP Addresses
Multiple Shared IPs
Allow a cPanel/WHM server to have many shared IPs, rather than 1. This means all sites on the shared IPs should be accessible via all shared IPs. For example, Apache VHosts should be configured to listen on all shared IPs, not just a single main shared IP.
The intent behind this feature request is to diffuse script kiddie DoS attacks, assuming they attack only one IP address for a site rather than all IPs associated with a site, which would be easily retrievable via running a dig command on that site's domain.
Original thread: http://forums.cpanel.net/f145/case-45896-multiple-shared-ip-addresses-160349.html
I like this idea 
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Great thing to have, if you get a DDoS And the IP Is nulled its ngoing to affect less websites.
Great thing to have, if you get a DDoS And the IP Is nulled its ngoing to affect less websites.
This is a great idea. It would be great if this feature can be included... This certainly helps in case of DDoS attacks. It will have less impact if you can spread the accounts on multiple IPs.
This is a great idea. It would be great if this feature can be included... This certainly helps in case of DDoS attacks. It will have less impact if you can spread the accounts on multiple IPs.
All these have been discussed over and over.
It is a MUST! Highly appreciated...
What do you think cPanel? When can we get it?
Please, listen to this and related topics.
All these have been discussed over and over.
It is a MUST! Highly appreciated...
What do you think cPanel? When can we get it?
Please, listen to this and related topics.
I'd love to see this, thats way we are protecting our IP's
I'd love to see this, thats way we are protecting our IP's
To those interested in this idea, are you looking for:
1. a feature that automatically distributes new accounts over a group of shared IP addresses; or
2. a feature that allows you to manually select the shared IP address during account creation?
In case you want both, which would you prefer to have first?
To those interested in this idea, are you looking for:
1. a feature that automatically distributes new accounts over a group of shared IP addresses; or
2. a feature that allows you to manually select the shared IP address during account creation?
In case you want both, which would you prefer to have first?
For me personally, I prefer manual control, therefore #2 first gets my vote.
For me personally, I prefer manual control, therefore #2 first gets my vote.
This functionality is actually already supported, unofficially:
http://www.thecpaneladmin.com/how-to-set-up-multiple-shared-ips-on-a-cpanel-server/
This functionality is actually already supported, unofficially:
http://www.thecpaneladmin.com/how-to-set-up-multiple-shared-ips-on-a-cpanel-server/
This would be a great feature
This would be a great feature
I can see another usage for this. If you were to host users files on different nas mounts say homea homeb homec and homed and had a shared IP per nas, you could then move accounts of one nas, say nasb to a new server while leaving sites on nas homea and homec on the old server.
We would like to be able to set the default shared IP for new accounts and be able to manually change an account's IP.
This would make alot of sense added to the feature to allow to have multiple apache servers that is currently in planed stage.
I can see another usage for this. If you were to host users files on different nas mounts say homea homeb homec and homed and had a shared IP per nas, you could then move accounts of one nas, say nasb to a new server while leaving sites on nas homea and homec on the old server.
We would like to be able to set the default shared IP for new accounts and be able to manually change an account's IP.
This would make alot of sense added to the feature to allow to have multiple apache servers that is currently in planed stage.
For me 1st one is comparatively much good idea as multiple groups means a website may have multiple ips from the server
While in 2 only 1 ip can be assigned.
I believe if vote for 1 option is required, I will go to 2nd as in 2nd option we get more control over the accounts and IP usage.
For me 1st one is comparatively much good idea as multiple groups means a website may have multiple ips from the server
While in 2 only 1 ip can be assigned.
I believe if vote for 1 option is required, I will go to 2nd as in 2nd option we get more control over the accounts and IP usage.
What about a simple setting :
Shared IP :
Random
IP1
IP2
Etc
This would solve both usages.
What about a simple setting :
Shared IP :
Random
IP1
IP2
Etc
This would solve both usages.
I think cPanel needs this feature, but it's already possible using scripts/workarounds/reseller accounts. At any rate, it would hopefully coincide with a fix for keeping a site online during an IP switch, otherwise it's impractical to be moving sites around all the time. We have our own script that handles this exact scenario right now, but it's far from perfect.
I think cPanel needs this feature, but it's already possible using scripts/workarounds/reseller accounts. At any rate, it would hopefully coincide with a fix for keeping a site online during an IP switch, otherwise it's impractical to be moving sites around all the time. We have our own script that handles this exact scenario right now, but it's far from perfect.
both should be included but if you include feature 1 first then it would be great. Any idea when you will implement it as it will save us alot of time from unblocking our Ips from RBL in case of any abusive website.
both should be included but if you include feature 1 first then it would be great. Any idea when you will implement it as it will save us alot of time from unblocking our Ips from RBL in case of any abusive website.
i prefer to see first
2. a feature that allows you to manually select the shared IP address during account creation?
and ability to move account between shared ip .
i prefer to see first
2. a feature that allows you to manually select the shared IP address during account creation?
and ability to move account between shared ip .
I know hostgator have this function but I don't know how can they make it.
I know hostgator have this function but I don't know how can they make it.
If you get a Ddos attack the server stops responding meaning not only on 1 IP but all because it's stops responding due to heavy load. This will not solve your Ddos attack issue.
If you get a Ddos attack the server stops responding meaning not only on 1 IP but all because it's stops responding due to heavy load. This will not solve your Ddos attack issue.
Multiple shared IPs are also important when applying to SSL certificates for multiple domains.
I have >200 domains on my cPanel account, over a shared IP.
By using "Let's encrypt' or other CAs, I can issue a single certificate for all these 200 domains. The problem is that, if someone clicks to see the "Certificate Information", this person would have access to all my shared domains list. If I could distribute my accounts between multiple shared IPs (let's say, 10 IPs, 20 accounts per IP), the damage would be significantly lower.
Multiple shared IPs are also important when applying to SSL certificates for multiple domains.
I have >200 domains on my cPanel account, over a shared IP.
By using "Let's encrypt' or other CAs, I can issue a single certificate for all these 200 domains. The problem is that, if someone clicks to see the "Certificate Information", this person would have access to all my shared domains list. If I could distribute my accounts between multiple shared IPs (let's say, 10 IPs, 20 accounts per IP), the damage would be significantly lower.
This will not mitigate DDoS attacks. The attacks cause the server response to slow down (or stop) because of excessive load. The only benefit of this "feature" is that null routing one of the shared IP addresses, won't knock out access to the others. ;)
This will not mitigate DDoS attacks. The attacks cause the server response to slow down (or stop) because of excessive load. The only benefit of this "feature" is that null routing one of the shared IP addresses, won't knock out access to the others. ;)
I'd like to be able to have multiple shared ip's so that we can seperate non-https sites from websites using SNI. In this same use case it'd be preferable if the default ssl vhost would be the server's hostname with the cpanel parking page as well.
Another use case would be to spread the impact of blacklisting (if assigning an account to a certain shared ip would also imply that e-mails for that account would be sent via the respective ip)
I'd like to be able to have multiple shared ip's so that we can seperate non-https sites from websites using SNI. In this same use case it'd be preferable if the default ssl vhost would be the server's hostname with the cpanel parking page as well.
Another use case would be to spread the impact of blacklisting (if assigning an account to a certain shared ip would also imply that e-mails for that account would be sent via the respective ip)
is this feature hard to release in 3 years now ?!!!!
we need multiple shared ip option , that way we can select in account creation wich ip to use , we can also use ip for https , otehr for forums, other for enreprise website ..ect ...
is this feature hard to release in 3 years now ?!!!!
we need multiple shared ip option , that way we can select in account creation wich ip to use , we can also use ip for https , otehr for forums, other for enreprise website ..ect ...
I have managed to get around this (without modifying files) steps below:
This works perfectly and I now have my cheap TLS hosts on a new shared Ip, without chnaging the owner from root.
Hope this helps.
Thanks
Bob
I have managed to get around this (without modifying files) steps below:
This works perfectly and I now have my cheap TLS hosts on a new shared Ip, without chnaging the owner from root.
Hope this helps.
Thanks
Bob
I would like to see this option added as well. Don't see why I need to create a reseller, purely to have some clients on a different shared IP. It just complicates matters.
I would like to see this option added as well. Don't see why I need to create a reseller, purely to have some clients on a different shared IP. It just complicates matters.
Yes, good and required feature. I would like to have one main-shared IP and be able to select other IPs either on account creation or later. Basically I want to be able to set current "dedicated" IPs to become "shared" if needed and this should be regardless reseller.
Yes, good and required feature. I would like to have one main-shared IP and be able to select other IPs either on account creation or later. Basically I want to be able to set current "dedicated" IPs to become "shared" if needed and this should be regardless reseller.
Any ETA for this ?
Any ETA for this ?
This is great feature for high availability, please implement it so we don't have to manually modify the EA4 template anymore.
This is great feature for high availability, please implement it so we don't have to manually modify the EA4 template anymore.
This is fundamental and would be a great addition to cPanel. Hope it's added soon.
This is fundamental and would be a great addition to cPanel. Hope it's added soon.
This would have been perfect with my migration to a new server. I own DNS for 80% of my website, unfortunately, the other 20% I need to reach out and contact the websites DNS provider to update the new A records. Real pain in the butt, especially when the owner gives me grief, or ignores my requests... Anyway, if multiple shared IP addresses worked, I would simply move the sites to the new server and then after associate the old IP to the new server as a second shared IP. This would allow my to migrate my server with minimal downtime, but more importantly, no communications with external DNS owners.
Wouldn't that be nice :)
This would have been perfect with my migration to a new server. I own DNS for 80% of my website, unfortunately, the other 20% I need to reach out and contact the websites DNS provider to update the new A records. Real pain in the butt, especially when the owner gives me grief, or ignores my requests... Anyway, if multiple shared IP addresses worked, I would simply move the sites to the new server and then after associate the old IP to the new server as a second shared IP. This would allow my to migrate my server with minimal downtime, but more importantly, no communications with external DNS owners.
Wouldn't that be nice :)
Hello,
While we do see value in this, it is not currently on our roadmap though that may change in the future, we'll continue monitoring votes and update here if plans change moving forward.
Hello,
While we do see value in this, it is not currently on our roadmap though that may change in the future, we'll continue monitoring votes and update here if plans change moving forward.
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