# Opening cPanel and webmail

https://vmshost.io/kb/a/opening-cpanel-and-webmail

You can open cPanel and webmail from the client area with one click. You don't need a separate password.

## Open cPanel

1. Sign in to the client area and go to **Services**.
2. Select your hosting plan.
3. In **Quick Actions**, click **Open Control Panel**. cPanel opens in a new tab, and you are already signed in.

The other Quick Actions buttons open a specific cPanel page directly, such as **File Manager**, **Manage Databases** or **phpMyAdmin**.

## More shortcuts on the Management tab

The **Management** tab on your hosting plan lists every shortcut, grouped by Files, Databases, Domains, Email, Software & Services, and Security. The **Open Control Panel** button is at the top:

## Open webmail

On the **Management** tab, go to the **Email** section and click **Webmail**. The same section has shortcuts to create email accounts and forwarders.

To set up email for phpVMS or a mail app, see [Configuring Email](https://vmshost.io/knowledgebase/article/configuring-email).

## Your account details

The **Overview** tab of your hosting plan shows your server name, cPanel username and password, home directory, PHP version and nameservers. Use the buttons next to each value to copy it.

To sign in to cPanel without the client area, go to [cpanel.vmshost.io](https://cpanel.vmshost.io) and use the cPanel username and password shown there.