{"id":4718,"date":"2023-10-03T16:16:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T14:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/?p=4718"},"modified":"2026-11-05T17:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T15:51:12","slug":"what-is-reseller-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/what-is-reseller-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Reseller Hosting? How cPanel Reseller Plans Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reseller hosting lets you sell web hosting under your own brand without owning or running servers. You rent a pool of storage and bandwidth from a hosting provider, split it into separate cPanel accounts for your clients using a panel called WHM, and set your own prices. The provider looks after the hardware, network and server software; you look after your customers.<\/p>\n<h2>How reseller hosting works<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>You buy a reseller plan<\/strong> that gives you a pool of disk space and monthly bandwidth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You create hosting packages in WHM<\/strong> (Web Host Manager). A package sets how much storage, bandwidth, email accounts and databases each client gets.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You create a cPanel account for each client.<\/strong> Each client gets their own login, files, email and databases. One client cannot see or change another client&#8217;s data.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You bill your clients<\/strong> at whatever price you choose, monthly or yearly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The provider maintains the servers:<\/strong> hardware, power, network, operating system updates and server security.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>WHM and cPanel: who uses what<\/h2>\n<p><strong>WHM<\/strong> is your panel as the reseller. In it you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create packages, for example a &#8220;Starter&#8221; package with 2 GB and five mailboxes and a &#8220;Business&#8221; package with 10 GB and unlimited email.<\/li>\n<li>Create accounts by entering the client&#8217;s domain and choosing a package.<\/li>\n<li>Set limits on disk space, bandwidth, email accounts, databases and add-on domains.<\/li>\n<li>Suspend and unsuspend accounts, for example when a client has not paid.<\/li>\n<li>Reset passwords and log in to a client&#8217;s cPanel to help them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>cPanel<\/strong> is what each client logs in to, to manage files, email, databases, DNS records, SSL and backups for their own site. As a reseller you do not get root access to the server. That is the main difference between reseller hosting and running your own VPS.<\/p>\n<h2>What &#8220;white label&#8221; means<\/h2>\n<p>White-label reseller hosting hides the provider&#8217;s name. Your clients see your business name on invoices and in support conversations, and the control panel address and nameservers can use your own domain. To them, you are the hosting company.<\/p>\n<h2>Who reseller hosting is for<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Web designers and agencies<\/strong> who build sites and want to keep hosting them after launch.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Developers and IT consultants<\/strong> who manage several client websites and want them in one place.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Entrepreneurs<\/strong> starting a small hosting brand for a local market or niche.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Groups of companies<\/strong> that want each website in its own isolated account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reseller hosting vs shared hosting, master reseller and VPS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shared hosting<\/strong> is one cPanel account for your own websites. If you only host your own few sites, you do not need a reseller plan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reseller hosting<\/strong> gives you WHM so you can create and sell many cPanel accounts, while the server is managed for you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Master reseller hosting<\/strong> lets you create resellers, each with their own WHM, as well as cPanel accounts. Tremhost <a href=\"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/masterreseller\">master reseller hosting<\/a> starts at $30 a month with a WHMCS licence and private nameservers on every plan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A VPS<\/strong> gives you a whole virtual server with root access. It is more flexible, but you or a managed service must look after the server. Tremhost&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/cpanelvps\">managed cPanel VPS<\/a> starts at $80 a month with cPanel and WHM, LiteSpeed, CloudLinux and Imunify360.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For most people starting a hosting business, a reseller plan is the lower-risk route: no server administration and a low monthly cost while you win your first clients.<\/p>\n<h2>What to look for in a reseller plan<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Account limits.<\/strong> Some plans cap cPanel accounts; others allow unlimited accounts within your storage and bandwidth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Storage and bandwidth<\/strong> that fit your clients&#8217; combined usage, with room to grow.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Server software.<\/strong> LiteSpeed for fast PHP and WordPress, CloudLinux to stop one client slowing the rest, and malware protection such as Imunify360.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Billing automation.<\/strong> WHMCS automates invoices, renewals and account creation. Check whether it is included or a paid add-on.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Free SSL<\/strong> for every client domain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>White labelling<\/strong> from the control panel to the nameservers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Renewal price, a written uptime commitment and refund terms.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Support that understands resellers,<\/strong> since you will pass on your clients&#8217; problems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How much does reseller hosting cost?<\/h2>\n<p>Tremhost has nine cPanel reseller plans from $7 to $60 a month. All include unlimited cPanel accounts, WHM, white label, LiteSpeed, CloudLinux, Imunify360, free SSL, and Softaculous and SitePad on NVMe storage. They differ in storage, bandwidth and WHMCS:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reseller 1:<\/strong> $7 a month, 25 GB NVMe, 250 GB bandwidth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reseller 4:<\/strong> $12 a month or $108 a year, 60 GB NVMe, 800 GB bandwidth. WHMCS is a paid add-on.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reseller 6:<\/strong> $25 a month, 200 GB NVMe, 2 TB bandwidth, WHMCS included.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reseller 9:<\/strong> $60 a month, 1.2 TB NVMe, 20 TB bandwidth, WHMCS included.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>WHMCS is included from Reseller 6 and is a paid add-on on smaller plans. Reseller hosting carries a 99.9% monthly availability target in the Tremhost SLA and a 30-day refund on your first reseller order. Prices are in US dollars, payable by EcoCash, InnBucks, ZimSwitch, Omari, Visa, Mastercard or cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<h2>A simple example of the numbers<\/h2>\n<p>Say you host 10 client websites, each using about 2 GB, and charge each client $10 a month. That is $100 a month in revenue and 20 GB of storage. Reseller 1, at $7 a month, has room for that, leaving $93 a month before your own time, domains and any billing software. This illustrates the arithmetic only; your real result depends on how many clients you win and keep and what they pay.<\/p>\n<p>To size a plan, count your current and expected clients for the next year, estimate average storage per client, multiply, then add a third or more for growth. Check bandwidth too if clients run media-heavy sites. You can upgrade later, so starting small is fine.<\/p>\n<h2>Your responsibilities as a reseller<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>First-line support:<\/strong> your clients contact you, not the provider.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Billing and renewals,<\/strong> including chasing late payments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Domains:<\/strong> registering and renewing clients&#8217; domains, or helping them do it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Acceptable use:<\/strong> making sure clients do not host spam, malware or illegal content, which could get your whole account suspended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>Do I need technical skills to start reseller hosting?<\/h3>\n<p>You need to be comfortable with cPanel and basic website and email troubleshooting, because clients will ask you for help. You do not need to manage servers.<\/p>\n<h3>How many cPanel accounts can I create?<\/h3>\n<p>On Tremhost reseller plans, as many as your storage and bandwidth allow. There is no fixed account limit.<\/p>\n<h3>Can I move existing client websites onto a reseller plan?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. cPanel accounts can usually be moved from another cPanel host, and Tremhost does cPanel-to-cPanel moves for free, typically within 24 hours, with the site live until you switch.<\/p>\n<h3>What happens if I outgrow my plan?<\/h3>\n<p>Upgrade to a larger reseller plan, move to master reseller hosting if you want to sell reseller accounts, or move to a managed cPanel VPS for dedicated resources.<\/p>\n<h2>Next step<\/h2>\n<p>Compare the nine plans and try the earnings calculator on the <a href=\"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/reseller\">Tremhost reseller hosting page<\/a>, or ask on WhatsApp at +263 73 563 9917 (Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 17:00 CAT) which plan fits your client list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reseller hosting lets you sell cPanel hosting under your own brand while the provider runs the servers. 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