How to determine if your hosting account uses CloudLinux

This article shows how to determine if your hosting account is on a server running CloudLinux.

About CloudLinux

The CloudLinux operating system provides several useful features, including:

• Python Selector
• Node.js Selector
• Easy PHP configuration and version switching

All shared, reseller, and Turbo hosting accounts are on servers running CloudLinux.

For managed VPS and managed Dedicated servers, the situation is a bit more complicated:

• For managed VPS and Dedicated server accounts activated in May 2023 or after, CloudLinux is installed.
• For managed VPS and Dedicated server accounts activated before May 2023, CloudLinux is not installed.

To determine if your hosting account is on a server running CloudLinux, use any of the following methods:

Method #1: Use cPanel

To use cPanel to determine if your account is running on CloudLinux, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
   If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see this article.
2. On the Tools page, in the right sidebar, click Server Information:

   

3. Locate the Kernel Version row:
   

   

4. If the kernel version contains lve, then the server is running CloudLinux. For example, the following server is running CloudLinux:
   

   

   Alternatively, on the Tools page, in the Software section, look for any of the following icons:

   • Setup Node.js App:

     

   • Setup Python App:
     

     

   • Select PHP Version:
     

     

   If any of these icons appear, then the server is running CloudLinux.

Method #2: Use WebHost Manager

To use WebHost Manager (WHM) to determine if your account is running on CloudLinux, follow these steps:

1. Log in to WebHost Manager.
   If you do not know how to log in to your WebHost Manager account, please see this article.
2. The operating system version appears on the top banner. For example, the following server is running CloudLinux:

   

3. Alternatively, look in the Statistics sidebar:
   

   

Method #3: Use the command-line interface

If you want to use the command-line interface to determine if your account is running on CloudLinux, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your account using SSH.
2. At the command prompt, type the following command:

   uname -r

3. If the kernel version contains lve, then the server is running CloudLinux. For example, the following output indicates that the server is running CloudLinux:
   

   3.10.0-962.3.2.lve1.5.73.el7.x86_64

More Information

For more information about CloudLinux, please visit https://www.cloudlinux.com/.