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If you manage a VPS or Dedicated server and your cPanel login suddenly offers a theme called Meridian, you are looking at cPanel\u2019s newest interface, not a Jupiter redesign. cPanel Meridian<\/strong> is a goal-based theme introduced in cPanel & WHM version 138. Instead of organizing tools by category the way Jupiter does, Meridian groups every feature into six hubs built around what you are trying to accomplish. This article walks through what changed: the six hubs, the new Dashboard and Command Palette, and the AI tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meridian is opt-in and reversible. InMotion Hosting creates every cPanel account on Jupiter and is not making Meridian the default, so you can switch to Meridian and back as many times as you like once it reaches your server. See How to Switch to the cPanel Meridian Theme (and Back to Jupiter)<\/a> for the exact steps. InMotion Hosting Shared, Reseller, and WordPress Hosting plans still run the cPanel LTS line, version 134, so Meridian is not available there yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Are the Six Hubs in cPanel Meridian?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Where Jupiter spreads related tools across separate menu items, Meridian folds them into one hub page per goal. The table below shows what each hub manages. In the sidebar, the Websites hub is labeled Websites & Apps<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hub<\/th>What It Manages<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Websites & Apps<\/td>Domains, subdomains, SSL certificates, DNS, backups, and the website builder<\/td><\/tr>\n
Email<\/td>Email accounts, forwarders, and filters<\/td><\/tr>\n
Files<\/td>File Manager, File Transfer accounts, disk usage, and backups<\/td><\/tr>\n
Databases<\/td>MySQL and MariaDB databases and database users<\/td><\/tr>\n
Security<\/td>SSL certificates, IP blocking, two-step verification, and password security<\/td><\/tr>\n
Performance<\/td>Bandwidth, visitor, and error stats, plus resource usage<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Two labels changed along the way. Jupiter\u2019s FTP Accounts interface is now File Transfer accounts, found in the Files hub, and Jupiter\u2019s Two-Factor Authentication setting is now two-step verification, found in the Security hub. Same features, new names.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Websites hub is a good example of the shift. Instead of a separate page for each task, it opens with summary cards (addon domains, subdomains, aliases, disk usage, bandwidth, active websites, and empty document roots) and one sortable table of every domain on the account. Columns cover the website, its apps, SSL status, and PHP version, and filter chips narrow the list to sites with or without SSL or to subdomains. Click + Add Website<\/strong> to create a domain, or click Manage<\/strong> to open one domain\u2019s settings.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hubs organize where a tool lives. What actually greets you on login, though, is a different page entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Dashboard That Tells You What Needs Attention<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Meridian\u2019s Dashboard is the page you land on after login, and it answers one question first: what needs your attention right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n