# Site Hub

Source: <https://deckpa.com/en/docs/site-hub>

> Everything for one site is gathered in 12 tabs: files, databases, DNS, backups and more.

## How you get into a site

The **Site Hub** group in the sidebar contains **Sites**, **File Manager**, **Databases**, **Subdomains**, **FTP**, **Cron Jobs**, **PHP**, **Apps**, **Alerts** and the Valkey cache page. Of these, **File Manager**, **Databases**, **Subdomains**, **FTP** and **Cron Jobs** are pages that cover all your sites; you pick a site with the site selector at the top. To do the same work from inside a single site, use the **Sites** page.

The **Sites** page shows each site as a card. The card shows the site's status (**Ready**, **Needs attention** or **Error**); you can search by domain with the search box and filter by SSL or error status. The card's **Manage** button opens the site's Site Hub in a window. You can open this window as a full page, refresh it, center it, enlarge it or close it, and you can resize it by dragging. The same screen also opens as a full page, and the content is identical to the window.

In the strip at the top of the screen you see the site's domain (a **Switch site** list if you have several sites), the **Open site** link, the PHP version and the SSL status. When you switch sites, the open tab stays the same: for example, if you are on the **FTP** tab and pick another site, that site's **FTP** tab opens. This saves time when you do the same job on several sites in turn.

## The Overview tab: status and quick actions

The first tab is the site's summary; you make changes in the matching tabs. It has three parts:

- **Status** — the SSL status (**SSL Active** or **SSL Inactive**, with **Activate** and **Reissue** buttons), the Cloudflare status (such as **Behind Cloudflare** or **Not set up**) and the PHP version. If SSL is waiting for DNS, **Waiting on DNS** appears and the panel retries on its own once an hour (see [SSL certificates](https://deckpa.com/en/docs/ssl)).
- **DNS card** — explains whether the domain reaches this server and who holds its DNS records: delegated to the panel's nameservers, connected through Cloudflare, or managed outside the panel are shown as separate states. If the domain does not reach this server, the card lists the A records or the nameservers you need to enter at your domain provider (see [DNS management](https://deckpa.com/en/docs/dns)).
- **Identity** — the **Document root**, the **System user**, the **Created** date and, for subdomains, the **Parent domain**. Database and FTP names start with the system user name. The DNS check (intoDNS) and `Whois (IANA)` links go to external sites.

The **Site Actions** section holds the frequently used actions:

- Shortcuts to the **File Manager** and **Cloudflare** tabs; **Add subdomain** opens a new vhost.
- **Repair permissions** — fixes ownership and the default permissions.
- **Apex mode** — you choose the site's primary address with or without `www`; the other address redirects to it with a 301. If you choose **No redirect**, both addresses open separately.
- **Add Wildcard Support** — routes every undefined `*.example.com` address to this site; subdomains with their own record take priority.
- **Suspend** — visitors see a 503 page, and cron jobs and FTP stop. A suspension for exceeding the bandwidth quota stops only web serving. The reason (**Manual suspension**, **Abuse**, **Payment failed**, **Account expired**, **Bandwidth quota exceeded**) is recorded; **Lift Suspension** brings the site back online.

## Daily work: files, databases, subdomains, FTP, cache, logs

- **Files** — browse, edit and upload the site's files (see [File Manager](https://deckpa.com/en/docs/files)).
- **Databases** — the databases and users linked to the site, with one-click phpMyAdmin sign-in (see [Databases and phpMyAdmin](https://deckpa.com/en/docs/databases)).
- **Subdomains** — lists the subdomains linked to the site and creates new ones (see [Subdomains](https://deckpa.com/en/docs/subdomains)).
- **FTP** — FTP accounts for the site (see [FTP accounts](https://deckpa.com/en/docs/ftp)).
- **Cache** — the site's own Valkey cache. Each site has its own cache process, its own unix socket and its own memory limit; there is no password or key prefix, and access is controlled by the socket's file permissions. The **Turn cache on**, **Turn cache off**, **Manage keys** and **Connection details** buttons are on this tab. The tab does not appear for subdomains; their settings are managed from the main site.
- **Logs** — the site's web server logs, on the **Access** and **Error** tabs. The Error tab also includes PHP errors and warnings. To keep the page fast, only a limited number of the latest records is shown.

## Network: DNS and Cloudflare

- **DNS** — the site's DNS records. You can add and edit records of type `A`, `AAAA`, `CNAME`, `MX`, `TXT`, `SRV`, `CAA` and `NS`. If Cloudflare is connected, the same records are updated there as well; the **Refresh from Cloudflare** and **Sync** buttons bring the two sides into line. If DNS authority is at another provider, changes here do not go live; the DNS card on the Overview tab tells you so.
- **Cloudflare** — the site's Cloudflare setup. It has five sub-tabs: **Setup**, **Cache**, **Security**, **Traffic** and **Email**. On the **Cache** sub-tab you purge the Cloudflare cache either completely or for up to 30 addresses. The **Email** sub-tab prepares the DNS records your email provider needs; the panel does not include an email server, it only creates DNS records.

## Automation and settings: Cron, Backups, Settings

- **Cron** — the site's scheduled jobs (see [Cron jobs](https://deckpa.com/en/docs/cron)).
- **Backups** — the site's backup schedule and **Backup history**. The server-wide retention period and the Google Drive connection are not on this tab; they are in account settings, and the **Go to account settings** link on the tab takes you there (see [Backup and restore](https://deckpa.com/en/docs/backup)).
- **Settings** — you change the site's PHP version, limits and behavior settings. When the change is saved, PHP is restarted automatically (see [PHP version and settings](https://deckpa.com/en/docs/php)).

> An account does not see every tab. The panel shows a tab only if you have permission to view that resource; for example, an account without FTP permission has no **FTP** tab. Permissions are defined with permission groups.

## Tips for moving between tabs

- The 12 tabs are arranged in this order: **Overview**, **Files**, **Databases**, **Subdomains**, **FTP**, **Cache**, **Logs**, **DNS**, **Cloudflare**, **Cron**, **Backups** and **Settings**. Daily work comes first, network settings are in the middle, and automation and administration are near the end.
- When the screen is narrow, tabs that do not fit are collected in a **More** menu.
- A site has no separate **SSL** tab; SSL actions are on the **Overview** tab.
- If Virus Scan reports a finding on the site, a warning appears on the **Overview** tab. The server administrator quarantines or reviews files flagged as malicious; if code was injected into an application's core files, restoring from a backup is recommended.
- For the first setup of a site, see [Adding a site](https://deckpa.com/en/docs/add-site).
