# cPanel & WHM version 92 for CentOS 8

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## Overview

This document details information for cPanel & WHM’s software releases for CentOS 8. cPanel & WHM version 92 is available for use in servers running CentOS 8.

Warning:

cPanel & WHM version 92 for CentOS 8 is **experimental** software and is **not** recommended for production environments.

Upgrade to a later version of cPanel & WHM to use CentOS 8 and CloudLinux™ 8 in production environments.

## Operating Systems

We’ve written this document for advanced WHM users who are familiar with installing CentOS in their servers. For more information, read our [Installation Guide](https://docs.cpanel.net/installation-guide/system-requirements-centos/).

We tested cPanel & WHM version 92 in the following environments:

- CentOS 8

## Changes that impacted functionality

These are the biggest changes in CentOS 8 that affected functionality in cPanel & WHM:

- CentOS 8 removed support for the TCP Wrappers package (`tcp_wrappers`).

## Functionality

Currently, functionality of cPanel & WHM version 92 for CentOS 8 is limited to the following interfaces and functions:

- [Installation](https://docs.cpanel.net/installation-guide) — Users should be able to successfully install cPanel & WHM version 92 in a CentOS 8 server.
- Account creation and management:
  - [Account Functions](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/account-functions)
  - [Account Information](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/account-information)
  - [Backup](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/backup)
  - [Multi-Account Functions](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/multi-account-functions)
  - [Packages](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/packages)
  - [Resellers](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/resellers)
- Webhosting:
  - [cPanel](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/cpanel)
  - [Service Configuration](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/service-configuration)
    - [FTP Server Configuration](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/service-configuration/ftp-server-configuration) — We removed the *TCPwrappers* section from the interface. This section appeared when a user installed ProFTPD.
    - [FTP Server Selection](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/service-configuration/ftp-server-selection) — We removed the string “Supports TCP Wrappers based access controls.” from the ProFTPD *Advantages* cell.
  - [Software](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/software)
- Email management:
  - [Email](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/email)
  - [Server Contacts](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/server-contacts)
- DNS tools:
  - [Clusters](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/clusters)
  - [DNS Functions](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/dns-functions)
- MySQL® Management:
  - [SQL Services](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/sql-services) Warning: MySQL 8 is the default database service for cPanel & WHM version 92 for CentOS 8. During the installation process, system administrators have the ability to select the default database between MySQL 8 and MariaDB 10.3 **only**. For more information, read our [Installation Guide](https://docs.cpanel.net/installation-guide).
- Firewall Management:
  - [Security Center](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/security-center)
    - [Host Access Control](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/security-center/host-access-control) — We updated this interface’s look and feel to accommodate CentOS 8’s removal of support for the TCP Wrappers package (`tcp_wrappers`).
  - [SSL-TLS](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/ssl-tls)
- Network Management:
  - [IP Functions](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/ip-functions)
  - [Networking Setup](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/networking-setup)
- Additional tools:
  - [Development](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/development)
  - [Restart Services](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/restart-services)
  - [Scripts](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/scripts)
  - [Server Configuration](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/server-configuration)
  - [Server Status](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/server-status)
  - [System Health](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/system-health)
  - [System Reboot](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/system-reboot)

We haven’t tested the functionality for cPanel & WHM version 92 in the WHM interfaces and functions below. However, we plan on testing these in a future release:

- [Locales](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/locales)
- [Market](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/market)
- [Plugins](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/plugins)
- [Support](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/support)
- [Themes](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/themes)
- [Transfers](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/transfers)