How to update your cPanel Contact Information or receive a notification on reaching the quota limit?

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    If you want to receive a notification on reaching your disk quota, bandwidth usage limit, reaching email disk quota, or wish to update your cPanel contact information, follow these steps.

    1. Log into your cPanel account.

    2. In the Preferences section, click on Contact Information Icon.

    3. You should see an input box below the line that says, Enter an email address to receive account notifications and password reset confirmations. Update your existing email address or add your secondary email address in the second email input box.

    4. Click on the Save button.

    Updated on September 18, 2016
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    30 responses to “How to update your cPanel Contact Information or receive a notification on reaching the quota limit?”

    1. Analisa Edman Avatar

      Configuring bandwidth and storage thresholds early saves endless headaches during unexpected traffic spikes. Is there a way to set custom escalation intervals if a quota warning remains unacknowledged?

    2. Humberto Avatar

      Updating the primary email in cPanel sounds basic until a server alert gets routed to an unmonitored mailbox. Does updating contact info at the account level cascade down to individual email inbox quotas?

    3. Robert Hargis Avatar

      Thumbs up! Exactly what I was looking for.

    4. Kiera Fennell Avatar

      Nice vibe to this tutorial, very crisp and helpful.

    5. Elida Kevin Avatar

      Yay, thanks for putting this together!

    6. Lawrence Barlowe Avatar

      Pretty sure anyone could figure this out in two minutes, but nice effort.

    7. Courtney Mullen Avatar

      Hectic morning sorting this out, thank you for the clarity.

    8. Heriberto Pearson Avatar

      Thumbs up from me, worked without any issues.

    9. Hulda Hankinson Avatar

      Bookmarked! Straightforward and easy to follow.

    10. Esther Sikora Avatar

      Really nice vibe in the comments, thanks for sharing.

    11. Eric Jones Avatar

      Clear disk warning thresholds give admins enough breathing room to clean up old backups before mail starts bouncing. Can these automated quota warnings be piped into a webhook or Slack channel instead of just standard email?

    12. Leandro Maier Avatar

      Why make a guide for something so basic? Glad it’s here anyway I guess.

    13. Jorja Lapointe Avatar

      Yay! Everything is up and running now.

    14. Eric Jones Avatar

      Setting up quota notifications in cPanel is a lifesaver before disk space suddenly runs out. Does cPanel allow secondary alert emails, or does it only notify the primary address on file?

    15. Antonetta Bellingshausen Avatar

      Hectic trying to figure this out before finding this post. Much appreciated!

    16. Eric Jones Avatar

      Thumbs up, super handy reference.

    17. Honestly wondered why someone would need a tutorial for this, but here I am using it haha.

    18. Kaitlyn Avatar

      Awesome tips, worked like a charm on the first try.

    19. Clean, simple, and straight to the point. Thanks!

    20. Wait, is this really necessary for most sites? Good breakdown though.

    21. Helena Avatar

      Nice vibe here, appreciate how straightforward the explanation is.

    22. Hectic week and this quick fix was exactly what I needed.

    23. Annabelle Avatar

      Thumbs up! This saved me quite a bit of headache today.

    24. Do people really need a full guide for this? Still, nice writeup.

    25. Why do so many default hosting templates disable these quota warnings by default?

    26. Terrie Avatar

      Solid tip, configuring secondary email notifications solved this for us.

    27. Hectic when a client mailbox fills up without anyone noticing!

    28. Katherin Avatar

      Very straightforward guide, appreciate the clear steps.

    29. Thumbs up. Having multiple alert emails set up is essential.

    30. Jerrod Avatar

      Wait, this still happens where people miss quota warnings and lose mail?

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