This article provides a guide for how to uninstall cPanel Analytics from WHM server. This guide is intended for root-level server administrators.
What is cPanel Analytics?
cPanel Analytics is installed by default on fresh cPanel server installations. This software collects data from the server and reports to the cPanel company for research and development value.
For cPanel/WHM server administrators and hosting providers, cPanel Analytics has no useful value on the server and further complicates data handling by providing data from the server the software developer. Additionally, this will use resources from the cPanel/WHM server to fulfill it's tasks. Given these conditions, we recommend removing it from the server.
How to Uninstall cPanel Analytics from WHM Server
To uninstall cPanel Analytics from WHM server, follow the steps below:
- Login to server via SSH.
- Run the following command (as root or sudo):
/scripts/uninstall_cpanel_analytics
After a cPanel update, since cPanel may reinstall cPanel Analytics, you can run the following to update any packages, uninstall cPanel Analytics, and update KernelCare:
dnf update -y && /scripts/uninstall_cpanel_analytics && /usr/bin/kcarectl --update
Conclusion
You now know how to uninstall cPanel Analytics from WHM server.