> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://speedypage.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Account preferences

> How to update your contact email, notification preferences, password, and interface language in cPanel.

The Account Preferences page in cPanel lets you manage your contact details, control which email notifications you receive, change your password, and set the interface language.

## Open account preferences

Log in to cPanel through your [client area](https://my.speedypage.com) or at `yourdomain.com/cpanel`. Go to **Preferences** and click **Account Preferences**.

## Update your contact email

Your contact email is where cPanel sends account notifications and password reset confirmations.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enter your email addresses">
    Fill in the **Primary Email Address** field. You can also set a **Secondary Email Address** as a backup.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm your identity">
    Enter your cPanel account password in the **Account Password** field.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Click **Save Changes**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  Use an email address that is not hosted on the same cPanel account. If your server or mailbox has a problem, you won't receive the notification emails that tell you about it.
</Warning>

## Configure notification preferences

In the **Contact Preferences** section, you can choose which events trigger an email to your contact address. The most useful ones to keep enabled:

| Notification                              | Why it matters                                                                                                                        |
| ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Account approaches disk quota             | You can't upload files or receive email once your disk space is full.                                                                 |
| Account approaches bandwidth limit        | Your site becomes inaccessible once the limit is reached.                                                                             |
| Email account approaches or is over quota | Individual mailboxes stop receiving mail when full.                                                                                   |
| Password changes                          | Alerts you if someone else changes your account password.                                                                             |
| Someone logs in to my account             | Useful if you suspect unauthorised access. Only sends one notice per 24 hours for each username, service, and IP address combination. |

Select or clear the checkboxes for each notification, then click **Save Changes**.

## AutoSSL notifications

All SpeedyPage hosting plans include free AutoSSL certificates. You can control how much detail you get about AutoSSL activity:

* **All AutoSSL events** — notifies you about successful installations, failures, and deferrals.
* **Failures and deferrals only** (default) — skips the success messages.
* **Failures only** — only notifies you when a certificate request fails.
* **Disable** — turns off all AutoSSL notifications.

For most accounts, the default setting (failures and deferrals only) is the right choice. You'll only hear from AutoSSL when something needs your attention.

## Change your password

Scroll to the **Change Password** section. Enter your new password or click **Generate** to create a strong random password. Click **Save Password**.

<Note>
  Changing your cPanel password also updates your FTP password if you use the main cPanel account for FTP access. Any saved FTP connections will need to be updated with the new password.
</Note>

## Change the interface language

In the **Change Language** section, select a language from the dropdown menu and click **Save Changes**. Supported languages include English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Indonesian, and Turkish.