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Prepare your cPanel server for the ConfigServer shutdown

Last updated on Aug 21, 2025

1. What’s Happening?

  • ConfigServer (Way to the Web Ltd.) is shutting down completely on August 31, 2025. Support and downloads for both commercial and free tools end on that date. Reference link

  • Commercial tools (e.g. ConfigServer Exploit Scanner (cxs), Outgoing Spam Monitor (osm), MailScanner Front‑End (MSFE)): Must be updated before August 31, or they will stop working permanently and can’t be reinstalled or transferred. Reference link

  • Free scripts (e.g. ConfigServer Security & Firewall (csf), Mail Queues (cmq), Mail Manage (cmm), Modsecurity Control (cmc), Explorer (cse)): Will continue running post‑shutdown without updates and won’t be available for fresh installs. Reference link

2. Immediate Tasks (Don’t Wait!)

  1. Read the full announcement & FAQs on the ConfigServer site. Reference link

  2. Audit your server—identify which ConfigServer tools are installed.

  3. Update all commercial tools to their latest versions before August 31.

  4. Download and back up installers for free scripts from ConfigServer using our below provided links.

  5. Activate any unused commercial licenses now, so they don’t go to waste.

3. How to Check What’s Installed

Via WHM (as root):

  • Navigate to Plugins → look for:

    • ConfigServer Security & Firewall (csf)

    • ConfigServer Mail Queues (cmq)

    • ConfigServer Mail Manage (cmm)

    • ConfigServer ModSecurity Control (cmc)

    • ConfigServer Explorer (cse)

    • MailScanner Front‑End (MSFE)

    • ConfigServer Exploit Scanner (cxs)
      Tip: Use the WHM search box and type "configserver" or the tool’s short name to find them fast.

Via SSH:

  • CSF: ls /etc/csf

  • Free scripts: ls -1 /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/configserver

  • Commercial scripts: Locations vary—check your docs or look in WHM UI for clues.

4. Check Versions (SSH)

  • CSF: cat /etc/csf/version.txt

  • CMQ: cat /etc/cmq/cmqversion.txt

  • CMM: cat /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/configserver/cmm/cmmversion.txt

  • CMC: cat /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/configserver/cmc/cmcversion.txt

  • CSE: cat /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/configserver/cse/cseversion.txt

  • CXS: cxs --version

  • For MSFE & OSM, check your internal documentation or see what’s shown in the WHM UI.

5. How to Update Tools

Must be done before August 31, 2025.

  • CXS (Exploit Scanner):

    cxs -U

  • OSM (Outgoing Spam Monitor):

    wget https://client.brixly.uk/osminstaller.tgz
tar -xzf osminstaller.tgz 
perl osminstaller.pl

6. TL;DR Summary

  • ConfigServer is shutting down Aug 31 2025 — end-of-life for support/downloads.

  • Update commercial tools now or they die forever.

  • Free tools keep running, but get frozen—no updates, no re-installs.

  • Audit your installation, grab installers, activate licenses, and update everything now.

Links for the software below:

ConfigServer Exploit Scanner (cxs)  - https://client.brixly.uk/cxsinstaller.tgz

Outgoing Spam Monitor (osm) - https://client.brixly.uk/osminstaller.tgz

MailScanner Front-End (MSFE) - https://client.brixly.uk/msfeinstaller.tgz

ConfigServer Security & Firewall (csf) - https://client.brixly.uk/csf.tgz

ConfigServer Mail Queues (cmq) - https://client.brixly.uk/cmq.tgz

ConfigServer Mail Manage (cmm) - https://client.brixly.uk/cmm.tgz

ConfigServer Modsecurity Control (cmc) - https://client.brixly.uk/cmc.tgz

ConfigServer Explorer (cse) - https://client.brixly.uk/cse.tgz