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# How to Update Your Profile and Notification Settings

> Learn how to update your personal details, timezone, language preferences, and configure email notification settings in the FREAKHOSTING VPS Control Panel.

## Managing Your Profile and Notifications

Your profile is the control center for how the VPS panel looks, feels, and communicates with you. Getting your timezone right means backup schedules make sense at a glance. Turning on the right notifications means you hear about problems before they become disasters. Let's walk through everything on the **Profile** tab so your account works exactly the way you need it to.

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    Beginner
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    3 Minutes
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## Updating Your Personal Details

<Steps>
  <Step title="Navigate to Account Settings">
    Click on **Account** in the top navigation bar of the control panel. You will land on the **Profile** tab by default, where you will see two sections: **Personal Details** on the left and **Notifications** on the right.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Update Your Name">
    Modify the **Name** field to update the display name associated with your account. This is the name that appears in greetings, email notifications, and anywhere the panel addresses you personally.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify Your Email Address">
    Review the **Email Address** field. This is the primary email used for all account communications, login credentials, password resets, and notifications. If you need to change it, update the field with your new email address and make absolutely sure the new address is one you can access — losing access to this email means losing your primary recovery method.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set Your Timezone">
    Click the **Timezone** dropdown and select the timezone that matches your local time. You will see options formatted like **(UTC+00:00) Europe/London** or **(UTC-05:00) America/New\_York**.

    **Why this matters:** Every timestamp in the control panel — backup completion times, task logs, login history, scheduled events — displays in your chosen timezone. If you are in New York but your timezone is set to London, a backup that ran at 2:00 AM your time will show as 7:00 AM, which gets confusing fast.

    **Quick tip:** If you travel frequently, set it to your "home base" timezone so your schedules stay consistent regardless of where you are.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose Your Language">
    Select your preferred language from the **Language** dropdown. You will see options with country flags next to them (for example, **English** with a UK flag). The control panel interface will switch to your chosen language after you save.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save Your Changes">
    Click the **Update Profile Settings** button (the full-width blue button at the bottom of the Personal Details section) to apply all your changes at once.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Configuring Email Notifications

On the right side of the Profile page, you will find the **Notifications** section with three toggle switches. Each one controls a specific type of email alert. Let's break down what they do and when you would want them on.

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  <Card title="Account Login" icon="right-to-bracket">
    **Default: Off**

    When enabled, you receive an email every time someone (including you) logs into your account. This is your early-warning system for unauthorized access.

    **Real scenario:** You are at home on a Saturday and get a login notification you did not trigger. That is your cue to immediately change your password and check for suspicious activity. Without this notification, you might not notice the breach for days.

    **Who should enable this:** Anyone who wants an extra layer of security awareness, especially if you manage production servers or handle sensitive data.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Server Backup Complete" icon="check-circle">
    **Default: Off**

    When enabled, you receive an email each time a scheduled or manual backup of any of your servers completes successfully.

    **Real scenario:** You kicked off a manual backup before making a risky configuration change. An hour later, the "backup complete" email hits your inbox — now you know it is safe to proceed. Without the notification, you would need to keep checking the panel.

    **Who should enable this:** Users who want confirmation that their backups are actually running. Particularly useful if you have daily backup schedules and want a paper trail in your inbox.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Server Backup Failure" icon="triangle-exclamation">
    **Default: On (green)**

    When enabled, you receive an email if a backup fails to complete or encounters an error during the process. This is the one notification we strongly recommend you never turn off.

    **Real scenario:** Your server's disk filled up overnight and the nightly backup failed silently. Without this notification, you could go days — or weeks — thinking your data is protected when it is not. One hardware failure later, and that data is gone for good.

    **Who should enable this:** Everyone. Seriously, everyone.
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<Important>
  We recommend keeping **Server Backup Failure** notifications enabled at all times. A failed backup you do not know about is worse than no backup at all — it gives you a false sense of security while your data sits unprotected.
</Important>

To toggle any notification on or off, simply click its **switch**. The toggle turns green when active. Changes are saved automatically — there is no need to click an additional save button for notification preferences.

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<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="What timezone should I select?">
    Choose the timezone that corresponds to your physical location or the timezone you prefer for interpreting server events. For example, if you live in Berlin, select **(UTC+01:00) Europe/Berlin**. If you are in Los Angeles, pick **(UTC-08:00) America/Los\_Angeles**. All timestamps in the control panel — including task logs, backup times, and login history — will display in your selected timezone. If you are unsure, search for the nearest major city to your location in the dropdown.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I change my email address?">
    Yes, you can update your email address directly from the Profile tab. After changing it, make sure you can still receive emails at the new address, as it will be used for all future communications, password resets, and notifications. If you lose access to the new email, you will need to contact support to regain account access.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Which language options are available?">
    The control panel supports multiple languages. Click the Language dropdown to see all available options with their country flags. The interface will switch to your chosen language immediately after saving your profile settings.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do notification changes require saving?">
    No. Notification toggles save automatically as soon as you click them. The **Update Profile Settings** button only applies to changes in the Personal Details section (name, email, timezone, language).
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

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<Note>
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</Note>

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  **Last Updated:** March 2026 | **VPS Support:** Profile management simplified.
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