# The Meridian theme
Source: https://docs.webgee.com/en/hosting/the-meridian-theme



**Meridian** is cPanel's goal-based interface. Where Jupiter arranges tools by
category, Meridian groups them into six hubs built around what you are trying to
do, and adds a dashboard, a command palette and an
[AI Assistant](/en/hosting/cpanel-ai-assistant).

Applies to all WebGee cPanel accounts — shared, reseller and Premium hosting.
Meridian is optional: Jupiter remains fully supported, and you can move between
them from inside cPanel.

## The six hubs [#the-six-hubs]

| Hub             | What lives there                                                  |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Websites**    | Domains, SSL, DNS records, redirects, PHP settings, site builders |
| **Email**       | Accounts, forwarders, autoresponders, filters, mail client setup  |
| **Files**       | File manager, FTP accounts, disk usage, backups                   |
| **Databases**   | Creating and managing databases, and migrating them               |
| **Security**    | SSL certificates, site protection, keys and tokens                |
| **Performance** | Traffic statistics and error diagnosis                            |

The tools themselves are the same tools. What changes is the route to them: in
Jupiter you find **Zone Editor** by knowing it sits under **Domains**, in
Meridian you open the **Websites** hub and work from the domain you care about.

## The dashboard [#the-dashboard]

The Meridian dashboard opens on three things:

* **Action required** — items that need your attention now, such as a domain
  without a valid certificate.
* **Suggested next actions** — based on what your account has and has not been
  set up with. On a new account this is where **Build your website** appears.
* **An account overview** — a summary of your account and its resource usage.

## The command palette [#the-command-palette]

The fastest route to any tool, and the one worth learning first. Open it by:

* selecting the search box at the top of the page,
* pressing `Ctrl` + `K` (Windows and Linux) or `Cmd` + `K` (macOS), or
* typing `/` anywhere in the interface.

Then type the name of what you want — `cron`, `redis`, `ssl` — and select it.
This works regardless of which hub you are in, so you never need to know which
hub owns a tool.

## Switch between Meridian and Jupiter [#switch-between-meridian-and-jupiter]

1. In cPanel, select your **account menu** in the top-right corner.
2. Choose the other theme.

Your settings, files, email and databases are unaffected — the theme changes
only the interface in front of them.

<Callout type="info">
  If your account was created on Meridian by your provider, you cannot switch it
  to Jupiter yourself. Accounts created on Jupiter can move between the two
  freely. On WebGee, open a ticket if you need an account moved.
</Callout>

## What Meridian adds beyond navigation [#what-meridian-adds-beyond-navigation]

Three features exist only in Meridian:

* **[The AI Assistant](/en/hosting/cpanel-ai-assistant)** — a chat panel that
  answers questions about your own account, explains features, walks you through
  tasks, and with approval performs some low-risk changes.
* **[An MCP connection](/en/hosting/connect-cpanel-to-mcp)** — lets an AI coding
  tool such as Claude Code deploy to and maintain your account.
* **[Deploying a Node.js app from the Websites hub](/en/development/deploy-a-nodejs-app-in-meridian)**
  — from a Git repository, a ZIP file or an AI agent, without the Node.js
  Selector.

## When to stay on Jupiter [#when-to-stay-on-jupiter]

Meridian covers the tasks most accounts perform. A few less-common tools are
still reached most directly through Jupiter, and anything you have documented,
bookmarked or written a runbook against is where you left it. Nothing is lost by
staying — and nothing is lost by trying Meridian, since the switch back takes
two clicks.

## Related [#related]

* [Use the AI Assistant](/en/hosting/cpanel-ai-assistant)
* [Build a site with Sitejet Builder](/en/hosting/build-a-site-with-sitejet)
* [The rest of the cPanel tools](/en/hosting/other-cpanel-tools)