SEO Control Center: user guide
SEO Control Center is self-hosted SEO software. It runs on your own web hosting, your data stays on your server, and it works on ordinary shared hosting (cPanel), with no special server needed.
It brings together:
- Search performance from Google Search Console, with up to 16 months of history;
- Keywords with search volume, CPC and competition;
- Rank tracking of your keywords in Google, daily or weekly;
- Competitors: visibility and keyword gaps;
- Opportunities: concrete, prioritised to-dos found in your own data;
- AI access (MCP): let Claude and other AI assistants read your SEO data.
Chapter 1
Requirements
The hosting, PHP version, database and accounts you need.
Chapter 2
Installation
Install SEO Control Center on cPanel hosting in about 15 minutes, without a terminal.
Chapter 3
Activating your licence
Activate your licence key, and how renewals, limits and server moves work.
Chapter 4
First steps
Create your first project, add keywords and find your way around the project pages.
Chapter 5
Connecting Google Search Console
Set up the Google app once, connect your account and link projects to Search Console.
Chapter 6
DataForSEO: keyword data and rank tracking
Connect DataForSEO for keyword metrics and rank tracking, with budgets and cost examples.
Chapter 7
Competitors and opportunities
Compare your visibility with competitors and work through prioritised opportunities.
Chapter 8
AI access (MCP)
Let Claude and other AI assistants read your SEO data through read-only tokens.
Chapter 9
Users, workspaces and security
Workspaces, roles, adding team members, two-factor sign-in and how your data is protected.
Chapter 10
Backups and updates
Create and download backups, and install signed updates from your browser.
Chapter 11
Troubleshooting
Where to look first, common problems and how to get support.
Getting help
When you contact support, please include:
- your installation ID (System → License);
- a support bundle (System health → Download support bundle). It contains health checks and recent errors, never passwords, keys or SEO data.