beginner website maintenance tasks with cPanel, any tips?

hey everyone, i just launched my first small saas and wow, it's a whole new world. i've been lurking in the 'cPanel managed services' thread trying to learn, but honestly, it's kinda overwhelming for a total beginner like me. i went with a cPanel managed service thinking it would make things super easy, and it does for the initial setup. but now i'm staring at my cPanel dashboard and i'm really not sure how to handle even the most basic website upkeep. i've looked at a bunch of tutorials online, but they all seem to assume i already know what an A record is or how to use a terminal, which i totally don't. like, how do you safely update wordpress, plugins, and themes without breaking everything? i'm terrifed of clicking 'update all' and suddenly my site is down. also, setting up reliable backups. my host says they do daily backups, but i've read it's smart to have your own. what's the simplest way to do that through cPanel or even an external service that integrates easily? i just need something idiot-proof. then there's monitoring for security issues or weird activity. are there any simple cPanel tools or logs i should be checking regularly? i wouldn't even know what to look for. and basic performance checks. i know cPanel has some stats, but what's actually useful for a beginner to keep an eye on to make sure things are running smoothly? i'm really looking for some super simple, step-by-step guidance here. like, what are the absolute, bare-minimum essentials a beginner like me needs to do for ongoing website upkeep in cPanel without totally messing things up? i'm talking about the stuff that, if i ignore it, my site will eventually crash or get hacked. how do you pros approach these simple, yet critical, beginner website upkeep tasks with cPanel, and what's the easiest way for someone with zero server knowledge to stay on top of it all