DirectAdmin SMTP Configuration is now so simple with these steps in this article. Bobcares, as part of our Server Management Service, responds to all DirectAdmin inquiries, large or small.

DirectAdmin SMTP Configuration

The majority of internet-based systems employ SMTP as a means of sending mail from one user to another. Nowadays, an improperly configured mail system is one issue that many users encounter. So we should keep in mind the following guidelines to avoid such mistakes.

• Ensure that the hostname should not be the same as any of the domain that is being used on the system.
• Confirm the location of the hostname is in the /etc/virtual/domains file.
• The hostname must resolve. Else, add the required A records to the DNS zone such that it does.
• We should also ensure that the hostname must *not* be in the /etc/virtual/domainowners file.
• There must be a directory named /etc/virtual/hostname and make sure that it doesn’t contain any files.
• Make sure the hostname does not contain any upper case letters.
• Verify that the main server IP has a reverse lookup on it.

The default settings that come with DirectAdmin installations are the most comprehensive and effective. Usually, all of the settings for the mail software are there when you create a new POP/SMTP/IMAP account (email box) in DirectAdmin.

Let’s see the steps to configure SMTP on DirectAdmin.

DirectAdmin SMTP Configuration: Steps

The following steps help to configure SMTP on DirectAdmin:

1. Firstly, we have to create an email account in DirectAdmin.
2. Now we can configure incoming emails in the email program with the below settings:
   • For IMAP server:
     server or host: mail.YOURDOMAIN.COM (change YOURDOMAIN.COM for the domain which we use)
     port for STARTTLS: 143
     port for SSL/TLS: 993
     port for unsecured connections: 143
     user or login: Your full email address
     authentication method: standard password
   • For POP server:
     server or host: mail.YOURDOMAIN.COM (change YOURDOMAIN.COM for domain which You use)
     port for STARTTLS: 110
     port for SSL/TLS: 995
     port for unsecured connections: 110
     user or login: Your full email address
     authentication method: standard password
3. Then we can configure outgoing emails with below settings:
   • SMTP server:
     server or host: mail.YOURDOMAIN.COM (change YOURDOMAIN.COM for domain which You use)
     port for STARTTLS: 587
     port for SSL/TLS: 465
     port for unsecured connections: 587
     user or login: Your full email address
     authentication method: standard password
4. We have to provide the password we used to create the email account in DirectAdmin when we connect to the email account for the first time.
5. We might occasionally need to accept a server SSL certificate. We may need to check an option like “Accept untrusted certificates” on some email systems.

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Conclusion

To conclude, our Skilled Support team went over the SMTP configuration details on DirectAdmin. The article also checks the list of things we should keep in mind while the configuration process.