DirectAdmin Plugin

Warning: This plugin only supports AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, and CloudLinux operating systems. Ubuntu and Debian are not yet supported.

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Installing the DirectAdmin Plugin

1. Ensure you have root access to your DirectAdmin server.
2. Generate a smarthost (or use an existing one) in your JetEmail dashboard.
3. Open a terminal or SSH into your server.
4. Download the installation script and set the correct permissions:

curl -O https://cdn.jetemail.com/plugins/directadmin/install-directadmin.sh
chmod 755 install-directadmin.sh

5. Run the installation script (no inputs required):

./install-directadmin.sh

6. The script will install the JetEmail repository on your server.
7. After the repository is installed, you have two options to complete the configuration: Option A: Command Line Installation Run the jetemail-directadmin command with your JetEmail credentials:
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   jetemail-directadmin --smtp-user USERNAME --smtp-pass PASSWORD
   
   Available options:
   • -u, --smtp-user <SMTP_USER>: Your JetEmail smarthost username (required, must not contain @ symbol)
   • -p, --smtp-pass <SMTP_PASS>: Your JetEmail smarthost password (required)
   • -d, --domain-lockdown: Add DNS TXT records for all domains (Domain Lockdown)
   • -s, --add-spf: Add SPF include for JetEmail (SPF Records)
   • -v, --verbose: Verbose output (use multiple times for more verbosity)
   • --skip-smtp-test: Skip SMTP connection test (use if network restrictions prevent connection testing)
   • --test-only: Test mode: only test SMTP connection, don’t install anything
   • -h, --help: Print help
   Examples:
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   # Basic installation
   jetemail-directadmin -u smarthostusername -p password
   
   # With domain lockdown
   jetemail-directadmin -u smarthostusername -p password -d
   
   # With SPF modification
   jetemail-directadmin -u smarthostusername -p password -s
   
   # With both domain lockdown and SPF
   jetemail-directadmin -u smarthostusername -p password -d -s
   
   # Test SMTP connection only
   jetemail-directadmin -u smarthostusername -p password --test-only
   
   Option B: DirectAdmin Plugin Use the JetEmail plugin in DirectAdmin to complete the configuration through the web interface. The plugin is located at Extra Features -> JetEmail SMTP Relay.

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Uninstalling the DirectAdmin Plugin

1. Ensure you have root access to your DirectAdmin server.
2. Open a terminal or SSH into your server.
3. Remove the plugin using yum:

yum remove jetemail-directadmin

4. Remove the JetEmail repository file:

rm /etc/yum.repos.d/jetemail.repo

5. The plugin and all JetEmail configurations will be removed from your server.