The DirectAdmin Domain Setup screen allows you to add and manage domains on your DirectAdmin account.
To get started, locate the Account Manager section shown below and click on Domain Setup
DirectAdmin Account Manager Section Below is the screen you will see after clicking Domain Setup
DirectAdmin Domain Setup Screen On this screen, you have the following options:
View the domains currently on your account along with the size of them, bandwidth used and the number of subdomains.
Difficulty Level: Easy
To begin, login to your DirectAdmin Control panel as the Admin
Once you are logged in, either locate the icon that says Edit User Message and click on it (located in the Account Manager section) OR type Edit User Message into the search bar at the top of your screen.
DirectAdmin Account Manager Section DirectAdmin Edit User Message If you need any assistance, please submit a ticket for Technical Support
Create an Email Account Creating email accounts using your DirectAdmin control panel is quick and easy to do.
To create an email account, login to your DirectAdmin control panel
Scroll down until you find the E-mail Manager section and click E-mail Accounts (shown in the image below)
Search The DirectAdmin Search function works very well and makes it very easy to locate the E-Mail Accounts page. Type E-Mail Accounts in the search bar and the link to the E-Mail Accounts page will appear.
Locate the E-Mail Manager section, shown below and click on Forwarders
This next screen, shown below, will list any existing Forwarders and allow you to create a new Forwarder by clicking the blue button that says Create E-Mail Forwarder. You can also click the check box next to an existing forwarder to have the option to delete it.
DirectAdmin E-Mail Forwarders Screen Once you click the button to Create an E-Mail Forwarder, you will see the screen below
DirectAdmin Email Manager Section Email Accounts Learn how to create and manage email accounts Forwarders Learn how to forward email messages from one email account to another email account Spam Filters Learn how to create additional spam filters to help keep your inbox free of spam emails SpamAssassin Setup Learn how to enable and configure Apache SpamAssassin to filter unwanted spam messages before they reach your inbox
Create an FTP Account To create an FTP account, start by logging in to your DirectAdmin control panel
Search The DirectAdmin Search function works very well and makes it very easy to locate the FTP Management page. Type FTP in the search bar and the link to the FTP Management page will appear. If you don’t want to use the search bar for any reason, Start by clicking on FTP Management
If your web hosting plan uses DirectAdmin you are in the right place for help. Take a look at our extensive documentation to see how to perform many common tasks within the control panel.
DirectAdmin Login URL If you are logging in as a User the login URL is yourdomain.com:2222 (replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name)
If you are logging in as an Admin (if you have a VPS), the login URL is either server-ip-address:2222 or if you have an SSL certifificate for the server, it’s generally host.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Checking the List Administrators on your VPS (Virtual Private Server) is quick and easy to do.
To begin, login to your DirectAdmin Control panel as the Admin
Once you are logged in, either locate the icon that says List Administrators and click on it (located in the Account Manager section) OR type List Administrators into the search bar at the top of your screen.
DirectAdmin Account Manager Section After clicking on List Administrators you will seee the screen below.
