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Installing Roundcube
All cPanel accounts include the Roundcube webmail application by default. However, it is often a few versions behind the latest version. If there is a new Roundcube feature that you need, you can use Softaculous to install a newer version and run your own installation.-
Log in to cPanel.
📘 Note If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see this article.
- On the Tools page, in the Softaculous Apps Installer section, click Softaculous Apps Installer (or any of the icons under Scripts or Categories).
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In the Search text box, type
roundcubeand then press Enter.📘 Note Alternatively, you can use the navigation pane on the left side. To do this, click Mails , and then click Roundcube .
- Click Install. The installation page appears.
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In the Choose Protocol list box, select the protocol.
📘 Note If you have an SSL certificate installed on your site, select https:// or https://www . If you do not have an SSL certificate installed on your site, select http:// or http://www .
- In the Choose Domain list box, select the domain for installation, or accept the default value.
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In the In Directory text box, type the directory where you want to install the application, or accept the default value.
👍 Tip If you want your domain name to go directly to the application, make sure the In Directory text box is blank.
- In the Site Name text box, type the site name. The site name appears on the Roundcube login page.
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Under IMAP Settings, in the Server Address text box, type your domain name (for example, example.com ).
📘 Note Alternatively, you can use the server name for your account (for example, mi3-ss20.a2hosting.com ). For information about how to determine the server name for your account, please see this article.
- In the Connection Type list box, select SSL.
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In the IMAP Port text box, type
993. -
Under SMTP Settings, in the Server Address text box, type your domain name (for example, example.com ).
📘 Note Alternatively, you can use the server name for your account (for example, mi3-ss20.a2hosting.com ). For information about how to determine the server name for your account, please see this article.
- In the Connection Type list box, select SSL.
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In the SMTP Port text box, type
465. - In the Select Language list box, select the default language for the application.
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Click the
icon to expand Advanced Options.
- In the Database Name text box, type the name of the database to create for the application, or accept the default value.
- In the Table Prefix text box, type the database table prefix, or accept the default value.
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If you do not want to receive e-mail notifications when application updates are available, select the Disable Update Notifications Emails check box.
🚧 Important We strongly recommend that you receive e-mail notifications when application updates are available. Keeping your site updated helps prevent unauthorized access attempts and data loss.
- In the Backup Location list box, you can select a location to store application backups.
- In the Automated backups list box, you can select whether or not Softaculous makes periodic backups of your application.
- In the Backup Rotation list box, you can select how often Softaculous overwrites the oldest backup file with a new backup file.
- To receive site configuration information after the installation is complete, type an e-mail address in the Email installation details to text box.
- Review the installation options and settings, and then click Install. When installation is complete, Softaculous provides information about the application’s configuration.