RainLoop webmail for DirectAdmin

Introduction

This guide shows you how to install and configure RainLoop webmail for your DirectAdmin server.

Prerequisites

• A running DirectAdmin server
• Basic knowledge of Linux shell commands

Installation

First, SSH to your DirectAdmin server (with root) and download RainLoop:

cd /var/www/html
wget http://repository.rainloop.net/v2/webmail/rainloop-community-latest.zip

Then, extract the downloaded file to /var/www/html/rainloop and set the permissions:

unzip rainloop-community-latest.zip -d rainloop
cd /var/www/html/rainloop
find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
chown -R webapps:webapps .

Configuration

1. Configure the DirectAdmin to use RainLoop:

   nano /usr/local/directadmin/conf/directadmin.conf
   

   Set webmail_link=rainloop

   Then restart the DirectAdmin service:

   service directadmin restart
   

   Disable other webmails:

   cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild
   ./build set roundcube no
   ./build set squirrelmail no
   ./build rewrite_confs
   

2. Update RainLoop admin password Go to http://hostname.server.com/rainloop/?admin, the default username/password is admin/12345, so login and change your password.

3. Configure login Click "Login" tab, enter your server's hostname as the Default Domain and check "Try to determine user domain".

4. Configure domains Click "Domains" tab, uncheck all domains and then click "Add domain" button.

5. Set Default Domain

6. We need to add another wildcard domain.
   

7. Add RainLoop Alias pointing to /var/www/html

   cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild
   mkdir custom
   echo "rainloop=rainloop" >> custom/webapps.list
   ./build rewrite_confs
   

Note

• To protect your server, I recommend you enable reCaptcha for the RainLoop.
• If you want to use the contacts feature, then select MySQL for the Storage.

Conclusion

Now you have DirectAdmin with the beautiful RainLoop webmail.