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# How to Setup DirectAdmin Email with Cloudflare

> Step-by-step guide to configuring DirectAdmin email services using Cloudflare DNS, MX, and SPF records

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If your domain uses **Cloudflare** for DNS management, you must configure specific email DNS records in Cloudflare so that your DirectAdmin custom email addresses (`user@yourdomain.com`) can send and receive emails properly.

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### 1. Find Email DNS Records in DirectAdmin

1. Log in to your DirectAdmin control panel.
2. Under the **Account Manager** menu, click **DNS Management**.

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  ![DNS Management Menu](https://id-cdn.aisbirnusantara.com/documentation/directadmin-account-manager-dns-icon.png)
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Note your server IP address, MX record value, and SPF TXT record:

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  ![DNS Management Table](https://id-cdn.aisbirnusantara.com/documentation/directadmin-dns-management-records-table.png)
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### 2. Add DNS Records in Cloudflare Dashboard

Open your [Cloudflare Dashboard](https://dash.cloudflare.com) -> select your domain -> navigate to **DNS** -> **Records**, then add the following records:

#### A. A Record for Mail Subdomain

* **Type**: `A`
* **Name**: `mail`
* **IPv4 Address**: Enter your DirectAdmin server IP (e.g. `82.25.62.14`).
* **Proxy status**: **DNS Only (Grey Cloud / Unproxied)**

<Warning>
  **CRITICAL - Set Proxy Status to DNS Only**:
  The `mail` hostname **MUST NOT** be proxied by Cloudflare (no orange cloud). Cloudflare proxies HTTP/HTTPS traffic only, while mail protocols (SMTP, IMAP, POP3) require a direct connection.
</Warning>

#### B. MX Record (Mail Exchanger)

* **Type**: `MX`
* **Name**: `@`
* **Mail server**: `mail.yourdomain.com`
* **Priority**: `10`
* **TTL**: `Auto`

#### C. TXT Record (SPF - Anti-Spam / Authentication)

* **Type**: `TXT`
* **Name**: `@`
* **Content**: `"v=spf1 a mx ip4:82.25.62.14 ~all"` (replace with your server IP from DirectAdmin DNS Management).
* **TTL**: `Auto`

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### 3. Email Client Connection Settings (Webmail / Outlook / Gmail)

Once DNS propagates:

* **Webmail URL**: `https://yourdomain.com/roundcube` or `https://webmail.yourdomain.com`
* **Incoming Mail Server (IMAP/POP3)**: `mail.yourdomain.com` (Port 993 SSL / Port 995 SSL)
* **Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)**: `mail.yourdomain.com` (Port 465 SSL / Port 587 STARTTLS)
* **Username**: Full email address (e.g. `info@yourdomain.com`)
* **Password**: Password created under DirectAdmin *E-mail Accounts*.

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## Done 🎉

Your business domain emails are now integrated with Cloudflare and ready for communication!