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How can I setup webmail to go directly to Horde, SquirrelMail or RoundCube?

  1. Login to the webmail program you prefer. You can get there by going to your-domain.com/webmail. You'll need to login using a username (which is the full email address) and password.

  2. Once you have logged into webmail, click on the webmail program of your choice.

  3. Copy the url in your address bar. It will look something like:

    http://your-domain.com:2095/3rdparty/roundcube/index.php

    http://your-domain.com:2095/horde/login.php

    http://your-domain.com:2095/3rdparty/squirrelmail/src/login.php

  4. Note: You must replace your-domain.com with your actual domain name in the above examples.

  5. Once you have the URL you'll be wanting to use, login to your cPanel.

  6. In cPanel, setup a subdomain called something like myemail.your-domain.com (you can do this by clicking on the "subdomains" icon in cPanel). Do NOT use mail.your-domain.com as these particular subdomains are already in use on the server and attempting to use them as subdomains can result in conflicts.

  7. After you've setup the subdomain in your cPanel, setup a "redirect" for the subdomain (by clicking on the "subdomains" icon). You will need to setup the redirect so the subdomain goes to the URL of the webmail program of your choice.

Article Comments

denise trowsdale
This has given me an undersanding of webmail. Is there any way I can change the password on an existing webmail log in?

HostGator
You can reset the password via cPanel > Email Accounts icon. Find the email address and there is a Change Password icon to the right.

Individual email users can also change their password, but they must have the correct password to login first, and the icon is found on the page where you choose the webmail program. (So, you must go to the normal domain.com/webmail to see it.)



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