{"id":1402,"date":"2019-01-14T20:30:52","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T19:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markus-blog.de\/?p=1402"},"modified":"2019-03-23T13:11:04","modified_gmt":"2019-03-23T12:11:04","slug":"how-to-install-and-register-rainloop-webmail-as-service-in-plesk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markus-blog.de\/index.php\/2019\/01\/14\/how-to-install-and-register-rainloop-webmail-as-service-in-plesk\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install and register RainLoop WebMail as Service in Plesk"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Currently there are two free webmail solutions in Plesk that I personally do not prefer. Therefore, I had the idea to implement RainLoop Webmail as a third solution for me.
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Step 1: Domain Preparation in Plesk<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We go to our domain and open Mail Settings<\/code> in Plesk:<\/p>\n

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There we have to change the Webmail<\/code>-Application to None<\/code> and confirm with OK<\/code>:<\/p>\n

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Step 2: Add Subdomain for webmail<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In the next step we will create the new Subdomain for webmail, I will use webmail<\/code>, but you can choose any name you want, do not forget to Secure the domain with Let's Encrypt<\/code>:<\/p>\n

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When the subdomain has been created, we will adjust the Apache & nginx Settings<\/code>:<\/p>\n

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disable the Proxy Mode<\/code> to turn off Apache2:<\/p>\n

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and we add the following code to Additional nginx directives<\/code> to ban access to the data directory of Rainloop, which we will create later:<\/p>\n

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location ^~ \/data {\r\n\tdeny all;\r\n}<\/pre>\n
It should look like this:<\/p>\n
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Confirm with OK<\/code>.<\/p>\n
If you are on shred Hosting and do not have the right to adjust directives, you have to create a .htaccess-file in data-directory with ftp or file-manager.
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# line below if for Apache 2.4\r\n<ifModule mod_authz_core.c>\r\nRequire all denied\r\n<\/ifModule>\r\n\r\n# line below if for Apache 2.2\r\n<ifModule !mod_authz_core.c>\r\ndeny from all\r\nSatisfy All\r\n<\/ifModule>\r\n\r\n# section for Apache 2.2 and 2.4\r\n<ifModule mod_autoindex.c>\r\nIndexIgnore *\r\n<\/ifModule><\/pre>\n
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Step 3: Create Database for Contacts in Rainloop (optional)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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This step is optional because Rainloop can store contacts within its own SQLite instance even without a MySQL database.<\/p>\n
We add a Database in our subdomain by clicking Add Database<\/code>:<\/p>\n
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and we enter the required values, for example the following ones (Please note the username, password and database name):<\/p>\n
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Confirm with OK<\/code>.<\/p>\n
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Step 4: Installation of RainLoop Webmail<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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First we have to download the Installer-Script here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Then we go to File Manager<\/code> in our Subdomain, Select<\/code> and Remove<\/code> all Content:<\/p>\n
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Upload the downloaded Installer-Script (installer.php<\/code>):<\/p>\n
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and call the installer.php<\/code> in your webbrowser: https:\/\/webmail.yourdomain.tld\/installer.php<\/code>. This will create the following output:<\/p>\n
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Step 5: Configuration of RainLoop Webmail<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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To configure our new RainLoop Webmail Solution, we have to enter the admin interface:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/webmail.yourdomain.tld\/?admin<\/code><\/p>\n
the default credentials are admin<\/code> with password 12345<\/code>:<\/p>\n
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First of all we should change the credentials in the Security<\/code>-Tab and enable Two-Factor-Authentication:<\/p>\n
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Before we will able to use Webmail, we have to add the domain or domains you want to allow to use RainLoop in the Domain<\/code>-Tab and do not forget to disable or delete active domains (as example gmail):<\/p>\n
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In the next dialog we have to enter the required information to connect to our mailserver per imap and smtp, I will use no encryption, because I use my local mailserver. When you use an external mailserver please use encryption!<\/p>\n
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Next we go to Tab Contacts<\/code> and activate them. We do not forget to enter our Database-Connection if we create a MySQL-Instance for RainLoop in Step 3:<\/p>\n
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In the Tab General<\/code> we may adjust Attachment size limit<\/code> and Interface<\/code> Settings for example Language<\/code>:<\/p>\n
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and in the Plugins<\/code> Tab we are able to activate Plugins:<\/p>\n
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which we can install in the Packages<\/code> Tab:<\/p>\n
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In the Tab About<\/code>, we should check for an update:<\/p>\n
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If an update is available, we can install it by clicking Update<\/code>:<\/p>\n
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Now our new RainLoop Webmail is available at our Subdomain https:\/\/webmail.yourdomain.tld:<\/p>\n
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At the end of this step we have to remove the installer.php in the webspace of our Subdomain with the File Manager:<\/p>\n
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If we want to use this webmail for other domains, we can follow the next step to register RainLoop as Webmail Solution in Plesk.<\/p>\n
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Step 6: Configuration of Plesk (optional)
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In this step we will register the new Webmail Solution in Plesk.<\/p>\n
Go to Tools & Settings<\/code> and Webmail<\/code> under Mail<\/code> in Plesk<\/p>\n
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and in the next dialog we will add our RainLoop with Register Webmail<\/code>:<\/p>\n
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and enter our URL and Webmail-Name:<\/p>\n
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Now we can change the Webmail<\/code> in other domains in Mail Settings<\/code>:<\/p>\n
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Finished \ud83d\ude42 Try it out, Share it and don’t hesitate to contact me. See you soon…<\/p>\n