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- Plesk for Linux
- Plesk for Windows
Question
How to use external an SMTP server in Plesk?
Answer
Note: This guide is intended for Plesk administrators. If you are a domain owner, please contact your service provider for assistance.
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In Plesk, go to Tools & Settings > Updates and Upgrades.
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On the Updates and Upgrades page, click Add/Remove Components.
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On the Add/Remove Components page, expand Mail hosting and select MSMTP (relay only).
Note: If local mail server is installed, it will be removed along with other mail components like Mailman, SpamAssassin, Dovecot.
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Click Continue to begin the installation.
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Once the component is installed, go to Tools & Settings > External SMTP Server.
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Select Allow Plesk to send email notifications through this SMTP server to make notifications be sent via the external SMTP server.
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Specify external SMTP server settings and click OK.
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In Plesk, go to Tools & Settings > External SMTP Server.
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Uncheck the setting Use the mail server installed with Plesk and the default mail account created by Plesk.
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Specify external SMTP server settings.
Comments
2 comments
Is there any way to find out why this install is failing for me? I'm trying to install the MSMTP component in a highly restrictive environment, so I believe the yum utility is unable to access the necessary url or IP being used to download this component. Also, is there a way to install components via command line?
@Blake,
The cause of failing install may be found in log file /var/log/plesk/install/autoinstaller3.log
To install components via CLI, use the command "plesk installer" and follow the instructions from the appeared menu.
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