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Plesk Mail

This document provides step-by-step instructions for setting up a mail server using Plesk and configuring domains for email. It describes setting the DNS records, firewall rules, server hostname, DMARC, DKIM, mail and MX records, SPF record, email addresses, and accessing the mail via different clients.

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Plesk Mail

This document provides step-by-step instructions for setting up a mail server using Plesk and configuring domains for email. It describes setting the DNS records, firewall rules, server hostname, DMARC, DKIM, mail and MX records, SPF record, email addresses, and accessing the mail via different clients.

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Using plesk mail to set up your own mail server:

This will split into two areas, first I will show you how to set the server up for mail then the domain,

First thing to do is set an A record for server on your main domain:

Go to the domain and select DNS:

A Record:

Point the server.domain to the server


Set up reverse DNS:
Set up the firewall for mail:

Add the following records to the firewall:

Allow, IP: All, Protocol: TCP, Port: 25

Allow, IP: All, Protocol: TCP, Port: 465

Allow, IP: All, Protocol: TCP, Port: 587

Allow, IP: All, Protocol: TCP, Port: 993

Set up the server HostName go to plesk Tools and Settings:


Server settings:

Set hostname to server.domain.com:

DMARC and DKIM, Go to plesk Tools and Settings:

Select Mail Server Settings:


Scroll down and tick all the following box’s then to the bottom and save:

You have now set the server up for mail, one step left, if you haven’t already got it unblocked port
25 outgoing will be blocked for security reasons, you need to call Ionos: 03333365327 to get this
unblocked, only do this when the above is complete.

Now setting up each domain for mail:

Set an A record for mail, webmail and a mx record on your domain:

Point the mail.domain to the server IP address

Repeat and do webmail.domain

Now add record, MX:


Host: @ Points to: mail.domain

SPF, Go to your domain DNS settings and click add record, select SPF (TXT):

Fill out hostname: “@” and Value: “v=spf1 mx a ~all” click save
DMARC, Go to your domain DNS settings and click add record, select TXT:

Fill out hostname: “_dmarc” and Value: “v=DMARC1; p=none” click save

Head back to plesk, go to the domain and select mail settings:


Replicate these settings, making sure “Activate mail service on this domain” and “Use DKIM
spam protection system to sign outgoing email messages” is ticked

Then click email address:

Create an email address:

Customise this how you need it to be, create it, then go to webmail.domain.com and you will be able
to into your mail. Once confirmed go back to plesk and click Ok.
DKIM, click onto DNS settings

You will see a record called default._domainkey.domain.com, copy the value from here, it should
look like this:

Zoomed in:

Copy this long text of code in full.

Mine for example here was:

v=DKIM1;
p=MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQClStY2HAwXjisnAksOnieKbzCHQov87y
slstzt4y2pp68dxMpzlvT7w14AsUPz79OpOmqGH/K2orYCtAI5kkrdMNMdr2Wn1OnmCeTKlDN
8jZeHXZv4IwR5P3Y4kUirJcWLo4sSpAOdvlFA1GWeMrVmx7ylkpzhfukdMys5GyCNzwIDAQAB;

Now go to the domains DNS settings in your IONOS panel

Go to the domain and select DNS:

DKIM, click add record, select TXT:


Fill out hostname: “default._domainkey” and paste the copied code into Value then click save

To set up the email address on a client look at these guides:

Server names/host names would be mail.domain.com for all of these:

Outlook:

https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000424274--How-to-add-a-Plesk-email-account-in-
Outlook#:~:text=In%20Outlook%2C%20click%20File%20%3E%20Add%20Account.,Click%20Next.&te
xt=In%20the%20Incoming%20mail%20server,for%20securing%20the%20mail%20server.

Android phone:

https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/obsidian/reseller-guide/75211/

Iphone:

https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/onyx/customer-guide/quick-start-with-plesk/set-up-mail-accounts/2-
access-your-mailbox/access-from-iphone.75203/

Mac Mail:

https://kb.layershift.com/how-to-configure-plesk-mail-in-mac

These guides are not ours and others can be found by searching them on the internet

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