How to start using DirectAdmin hosting - guide

To get started and use your DirectAdmin hosting properly, you need the DirectAdmin hosting instructions that we have written here. Here's what you need to get started in the DirectAdmin panel:

Log in to the DirectAdmin panel

To manage your hosting, set up a site, add domains, create emails and much more, you must first log in to the panel.

Here is the instruction:

How to log in to the DirectAdmin panel? 

Create an email address for your business, hobby or personal needs


In the panel, you can easily create a new email address based on your domain name. If you have a website called baker1234.rs, you can easily create email addresses that read info@baker1234.rs, prodaja@baker1234.rs and the like.

Instructions are right below:

How to create an email address in the DirectAdmin panel?


Create a website in Wordpress

Now that you have hosting and a domain, you've created professional email addresses, you also need a website. With us you can easily install WordPress with one click.

Here's how:

How do I install WordPress in the DirectAdmin panel?


Set up everything you need for the site and emails

You can do a lot in your panel and set the options to your liking easily by following the instructions:

  1. How to park a domain in the DirectAdmin panel? 
  2. How to add a new domain for a separate website in the DirectAdmin panel? 
  3. Adding and Editing DNS Zones in the DirectAdmin Panel
  4. How to add a TXT record for Google Search Console in the DirectAdmin panel 
  5. How can I copy emails from the old hosting to the new hosting using the DirectAdmin panel? 
  6. How do I renew an SSL certificate in the DirectAdmin panel? 
  7. How do I create a new database on DirectAdmin hosting?
  8. Problem in DirectAdmin panel, how do I contact support? Open Ticket 
  9. How can I increase the execution time in the DirectAdmin panel?
  10. How to increase PHP memory limit in DirectAdmin panel? 
  11. How do I increase max_input_vars in DirectAdmin panel? 
  12. How do I increase the post_max_size in the DirectAdmin panel? 
  13. How do I increase the upload_max_filesize in the DirectAdmin panel? 
  14. How do I edit the MX record in the DirectAdmin panel? 
  15. How to set Password Protected Directories in DirectAdmin panel? 
  16. How do I change the password to access the DirectAdmin panel? 
  17. How do I enable DKIM in the DirectAdmin panel? 
  18. How to Generate Backup of your DirectAdmin Account? 
  19. How to create an FTP account in the DirectAdmin panel and connect using FileZilla?
  20. How do I add a DMARC record in the DirectAdmin panel?
In case that is not enough for you or you have a problem that you cannot easily solve, contact our support.
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