DirectAdmin is the control panel for your hosting account. You use it to manage your website files, email, databases, domains and security. This article shows you where to find things.
Open the DirectAdmin address from your welcome email and log in with your DirectAdmin username and password. See Logging in to the Client Area and DirectAdmin.
Your dashboard shows your account's usage at a glance, including disk space, bandwidth, email accounts and databases. The menu groups DirectAdmin's features into sections:
| Section | What you'll find there |
|---|---|
| Account Manager | Domain Setup, Subdomain Management, DNS Management, SSL/TLS Certificates, FTP Management, MySQL Management, Site Redirection and Domain Pointers |
| Email Manager | Email accounts, forwarders, autoresponders, spam filters and email usage |
| Advanced Features | Cronjobs, Password Protected Directories and other advanced tools |
| System Info & Files | File Manager and Site Summary / Statistics / Logs |
| Extra Features | Webmail, phpMyAdmin, Softaculous, Select PHP version, Resource Usage and Imunify360 |
Type part of a feature's name into the search box at the top of the menu (for example "password" or "cron") and DirectAdmin shows the matching items.
Click your username at the top right to change your password, set up two-step authentication or log out.