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This article describes how to install the WebMail Lite webmail application using the Softaculous installer in cPanel. WebMail Lite is an open-source lightweight webmail client written in PHP.

INSTALLING WEBMAIL LITE

You can get WebMail Lite up and running on your web site in minutes by using the Softaculous application installer in cPanel.

To install WebMail Lite using Softaculous, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
2. In the SOFTACULOUS APPS INSTALLER section of the cPanel home screen, click any of the options under Categories. The Softaculous installer page appears.
   
   
   • It does not matter which option you click under Categories. All of them start the Softaculous installer.
     
     
3. In the Search text box, type webmail lite and then press ENTER.
   
   
   • Alternatively, you can use the navigation pane on the left side. To do this, click Mails, and then click WebMail Lite.
     
     
4. Click Install. The installation page appears.
5. In the Choose Protocol list box, select the protocol.
   
   
   

   Note: If you have an SSL certificate installed on your site, select https:// or https://www. If you do not have an SSL certificate installed on your site, select http:// or http://www.

   
   
   
   • Because you must send account login information for a webmail application like WebMail Lite, you should only use SSL connections.
6.  In the Choose Domain list box, select the domain for installation, or accept the default value.
7. In the In Directory text box, type the directory where you want to install the application, or accept the default value.
   
   
   

   Note: If you want your domain name to go directly to the application, make sure the In Directory text box is blank.

   
   
   
8. In the Database Name text box, type the name of the database to create for the application, or accept the default value.
9. In the Table Prefix text box, type the database table prefix, or accept the default value.
10. Under Incoming Mail Settings, in the Connection Protocol list box, select IMAP4.
11. in the Server Address text box, type your domain name (for example, example.com).
12. In the Port text box, type 993.
13. In the Use SSL list box, select On.
14. Under Outgoing Mail Settings, in the Server Address text box, type your domain name (for example, example.com).
15. In the Port text box, type 465.
16. In the Use SSL list box, select On.
17. In the Site Name text box, type the site name. The site name appears in the title bar of users' web browsers when they access webmail.
18. In the Select Language list box, select the default language for the application.
19. In the Admin Username text box, type the administrator username.
20. In the Admin Password text box, type the administrator password.
    
    
    

    Note: Make sure that you choose a strong password! The Softaculous installer provides a ranking for your password's strength, and turns green when the password is strong. Alternatively, you can click the Random Password icon icon next to the Admin Password text box, and Softaculous generates a strong, random password for you.

    
    
    
21. Click the Advanced Options icon icon to expand Advanced Options.
22. If you do not want to receive e-mail notifications when application updates are available, select the Disable Update Notifications check box.
23. To receive site configuration information after the installation is complete, type an e-mail address in the Email installation details to text box.
24. Review the installation options and settings, and then click Install. When installation is complete, Softaculous provides information about the application's configuration.