AutoDiscover & AutoConfig

a.rayman

• December 07, 2016 05:28

My cPanel server does not use DNS, all my clients use their own DNS service (e.g. CloudFlare or their domain name providers). A client wants to use autodiscover and autoconfig - what records do they need to use in their DNS?

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  cPanelMichael

  • December 07, 2016 18:49

  Hello, I recommend configuring the service based on your preferences after reviewing the documentation at: AutoConfig and Autodiscover - cPanel Knowledge Base - cPanel Documentation Even though DNS is disabled on the cPanel server, the DNS records are still created within the DNS zone for purposes like this. Once you've enabled AutoConfig/Autodiscover, review the DNS zone to see which entries were added: "WHM >> DNS Functions >> Edit DNS Zone" For example:
  autoconfig IN A 1.2.3.4 autodiscover IN A 1.2.3.4 _autodiscover._tcp IN SRV 0 0 443 cpanelemaildiscovery.cpanel.net. _caldav._tcp IN SRV 0 0 2079 $hostname. _caldavs._tcp IN SRV 0 0 2080 $hostname. _carddav._tcp IN SRV 0 0 2079 $hostname. _carddavs._tcp IN SRV 0 0 2080 $hostname. _caldav._tcp IN TXT path=/ _caldavs._tcp IN TXT path=/ _carddav._tcp IN TXT path=/ _carddavs._tcp IN TXT path=/
  Thank you.

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  EneTar

  • October 01, 2022 22:31

  Hello, I recommend configuring the service based on your preferences after reviewing the documentation at: > DNS Functions >> Edit DNS Zone" For example:
  autoconfig IN A 1.2.3.4 autodiscover IN A 1.2.3.4 _autodiscover._tcp IN SRV 0 0 443 cpanelemaildiscovery.cpanel.net. _caldav._tcp IN SRV 0 0 2079 $hostname. _caldavs._tcp IN SRV 0 0 2080 $hostname. _carddav._tcp IN SRV 0 0 2079 $hostname. _carddavs._tcp IN SRV 0 0 2080 $hostname. _caldav._tcp IN TXT path=/ _caldavs._tcp IN TXT path=/ _carddav._tcp IN TXT path=/ _carddavs._tcp IN TXT path=/
  Thank you.

  
  I have the same question and I wanted to ask if it is enough to add on Cloudflare DNS the
  autoconfig IN A 1.2.3.4 autodiscover IN A 1.2.3.4
  and keep the rest of the entries at the cpanel server or is it needed to add all of them, including the _* entries at the Cloudflare DNS even though they exist in the cpanel server?

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • October 03, 2022 13:08

  @EneTar - it depends on how your DNS is handled. If you are using Cloudflare for your nameservers and managing DNS there, then all records would need to be duplicated over to Cloudflare.

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