SOLVED AutoDiscover & AutoConfig

[a.rayman]

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?

 

[cPanelMichael]

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.

 

[EneTar]

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.

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?

 

[cPRex]

@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.