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title: How to log into the DirectAdmin control panel
description: "# How to Log In to the DirectAdmin Control Panel DirectAdmin is the control panel used to manage your website hosting — email accounts, FTP access, databases, domains, backups, and more — all from one dashboard. ## How to Log…"
url: "https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-log-into-the-directadmin-control-panel/"
updated: "2026-08-14"
category: DirectAdmin
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# How to log into the DirectAdmin control panel

# How to Log In to the DirectAdmin Control Panel

DirectAdmin is the control panel used to manage your website hosting — email accounts, FTP access, databases, domains, backups, and more — all from one dashboard.

## How to Log In

1. [Log in to your DirectAdmin](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-log-into-the-directadmin-control-panel/) control panel by accessing https://yourdomain:2222
2. Enter the username and password sent to you in your welcome email when you signed up.

**Note** that your DirectAdmin username and password are **NOT** the same as those used to log in to this support portal — they're separate systems.

**Forgot your password?** See [how to change your password in DirectAdmin](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-change-your-password-in-directadmin/)

### What You Can Do in DirectAdmin

Once logged in, here's where to go for common tasks:

**Email**

- [Create a POP email account](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-create-a-pop-email-account-in-directadmin/)
- [Set up email forwarding](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-setup-email-forwarding-in-directadmin/)
- [Create an autoresponder](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-create-an-autoresponder-in-directadmin/)
- [Vacation message](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-create-vacation-messages-in-directadmin/)
- [Use webmail (Roundcube)](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-use-webmail-in-directadmin/)
- [Set up spam filters](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-create-spam-filters-in-directadmin/)

**Files & FTP**

- [Connect via FTP](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/what-software-do-i-use-to-connect-via-ftp/)
- [Create additional FTP accounts](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-create-additional-ftp-accounts-in-directadmin/)

**Databases**

- [Create a MySQL database](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-create-a-mysql-database-in-directadmin/)
- [Manage databases with phpMyAdmin](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/managing-mysql-databases-with-phpmyadmin-in-directadmin/)

**Domains**

- [Host an additional domain](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/hosting-additional-domains-in-directadmin/)
- [Create a domain pointer](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-create-a-domain-pointer-in-directadmin/)

**Backups & Security**

- [Back up your website](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-backup-your-website-in-directadmin/)
- [Install an SSL certificate](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-install-an-ssl-certificate-in-directadmin/)