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Re: WebFaction users
Do websites have to be in the root of the /webapps directory?
Could you structure that directory like this, for example:
- webapps/
- group/
- domain1
- domain2
- domain3
- indie
- group/
So that multiple users can be given SFTP access to the /group directory only (and thus all domains in it), and not to the /indie directory at all? That’s what I’m trying to achieve, anyway.
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Re: WebFaction users
Here’s the instructions for granting access permissions and here’s a further info on granting access to specific users which is less comfortable but I’ve used before to provide access to someone else to a separate directory. When the SFTP into the server, they arrive at the base, so you need to set up a symlink that takes them directly to their respective app.
What I’m not sure about is whether you can do group/domain1, domain2, domain3 all within one web app or whether those each have to be separate webapps.
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It would work if I could assign multiple access paths for a given user (even if a bit tedious), but the UI doesn’t seem to allow that. Either a user has access to all webapps, or only one specific app. Seems a bit screwy.
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Re: WebFaction users
Destry wrote #297388:
It would work if I could assign multiple access paths for a given user (even if a bit tedious), but the UI doesn’t seem to allow that. Either a user has access to all webapps, or only one specific app. Seems a bit screwy.
i have set up a couple of jailed users. it wasn’t dead simple… but it seems to work. How tio give a user SFTP access to their file space. They can’t create a db or have mysql access:
much like the old jailed solution SexyFileManger that we had on Textdrive
Last edited by bici (2016-01-15 06:41:27)
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Re: WebFaction users
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Re: WebFaction users
colak wrote #297482:
Would this affect txp users?
ie:
- users creation
- password resetting
- send comments
- zcr
- postmaster
“Switch to using our SMTP server – smtp.webfaction.com”
doesn’t this solve all the issues? or am I missing something?
It’s all about sending emails right? i only use smtp.webfaction.com as i tis.
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Hi bici, how did you do that? Is it just a matter of adding smtp.webfaction.com in the advance preferences? What about the ports they are talking about?
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Re: WebFaction users
ruud wrote #297489:
No. Txp uses the PHP mail function which by default uses the sendmail binary.
phew!
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Re: WebFaction users
colak wrote #297484:
Hi bici, how did you do that? Is it just a matter of adding smtp.webfaction.com in the advance preferences? What about the ports they are talking about?
I may have led you astray. i don’t actually tie it into txp.
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I have WF email accounts setup in Apple Mail. Ports were established automatically. Yesterday I stopped being able to send out via Mail, and sure enough the outgoing servers using smtp.webaction.com were on port “25”.
But the fact they stopped working doesn’t make sense because Apple Mail is not a server, and WF even says, “Port 25 traffic will only be allowed to our outbound email server – smtp.webfaction.com.” I’ve tried changing them to ports 465 or 587, as indicated in the WF notice, but I can’t get it to work anymore.
Just after I finally had all my associated mail accounts (different projects) configured and working on one client. A first after years of trying. Short lived. Sigh
Edit: Apple Mail is actually indicating that the outgoing server (smtp.webfaction.com) is “offline”, regardless of which port I use. Anyone else having that problem, or am I the only lucky one.
Edit 2: Got it working. It was actually two problems. Docs for Mail El Capitan make clear it’s port 587. But the real problem for me, apparently was my “mailbox name” was the email and not the actual name. Changed that and the warp drive fired up instantly. Star bound! [My inbound mail was working, so it could be my outbound mail wasn’t working from the start and I didn’t realize it because I was receiving mail.]
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Re: WebFaction users
Destry – Your inbox in apple mail can be called anything. Your user name MUST be the same as your WebFaction MAILBOX. i use mailbox names in the form of DOMAIN_EMAIL. eg. bicilogic_coppi This USERNAME has to be used for incoming and outgoingsettings…
My settings are imap and i have always used port 587. For outgoing I set: use SSL and authentication: password.
Last edited by bici (2016-01-21 06:45:33)
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Re: WebFaction users
Regarding HTTPS
We want to move to it at CSF, and it looks like letsencrypt.org (LE) is now pubic beta and making free certificates available, but it’s a bit over my head.
A couple of related but independent questions:
- LE has an Apache plugin, apparently, for installing the certificate… Can that be used at WebFaction? (I’m guessing yes since it’s Apache servers, but not sure if there are some constraints in the access requirements.)
- What does this HTTPS info at WF mean… Can you just turn on HTTPS, or do you still need to buy/acquire a certificate somewhere, such as from LE?
Any help spinning me in the right direction is appreciated.
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