{"id":2837,"date":"2021-10-09T12:24:06","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T12:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/?p=2837"},"modified":"2021-10-09T12:24:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T12:24:06","slug":"how-to-allow-outbound-smtp-in-csf-firewall-via-whm-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/how-to-allow-outbound-smtp-in-csf-firewall-via-whm-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Allow Outbound SMTP in CSF Firewall via WHM\/cPanel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even after installing the CSF Firewall application, some users may not be able to send emails. This issue is more common with WordPress users and, by allowing outbound SMTP you can resolve it for the CSF Firewall via WHM.<\/p>\n<p>To Allow Outbound SMTP in CSF Firewall follow the below given steps:<\/p>\n<p>1. As root account Login to your WHM.<\/p>\n<p>2. From the menu Access <strong>Plugins<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2838 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/outbound-1-300x135.png\" alt=\"outbound-1\" width=\"900\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/outbound-1-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/outbound-1-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/outbound-1.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Now click on <strong>ConfigServer Security<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Firewall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2839 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/outbound-2-300x74.png\" alt=\"outbound-2\" width=\"601\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/outbound-2-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/outbound-2.png 601w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The will open the CSF application.<\/p>\n<p>4. Choose the <strong>csf<\/strong> tab and in the <strong>csf- ConfigServer Firewall<\/strong> section click the <strong>Firewall Configuration<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2840 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/outbound-3-300x211.png\" alt=\"outbound-3\" width=\"600\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/outbound-3-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/outbound-3.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now you will see the ConfigServer Firewall\u2019s configuration interface.<\/p>\n<p>5. For the <strong>SMTP_BLOCK<\/strong> field select the <strong>SMTP<\/strong> Settings section and click the <strong>Off<\/strong> switch .<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2841\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/outbound-4-300x108.png\" alt=\"outbound-4\" width=\"700\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/outbound-4-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/outbound-4.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6. After that scroll to the bottom and click on the <strong>Change<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p>It will save the changes you made.<\/p>\n<p>7. Finally click on the <strong>Restart csf+lfd<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2842 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/outbound-5-300x165.png\" alt=\"outbound-5\" width=\"387\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/outbound-5-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/outbound-5.png 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It will restart the CSF application and apply the changes you made.<\/p>\n<p>Thus for your WHM\/cPanel server the CSF Firewall will stop blocking all the outgoing SMTP .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even after installing the CSF Firewall application, some users may not be able to send emails. This issue is more common with WordPress users and, by allowing outbound SMTP you can resolve it for the CSF Firewall via WHM. 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