Knowledge Base

Plesk notification emails not sent to Plesk administrator external mailbox

Symptoms

Plesk notification emails not sent to Plesk administrator
external mailbox
/var/log/plesk/panel.log file contains the following:

ERR [panel] '""' is not a valid hostname for the email address:

Cause

Email address misconfiguration.

Resolution

Log into Plesk
Go to Plesk > My Profile, rename admin email address, click Apply and then rename it back to original, and click Ok

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