Internal Software and Onboarding Setup
ARC8 Email and Calendar Setup
A tutorial on how to import the new signature version and add arc8 calendars.
Created 05/20/26 First time doing HTML signature
Email Signature Import Windows
We are moving to HTML based email signatures. This allows us to embed hyperlinks on phone number, email, and the ARC8 logo. This will eliminate the error of our signature not loading correctly for some client recipients.
Please see the Synology repository for your email signature file. See also: eM Client Download
- In the top left corner open the hamburger menu and select Settings
3. Select "Templates and Signatures"
4. Select the "Signatures..." button
5. Select "Import"
6. Select your signature file (e.g. "Daniel_Perry_Email_Signature_05-20-26.html")
7. Close the "Signatures..." window and be sure to apply your new signature for new mail, replies, and forwards
8. Select Save & Close in the top left corner of the window and congratulations, you new signature has been applied!
eM Client Calendar Setup
2. Add account:
3. Select calendar and CalDev:
4. Fill out the information with your Synology login credentials and "https://cloud.arc8productions.com/caldav/":
5. Specify what you want your account to show up as in the calendar view (e.g. Synology Calendar):
6. Click Finished and it should authenticate and show up in your calendar view
ARC8 Email Setup On iOS
This is a tutorial to setup your ARC8 email with the native iCloud Mail app
1. Open Settings and select Apps
Open Settings. Scroll to the bottom and select Apps.
2. Select Mail
Scroll down and click Mail.
3. Selct Mail Accounts
Select the mail accounts sub menu option
4. Select Add account
Below your already added accounts, select Add Account.
5. Enter in your ARC8 Email
Fill in your ARC8 email then click Next.
6. Select Add Other Account
Click Add Other Account.
7. Select Mail Account
Select Mail Account.
8. Fill in IMAP settings
Enter all account information and click Next.
Set Host Name to mail.arc8p.com.
9. Save IMAP settings
10. Select Mail
Select Mail to sync your ARC8 mail
Turning on Notes will only sync your iCloud Notes App with other iCloud devices also logged in on your ARC8 email
11. Email Appears in Mail App
Ensure the email appears in the Mail App as another mailbox below your already configured mailboxes.
ARC8 Tasks (Vikunja)
Tasks on Mobile
There are two major options when considering how to have your tasks on the go. There is a mobile app in the app store but it is created by a third-party but has high ratings. An alternative would be to add the website as a web app.
To add an the app you have to create an API Token
1. Open Settings
Click the 'Settings' option in the dropdown menu. On tasks.arc8productions.com
2. Click API Tokens
Click the 'API Tokens' option in the settings menu.
3. Create API Token
Click the "+ CREATE A TOKEN" button at the bottom of the screen.
4. Select API token access level
Click the 'FULL ACCESS' button under Quick presets to set the token's permission scope.
5. Create API Token
Click the 'CREATE TOKEN' button at the bottom of the screen to generate the API token.
6. Copy API Token
Scroll to the top of the page and select the newly created API Key starting with tk_... and copy it.
7. Open Vikunja app
Click the Vikunja app icon on the home screen to launch the application.
8. Connect to Vikunja server
Click the "Connect to Vikunja" button
9. Enter Server URL and API Token
Enter the Server URL into the Server URL field and the API token into the API Token field.
10. Install Vikunja as a web app
Open your mobile browser and navigate to tasks.arc8productions.com. Access the browser's context menu settings and select Share.
11. Add to Home Screen
Click the Add to Home Screen option in the browser's context menu.
12. Add to Home Screen Confirmation
Click the blue 'Add' button in the 'Add to Home Screen' dialog
13. Both Appear as Native Apps
Both options appear as native apps on a mobile device.