Setting up email for your domain is one of the first things you’ll want to do after signing up for hosting, and cPanel makes the process quick and straightforward. This guide walks you through cPanel email setup step by step, showing you how to create a cPanel email account, choose a secure password, set your mailbox storage, and access your new mailbox through webmail. Whether you’re creating your first professional address or adding another mailbox to your domain, you’ll have it up and running in just a few minutes.
NOTE: HostPapa offers several email options. This getting started guide explains how to setup an email account in cPanel. cPanel email accounts are included free with our Web Hosting and WordPress Hosting plans. See our other email setup guides below for creating email accounts with other services.
cPanel Email Setup: Creating a Mailbox
cPanel allows you to set up and manage mailboxes quickly and easily. To create a new cPanel email address for your domain name, follow the steps below:
Step One: Once you’re logged in to the cPanel interface, scroll down to the Email section and click on Email Accounts.
Step Two: Once you’re there, click on the Create button located on the right side of the interface.
Step Three: This will bring you to a menu where you can set up your new mailbox along with its credentials.
Step Four: In the Username field, enter the text you want to appear in front of the “@” symbol. For example, contact@testing.site. If you have several domains linked to your HostPapa account, select a domain from the drop-down field on the right of the “@” symbol.
Step Five: Type a secure password in the Password field. Unless you want a very long, complex password, don’t click on the Generate button, as it will replace your password with a new one.
Step Six: Under the Password field, click on Edit Settings for the Optional Settings section. You’ll be presented with a few options, such as Storage Space.
Step Seven: Set the Storage Space, which is the size of your mailbox. If you type in a specific number, you won’t be able to send or receive emails should your mailbox ever fill up. If this happens, you’ll have to change the quota or delete some of the emails stored on the server. Select Unlimited or enter a number in the field.
Step Eight: Click the Create button. That’s it! You’ve successfully created a new mailbox associated with your domain name.
Managing and Accessing Your cPanel Email
Your new mailbox will appear in the main interface of Email Accounts within cPanel.
If you need to change its password or update the quota assigned to it, click the Manage button.
To check the mailbox online using the webmail interface, click on the Check Email button, which will bring you to a new interface.
From there, you’ll be able to select which webmail client you’d like to use to check and use your new mailbox. Once you’ve decided on which one you prefer, you can also tick the checkbox next to Open my inbox when I log in to avoid seeing this screen again and directly access your mailbox.
Adding Your cPanel Email Account to Popular Devices or Applications?
Want to add your cPanel email to your favorite iPhone or Android devices? Want to use access your mailbox through popular mail programs like Outlook, Google Mail, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, and more? See our Email Client Setup Tutorials.
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