Creating Email Accounts in cPanel

Creating Email Accounts in cPanel

cPanel makes it easy to create professional email accounts using your domain name (e.g., info@yourdomain.com). This guide walks you through creating, configuring, and managing email accounts.

Creating a New Email Account

1. Log into cPanel.
2. Navigate to the Email section and click Email Accounts.
3. Click Create (or + Create).
4. Fill in the following:
   • Domain: Select the domain for the email account.
   • Username: Enter the desired email address prefix (e.g., info, support, john).
   • Password: Set a strong password or use the password generator.
   • Storage Space: Set a mailbox quota or select unlimited.
5. Click Create Account.

Accessing Your Email

There are three main ways to access your email:

1. Webmail

• Navigate to https://yourdomain.com:2096 or https://yourdomain.com/webmail
• Log in with your full email address and password
• Choose a webmail client (Roundcube is recommended)

2. Email Client (Desktop/Mobile) Configure your preferred email client with these settings:

3. cPanel Webmail

• In cPanel, go to Email Accounts, click Check Email next to the account.

Managing Email Accounts

From the Email Accounts page in cPanel, you can:

• Change password — Click Manage next to the account
• Adjust storage quota — Increase or decrease the mailbox size
• Suspend an account — Temporarily disable without deleting
• Delete an account — Permanently remove the email account and all its data

Setting Up Email Forwarders

1. In cPanel, go to Email > Forwarders.
2. Click Add Forwarder.
3. Enter the email address to forward from and the destination address.
4. Click Add Forwarder.

Tips

• Use IMAP instead of POP3 to keep emails synced across all your devices.
• Enable Spam Filters (SpamAssassin) under Email > Spam Filters for protection against junk mail.
• Set up autoresponders for vacation messages or automated replies under Email > Autoresponders.
• Configure SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records to improve email deliverability.

For help with email account configuration, contact 10Corp support.