How to create an Email Account in cPanel? Print

Step 1: Log In to Your cPanel Account

1. Log in to your cPanel account.

Step 2: Access Email Accounts

1. Once you're logged in, you will be on the cPanel homepage.
2. Find the "Email" section and click on "Email Accounts."

Step 3: Create a New Email Account

1. In the "Email Accounts" interface, look for the "+ Create" button and click it.
2. Click the drop-down list and select the domain where you want to create the email account. If you have only one domain, this setting may not appear.
3. Enter a username for your new email account.
4. You can choose to set a password now or request a password setting link to be sent to your email. The default setting is "Set Password Now."
5. If you decide to set the password now, you can manually enter it in the password input box or generate a password automatically by clicking the "Generate" button. Be sure to copy and save the generated password.
6. Click the "Edit Settings" button.

Step 4: Configure Email Account Settings

1. Scroll down to find the "Options" button.
2. You can select "Unlimited" to remove any storage limit for the email account, or set a specific storage space by entering the desired value and selecting the unit (e.g., MB, GB) from the dropdown list.
3. For auto-creating folders, you can leave the default selection as is.
4. If you plan to create another email account after this one, you can check the respective box.

Step 5: Create the Email Account

1. Click the "Create" button.