How to Create Email Accounts in cPanel

How to create email accounts in cPanel. A personalized email account provides professionalism and credibility to your website.

cPanel allows quick and easy creation of these accounts, without requiring advanced web administration knowledge.

How to create email accounts?

Step 1: Authenticating in cPanel

Access cPanel by entering the address http://your-domain.com/cpanel in your browser and authenticate using the credentials provided by your hosting company.

Step 2: Navigating to the Email Accounts section

After authentication, look for the EMAIL section and click on the Email Accounts option.

This is the area where you can create, edit, or delete email addresses associated with your domain.

Step 3: Creating a new email account

• Click on the Create button.
• Select the domain (if you have multiple domains in your account).
• Enter the email account name (e.g., contact).
• Set a strong password or generate one automatically.
• Set a storage quota for the email account or select the “Unlimited” option.
• Click Create to complete the process.

Step 4: Accessing the email account

After creating the account, you can access it in several ways:

• Through Webmail: http://your-domain.com/webmail
• From cPanel, by accessing Email Accounts and then Check Email
• Through external applications (Outlook, Thunderbird, Gmail) using the IMAP/POP3/SMTP settings provided by cPanel

Email client configuration

After creating the account, cPanel automatically provides configuration settings for popular email applications. These include:

• Incoming server (IMAP): mail.your-domain.com, port 993
• Incoming server (POP3): mail.your-domain.com, port 995
• Outgoing server (SMTP): mail.your-domain.com, port 465

It is recommended to use secure connections (SSL/TLS) for all protocols.

Managing existing accounts

Also from the Email Accounts section, you can:

• Change an account’s password
• Modify storage quota
• Access Webmail directly
• Delete unused email accounts

Security recommendations

It’s important to use complex passwords and periodically change authentication credentials to prevent unauthorized access.

Also, enable two-factor authentication in cPanel if your provider allows it.

Creating email accounts in cPanel is a simple but essential process for professional communication on your website.

Following the steps above, you can easily create and manage personalized addresses, tailored to the needs of your company or online project.