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How to create an email account in cPanel

To create an email account with cPanel simply login to your control panel (Usually located at domain.com/cpanel or domain.com:2083)

Once logged in, look for the “Email” Section and click on the “Email Account” setting, as illustrated below.

How to create an email account in cPanel — 1

Once presented with the Email Accounts page, simply locate and click on the “Create” button towards the right of the page.

How to create an email account in cPanel — 2

An email account creation form should now be generated, simply fill in the details/settings to your liking and click “create”.

How to create an email account in cPanel — 3

  • Username: The username of your email account, which is the email address basically. For example, username@domain.com
  • Security: The password of your email account
  • Storage Space: The total disk space that the email account is allowed to use from your total hosting accounts disk space.
  • Create Folders for Plus Addressing: Basically, creates a new folder if the email address is addressed with a “+”. For example, an email sent to username[email protected] will open a folder under “Tom” within the email account. We would recommend keeping this enabled.

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