Creating an e-mail account

To create an e-mail account in cPanel, follow these steps:

1. In the EMAIL section of the cPanel home screen, click Email Accounts.
2. Click Create.
3. From the Domain menu, select the domain where you want to create the e-mail account.
4. Enter a new email address in the Username text box.
5. Select one of the following options for the password:
   • Select Set password now, and then type a password in the Password text box.
     You can click Generate and cPanel generates a random, strong password for you.
   • Alternatively, select Send log in link to alternate email address, and cPanel sends a message with login information to the specified e-mail address.
6. Next to Optional Settings, click Edit Settings.
7. In the Storage Space section, enter a custom mailbox quota storage size, or select Unlimited.

8. To automatically create folders for plus addressing, select Automatically Create Folders.

9. To send a message with client configuration instructions to the account, select the Send a welcome email with instructions to set up a mail client check box.

10. Select Stay on this page after I click Create to create another email account after you create this one. Alternatively, click Create to create the account and return to the Email Accounts page.