This article describes how to add, modify, and delete e-mail accounts in cPanel. You can define e-mail account storage quotas, change e-mail passwords, and more. E-mail accounts that you create are accessible by using webmail in your web browser, or by using your own e-mail client application (such as Thunderbird or Microsoft Outlook).
Creating an e-mail account
To create an e-mail account in cPanel, follow these steps:
- Login to cPanel
- Open the Email Accounts tool:
- If you are using the Jupiter theme, on the Tools page, in the Email section, click Email Accounts:
- If you are using the Paper Lantern theme, in the EMAIL section of the cPanel home page, click Email Accounts:
- Click Create.
- From the Domain menu, select the domain where you want to create the e-mail account
- Enter a new email address in the Username text box.
- Select one of the following options for the password:
- Select set password now, and then type a password in the Password text box.
- Alternatively, select Send login link to alternate email address, and cPanel’s sends a message with login information to the specified e-mail address.
- Next to Optional Settings, click Edit Settings.
- In the Storage Space section, enter a custom mailbox quota storage size, or select Unlimited.
- To automatically create folders for plus addressing, select Automatically Create Folders.
- 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.
- 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.
Modifying an e-mail account
- Login to cPanel
- Open Email Accounts tool:
- If you are using the Jupiter theme, on the Tools page, in the Email section, click Email Accounts:
- If you are using the Paper Lantern theme, in the EMAIL section of the cPanel home page, click Email Accounts:
- Locate the account you want to modify, and then click Manage
- To access the account’s webmail, click Check Email.
- To change the account’s password, under SECURITY, in the New Password text box, type the new password.
- To change the account’s quota, under STORAGE, allocate the storage allowed in the Allocated Storage Space list box.
- To set account restrictions, under RESTRICTIONS select the settings you want. You can enable or disable incoming messages, outgoing messages, and logins.
- To change plus addressing (subaddressing) options, select the setting that you want.
- Click Update Email Settings. cPanel modifies the e-mail account.
Deleting an e-mail account
- Login to cPanel
- Open Email Accounts tool:
- If you are using the Jupiter theme, on the Tools page, in the Email section, click Email Accounts:
- If you are using the Paper Lantern theme, in the EMAIL section of the cPanel home page, click Email Accounts:
- Locate the e-mail account that you want to delete, and then click Manage.
- Navigate to the bottom of the page to the DELETE EMAIL ACCOUNT section.
- Click Delete Email Account, and then click Delete to confirm. cPanel deletes the e-mail account.