Creating Email Accounts

Set Up Professional Email Addresses

Create professional email addresses using your domain name (like [email protected]) through your hosting account.

Benefits of Professional Email

• Build credibility with customers
• Reinforce your brand identity
• Look more professional than Gmail/Yahoo
• Better spam filtering and security
• Full control over your email

Creating Email Accounts in cPanel

Step 1: Access Email Accounts

1. Log in to your cPanel
2. Find the "Email" section
3. Click on "Email Accounts"

Step 2: Create New Account

1. Click the "+ Create" button
2. Fill in the following fields:

Username: The part before the @ symbol

• Common examples: info, support, sales, admin, contact
• Personal: firstname, firstname.lastname

Domain: Select your domain from dropdown

Password: Create a strong password

• Use the "Generate" button for strong passwords
• Minimum 8 characters recommended
• Include uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols

Storage Space: Allocate mailbox size

• 250 MB: Light email use
• 500 MB - 1 GB: Average use
• 2 GB+: Heavy use with attachments
• Unlimited: If your plan allows

Step 3: Create Account

1. Click "Create" button
2. Note down the email address and password
3. The account is now ready to use!

Email Account Settings

After creation, you'll see important settings:

Webmail Access:

• URL: yourdomain.com/webmail
• Or: mail.yourdomain.com
• Or: server.bloomhosting.io/webmail

Email Client Settings:

• Username: full email address
• Password: your email password
• Incoming Server (IMAP): mail.yourdomain.com
• IMAP Port: 993 (SSL)
• Incoming Server (POP3): mail.yourdomain.com
• POP3 Port: 995 (SSL)
• Outgoing Server (SMTP): mail.yourdomain.com
• SMTP Port: 465 (SSL) or 587 (TLS)

Managing Email Accounts

Change Password:

1. Find the email account in the list
2. Click "Manage"
3. Click "Change Password"
4. Enter new password

Change Quota:

1. Click "Manage" on the account
2. Click "Change Quota"
3. Enter new size or select unlimited

Delete Account:

1. Click "Delete" next to the account
2. Confirm deletion
3. Warning: This permanently deletes all emails!

Accessing Your Email

Option 1: Webmail

1. Go to yourdomain.com/webmail
2. Choose a webmail client (Roundcube, Horde)
3. Login with email and password

Option 2: Email Client

Configure desktop or mobile apps:

• Outlook
• Thunderbird
• Apple Mail
• Gmail app
• iPhone/Android Mail

Best Practices

• Create role-based emails: info@, support@, sales@
• Use strong, unique passwords for each account
• Enable spam filtering
• Set up email forwarders for team distribution
• Configure autoresponders for out-of-office
• Regularly backup important emails
• Delete old emails to free up space

Common Email Addresses to Create

• info@: General inquiries
• support@: Customer support
• sales@: Sales questions
• admin@: Administrative purposes
• contact@: Contact form submissions
• noreply@: Automated emails
• billing@: Invoice and payment queries