{"id":431,"date":"2024-10-11T19:40:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T19:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/?p=431"},"modified":"2024-10-11T19:41:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T19:41:15","slug":"create-email-accounts-in-plesk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/create-email-accounts-in-plesk\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Email Accounts in Plesk: A Step-by-Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Plesk is a popular web hosting control panel that offers a range of tools to manage websites, email accounts, and more. One of its key features is the ability to create and manage email accounts for domains hosted on your server. In this guide, we&#8217;ll walk you through the step-by-step process of creating email accounts in Plesk, allowing you to manage professional email addresses for your domain easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li ><a href=\"#why-create-email-accounts-in-plesk\">Why Create Email Accounts in Plesk?<\/a><\/li><li ><a href=\"#prerequisites\">Prerequisites:<\/a><\/li><li ><a href=\"#step-by-step-guide-to-creating-email-accounts-in-plesk\">Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Email Accounts in Plesk<\/a><ul><li ><a href=\"#step-1-log-in-to-plesk\">Step 1: Log in to Plesk<\/a><\/li><li ><a href=\"#step-2-navigate-to-the-mail-section\">Step 2: Navigate to the Mail Section<\/a><\/li><li ><a href=\"#step-3-select-your-domain\">Step 3: Select Your Domain<\/a><\/li><li ><a href=\"#step-4-create-a-new-email-account\">Step 4: Create a New Email Account<\/a><\/li><li ><a href=\"#step-5-advanced-settings-optional\">Step 5: Advanced Settings (Optional)<\/a><\/li><li ><a href=\"#step-6-save-and-complete\">Step 6: Save and Complete<\/a><\/li><li ><a href=\"#step-7-access-your-new-email-account\">Step 7: Access Your New Email Account<\/a><ul><li ><a href=\"#access-via-webmail\">Access via Webmail:<\/a><\/li><li ><a href=\"#set-up-in-an-email-client\">Set Up in an Email Client:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li ><a href=\"#managing-email-accounts-in-plesk\">Managing Email Accounts in Plesk<\/a><ul><li ><a href=\"#change-password\">Change Password<\/a><\/li><li ><a href=\"#set-quotas\">Set Quotas<\/a><\/li><li ><a href=\"#delete-an-email-account\">Delete an Email Account<\/a><\/li><li ><a href=\"#enable-disable-autoresponders\">Enable\/Disable Autoresponders<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li ><a href=\"#common-issues-when-creating-email-accounts-in-plesk\">Common Issues When Creating Email Accounts in Plesk<\/a><ul><li ><a href=\"#email-quota-exceeded\">Email Quota Exceeded<\/a><\/li><li ><a href=\"#incorrect-server-settings-for-email-client\">Incorrect Server Settings for Email Client<\/a><\/li><li ><a href=\"#password-issues\">Password Issues<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li ><a href=\"#conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-create-email-accounts-in-plesk\">Why Create Email Accounts in Plesk?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating an email account in Plesk is essential if you want to set up professional email addresses for your domain, such as yourname@yourdomain.com. Having a custom email domain adds credibility to your business, increases brand recognition, and allows for better management of communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By using Plesk\u2019s interface, you can create and manage multiple email accounts, set up quotas, change passwords, and configure various email services like forwarding and autoresponders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"prerequisites\">Prerequisites:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you start, ensure that you have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access to your Plesk control panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A domain name set up in Plesk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enough hosting resources to create new email accounts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-by-step-guide-to-creating-email-accounts-in-plesk\">Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Email Accounts in Plesk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-1-log-in-to-plesk\">Step 1: Log in to Plesk<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Plesk-control-panel.png\" alt=\"Plesk control panel\" class=\"wp-image-411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Plesk-control-panel.png 557w, https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Plesk-control-panel-282x300.png 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The first step is to log into your Plesk control panel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open your web browser and go to the Plesk login URL, typically something like <code>https:\/\/<a href=\"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">yourdomain.com<\/a>:8443<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your username and password provided by your hosting provider, then click <strong>Login<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-2-navigate-to-the-mail-section\">Step 2: Navigate to the Mail Section<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once logged in, follow these steps to access the email management section:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/choose-mail-option.png\" alt=\"choose mail option\" class=\"wp-image-436\" style=\"width:495px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/choose-mail-option.png 546w, https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/choose-mail-option-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From the Plesk dashboard, find and click on <strong>Mail<\/strong> from the left-side navigation menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Mail section, you\u2019ll see a list of any existing email accounts for your domain.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-3-select-your-domain\">Step 3: Select Your Domain<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you manage multiple domains, make sure you select the domain for which you want to create a new email account:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At the top of the Mail section, you\u2019ll see a dropdown or a list of domains.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the domain for which you want to create the email account.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-4-create-a-new-email-account\">Step 4: Create a New Email Account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you&#8217;re in the Mail section for your domain, follow these steps to create a new email account:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/create-an-email-accounts-in-plesk-1024x332.png\" alt=\"create an email accounts in plesk\" class=\"wp-image-434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/create-an-email-accounts-in-plesk-1024x332.png 1024w, https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/create-an-email-accounts-in-plesk-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/create-an-email-accounts-in-plesk-768x249.png 768w, https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/create-an-email-accounts-in-plesk.png 1193w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <strong>Create Email Address<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill in the required details:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Email Address<\/strong>: Enter the email address you want to create (e.g., <strong><a>john@yourdomain.com<\/a><\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Password<\/strong>: Set a secure password or use the <strong>Generate<\/strong> button to let Plesk create a strong password for you. Make sure to note the password or save it in a password manager.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want to set up a mailbox quota, specify the maximum storage limit for the account. If not, you can leave this field as unlimited.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/create-a-email-account-in-plesk-1024x743.png\" alt=\"create a email accounts in plesk\" class=\"wp-image-433\" style=\"width:758px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/create-a-email-account-in-plesk-1024x743.png 1024w, https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/create-a-email-account-in-plesk-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/create-a-email-account-in-plesk-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/create-a-email-account-in-plesk.png 1212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-5-advanced-settings-optional\">Step 5: Advanced Settings (Optional)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Plesk offers additional settings you can configure when creating an email account:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Access to the Control Panel<\/strong>: If you want the user to have access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plesk.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.plesk.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Plesk control panel<\/a> (for example, to manage their own email account), you can enable this option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Redirect to Another Email<\/strong>: You can set up email forwarding by redirecting incoming emails to another address.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Autoresponder<\/strong>: Set up an automatic reply to emails when the user is unavailable, such as for vacation responses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-6-save-and-complete\">Step 6: Save and Complete<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/after-creation-ckick-ok-1024x433.png\" alt=\"after creation click ok\" class=\"wp-image-432\" style=\"width:712px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/after-creation-ckick-ok-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/after-creation-ckick-ok-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/after-creation-ckick-ok-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/after-creation-ckick-ok.png 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>After entering all the required details, click <strong>OK<\/strong> or <strong>Save<\/strong> to create the email account. The new email address will now appear in the list of accounts under the <strong>Mail<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-7-access-your-new-email-account\">Step 7: Access Your New Email Account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To access the newly created email account, you can either use Webmail or set up the account in an email client like Outlook or Thunderbird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"access-via-webmail\">Access via Webmail:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In your browser, go to the Webmail login page, usually <code>https:\/\/webmail.yourdomain.com<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your newly created email address and the password you set earlier.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will now be able to send and receive emails using Webmail.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"set-up-in-an-email-client\">Set Up in an Email Client:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open your email client (e.g., Outlook, Thunderbird).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a new email account by entering the email address and password.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plesk will provide you with the server details (incoming and outgoing mail server) needed for configuration. These are usually in the format of <code>mail.yourdomain.com<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"managing-email-accounts-in-plesk\">Managing Email Accounts in Plesk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After creating the email account, you can easily manage it within Plesk. Here\u2019s what you can do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"change-password\">Change Password<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need to change the email account\u2019s password, simply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the <strong>Mail<\/strong> section in Plesk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the email address you want to update.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter a new password in the <strong>Password<\/strong> field and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"set-quotas\">Set Quotas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can adjust the storage limit of any email account by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Selecting the email account from the <strong>Mail<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Changing the value in the <strong>Mailbox size<\/strong> field to a desired quota or setting it to unlimited.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"delete-an-email-account\">Delete an Email Account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you no longer need the email account, you can delete it by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Going to the <strong>Mail<\/strong> section in Plesk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Selecting the checkbox next to the email account you want to delete.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clicking <strong>Remove<\/strong> and confirming your choice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enable-disable-autoresponders\">Enable\/Disable Autoresponders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To set up automatic responses (such as out-of-office replies), follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the <strong>Mail<\/strong> section, click on the email address.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to <strong>Autoresponders<\/strong>, and set your message.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can enable or disable the autoresponder depending on your needs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"common-issues-when-creating-email-accounts-in-plesk\">Common Issues When Creating Email Accounts in Plesk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"email-quota-exceeded\">Email Quota Exceeded<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve set a quota for your email account and the mailbox becomes full, the account won\u2019t be able to receive new emails. To resolve this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increase the quota in the <strong>Mailbox size<\/strong> field in Plesk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Delete old or unnecessary emails to free up space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"incorrect-server-settings-for-email-client\">Incorrect Server Settings for Email Client<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re having trouble setting up your email account in an external email client, double-check the incoming and outgoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squarebrothers.com\/email-hosting-india\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.squarebrothers.com\/email-hosting-india\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">mail server<\/a> settings. These details are typically found in Plesk or can be provided by your hosting provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"password-issues\">Password Issues<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If the user forgets their email password, you can easily reset it from the Plesk <strong>Mail<\/strong> section by editing the email account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"conclusion\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating email accounts in Plesk is a straightforward process that allows you to set up professional and reliable email addresses for your domain. By following the steps in this guide, you can quickly create, manage, and configure email accounts for yourself, your business, or your clients. Whether you need basic email functionality or more advanced options like autoresponders and forwarding, Plesk makes it easy to manage all your email needs from one place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plesk is a popular web hosting control panel that offers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":435,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":438,"href":"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431\/revisions\/438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orissawebhosting.in\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}