Short answer
In DirectAdmin, open E-mail Manager then E-mail Accounts and choose Create Account. Enter the part before the @ —
hello, info, your name — set a strong password and a mailbox size, and it works immediately.A quota of 500MB to 1GB suits most addresses. Remember that mailboxes count towards your 3GB of storage, so a mailbox holding years of attachments eats into the space your website can use.
To read the mail, use webmail in DirectAdmin or set the address up in your normal mail app.
Learn more
- How to create an email account in DirectAdminCreate an address like you@yourdomain.co.uk in DirectAdmin: choosing a quota and password, checking it works, and connecting your apps.
- Email settings for any app (IMAP, POP3 and SMTP)The server names, ports and security settings for connecting any email app to your Traxio mailbox, with what to do if the app rejects them.
- Mailbox size, quotas and ‘mailbox full’ errorsHow mailbox quotas work, how email counts towards your 3GB, how to raise a quota, and how to stop a mailbox filling up again.
Step-by-step
- Create your email address and use it everywhereBeginner · 20 min · 6 steps