Virtualmin makes it simple to create and manage email accounts for your domain. Each account can be accessed through webmail, desktop clients, or mobile devices, giving you full flexibility for how you handle email.
Steps to Create a New Email Account:
1. Log in to your Virtualmin dashboard.
2. From the top-left drop-down menu, select the domain where you want to create the mailbox.
3. In the left menu, click Edit Users under the Virtualmin section.
4. Click Add Mail User to create a new email account. This ensures the account is configured with mailbox access, not just system login permissions.
5. Fill in the following fields:
• Username: The part before the @ symbol (for example, “info”).
• Real name: The person or role this account belongs to.
• Password: Choose a secure password, or click Generate Random Password.
6. Leave all other options at their defaults unless you have specific requirements.
7. Click Create to finalize the account.
8. The new address (for example, info@yourdomain.com) will now appear in the user list.
Accessing Email via Webmail:
• You can access webmail by visiting https://yourdomain.com:20000.
• Log in with the full email address and password you created.
• The webmail interface is powered by Usermin, which lets you read, send, and manage messages from any browser.
Setting Up Email on Desktop or Mobile Clients:
• Incoming Mail (IMAP): yourdomain.com — Port 993 (SSL/TLS)
• Outgoing Mail (SMTP): yourdomain.com — Port 465 (SSL/TLS)
• Username: full email address (for example, info@yourdomain.com)
• Password: the password you assigned to the account
• Use SSL/TLS encryption for both incoming and outgoing connections to keep messages secure.
Managing Existing Mailboxes:
• To change a password, go to Edit Users and click the username to edit.
• To remove an account, select the checkbox next to it and click Delete Selected.
• Disk usage and mailbox limits can also be viewed from the same menu.
Next Steps:
• Test your new account by sending and receiving a message.
• Set up SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records in DNS to improve deliverability.
• Continue to “Setting Up Backups” to learn how to protect your site and mailbox data.
