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title: How to Create Email Accounts on CentOS Web Panel (CWP)
description: "Creating email accounts in **CWP** is a straightforward process Once your server is **[configured for email use](https://truehost.com/support/knowledge-base/how-to-configure-cwp-server-for-email-use/)**, you can easily create email accounts for your domains to send and receive emails. ### **Prerequisites:** - **[CWP installed](https://truehost.com/support/knowledge-base/complete-guide-on-how-to-properly-install-control-web-panelcwp/)** and properly **[configured for…"
url: "https://truehost.com/support/knowledge-base/how-to-create-email-accounts-on-cwp/"
updated: "2024-10-04"
category: Business Email
---

# How to Create Email Accounts on CentOS Web Panel (CWP)

Creating email accounts in **CWP** is a straightforward process

Once your server is **[configured for email use](https://truehost.com/support/knowledge-base/how-to-configure-cwp-server-for-email-use/)**, you can easily create email accounts for your domains to send and receive emails.

### **Prerequisites:**

- **[CWP installed](https://truehost.com/support/knowledge-base/complete-guide-on-how-to-properly-install-control-web-panelcwp/)** and properly **[configured for email use](https://truehost.com/support/knowledge-base/how-to-configure-cwp-server-for-email-use/)** (Postfix and Dovecot installed).
- A domain name configured on your CWP server. You can do that using **[these](https://truehost.com/support/knowledge-base/how-to-create-a-domain-and-subdomain-on-cwp/)** steps.
- Email DNS records (like **MX**, **SPF**, and **DKIM**) for your domain should be set to point to the server
- Access to either CWP Admin panel or user cPanel, where you will crate emails

## **A. Create Emails from Admin CWP**

**Step 1**: Log in to the CWP Admin Panel using **[these steps](https://truehost.com/support/knowledge-base/how-to-access-cwp-main-whm-panel/)**

**Step 2: Navigate to the Email Account Section**.

- Once logged in, navigate to the **Email** section from the left-hand menu.
- Click on **Email Accounts**. This will open the email management page where you can create, edit, and manage email accounts for your domain(s).

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-97.png)

**Step 3: Create a New Email Account**

- While on the **Email Accounts** page, you will see two button; **Add new subdomain** email and **Add new domain mail**.

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-99-1024x253.png)

- Click to **Add a new domain mail** to get a form that need you to choose a user whose email details. From the **drop-down** provided, choose user for the domain that you want to create emails for.
- You will get an expended form to fill in more email details. The domain section has a **drop-down** that enables you choose the right domain, just in case that user owns multiple domains.
- Fill in all the details, ensuring to put a strong password and also save it for use
- Once done, click the blue button labeled **Create Mail**

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-100.png)

- You will see a Success message once the email has been created.

##### **Step 4 : Access the Email Account**

- Once the account is created, you can access it using webmail using any of the URLs below.

```
https://yourhostanme/webmail e.g. https://percona.truehost.cloud/webmail

OR

http://your_server_ip/webmail e.g http://91.134.244.66/webmail
```

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-104-1024x415.png)

## **B. Create Emails from User CWP cPanel**

**Step 1**: Log in to the CWP User panel using **[these steps](https://truehost.com/support/knowledge-base/how-to-access-cwp-users-cpanel/)**

**Step 2: Navigate to the Email Account Section**.

- Once you logged in using the user cPanel, you will see the **Email Accounts** option on the left side pane. Click on it, and again click on **Email Accounts**.

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-98.png)

**Step 3: Create a New Email Account**

- While on the **Email Accounts** page, you will see a button labeled **Add new Mailbox**.

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-101-1024x293.png)

- Click **Add new Mailbox** to get a form that need you to input the email details; the **email address** that you want to create, a drop down to **select the domain** whose emails you want to create, just in case you have addon domains, a box to **input the a password** or to generate one, a section to specify the email **disk quota** allocation.

- Fill in the details then click on **Add** to create the mailbox.

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-102.png)

- You will see a Success message once the email has been created.

##### ****Step 4** : Access the Email Account**

- Once the account is created, you can access it using webmail using any of the URLs below.

```
https://yourhostanme/webmail E.g. https://percona.truehost.cloud/webmail

OR

http://your_server_ip/webmail, E.g or http://91.134.244.66/webmail
```

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-103-1024x415.png)