--- title: "Manage Email in cPanel" source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/whm/cpanel/email-management/" description: "Your hub for professional email in cPanel. Create accounts, access webmail, configure clients, and manage spam with our guides." vertical: "Hosting" date: "2025-07-10" last_modified: "2026-07-02" --- # Manage Email in cPanel Setting up professional email and keeping your inbox free of spam shouldn’t require an IT degree. Whether you are creating your first domain-based email address, trying to sync your inbox to your smartphone, or migrating old messages, cPanel provides a centralized, easy-to-use hub for all your communication needs. The Email section in your cPanel dashboard equips you with the tools to handle everything from account creation to advanced spam filtering. This collection of guides will help you master these features so you can manage your domain’s communications confidently and securely. **Explore the guides below to learn how to:** - **Secure Your Inbox:** Block unwanted junk mail by enabling cPanel’s built-in spam protection and protect your domain’s reputation from spoofing by configuring DKIM records. - **Set Up and Manage Accounts:** Quickly create new professional email addresses, manage user quotas, and securely update or reset email passwords. - **Connect Your Devices:** Find the exact mail server settings you need to configure third-party email clients like Outlook, Apple Mail, or your mobile phone. - **Migrate and Back Up:** Learn how to safely import existing messages, export full account backups, or download individual, highly important emails using cPanel’s webmail interfaces. --- cPanel Email Management Articles 9 results Use these comprehensive guides to master the email tools in cPanel and manage your communications like a pro. - ## [Change Email Passwords via cPanel](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/whm/cpanel/email-management/change-email-passwords-via-cpanel/) Strong password security is vital for protecting your cPanel-managed server. Sometimes, however, you may need to change an email password due to your security policy or a compromise – a task you can quickly accomplish right within your cPanel dashboard. [Read more: Change Email Passwords via cPanel](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/whm/cpanel/email-management/change-email-passwords-via-cpanel/) - ## [Creating Email Accounts in cPanel](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/whm/cpanel/email-management/creating-email-accounts-in-cpanel/) To have a professional email like myname@mysite.com, create it in cPanel. It’s quick and separates website email from personal email. [Read more: Creating Email Accounts in cPanel](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/whm/cpanel/email-management/creating-email-accounts-in-cpanel/) - ## [Enabling DKIM in cPanel](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/whm/cpanel/email-management/enabling-dkim-in-cpanel/) DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) adds encrypted digital signatures to emails, reducing email spoofing and ensuring message authenticity. [Read more: Enabling DKIM in cPanel](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/whm/cpanel/email-management/enabling-dkim-in-cpanel/) - ## [Export Emails with Webmail on a cPanel Server](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/whm/cpanel/email-management/export-emails-webmail-cpanel-server/) Using a webmail client allows you access to your email without the need to set up an email client. This tutorial will focus on how to export emails from your cPanel-based server. [Read more: Export Emails with Webmail on a cPanel Server](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/whm/cpanel/email-management/export-emails-webmail-cpanel-server/) - ## [Exporting Emails from cPanel](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/whm/cpanel/email-management/exporting-emails-from-cpanel/) Need to back up your inbox? Learn how to export and download entire email folders as MBOX files from cPanel using the Horde webmail interface. [Read more: Exporting Emails from cPanel](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/whm/cpanel/email-management/exporting-emails-from-cpanel/) - ## [Finding Your Email Client Configuration in cPanel](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/whm/cpanel/email-management/finding-your-email-client-configuration-in-cpanel/) Need to set up Outlook or Mac Mail? Find your cPanel email client configuration settings, including auto-setup scripts and manual IMAP/SMTP ports. [Read more: Finding Your Email Client Configuration in cPanel](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/whm/cpanel/email-management/finding-your-email-client-configuration-in-cpanel/) - ## [How to Enable Spam Protection in cPanel](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/whm/cpanel/email-management/how-to-enable-spam-protection-cpanel/) Getting too much spam in your inbox? Follow this tutorial on how to enable spam protection in cPanel to protect your email accounts. [Read more: How to Enable Spam Protection in cPanel](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/whm/cpanel/email-management/how-to-enable-spam-protection-cpanel/) - ## [Import Emails with Webmail on a cPanel Server](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/whm/cpanel/email-management/import-emails-webmail-cpanel-server/) When importing email onto a cPanel-based server, using webmail is the easiest method. You can import email from your server using several webmail interfaces available. 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