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title: How to create a POP email account in DirectAdmin
description: "You've set up your website — now you need an email account to match. DirectAdmin's E-Mail Manager makes it easy to create a new email account in a few clicks. ## How to Create an Email Account 1. [Log in…"
url: "https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-create-a-pop-email-account-in-directadmin/"
updated: "2026-08-30"
category: DirectAdmin
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# How to create a POP email account in DirectAdmin

You've set up your website — now you need an email account to match. DirectAdmin's E-Mail Manager makes it easy to create a new email account in a few clicks.

## How to Create an Email Account

1. [Log in to your DirectAdmin](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-log-into-the-directadmin-control-panel/) control panel by accessing https://yourdomain:2222
2. Look for **E-Mail Accounts** (under **E-mail Manager**)
3. Click the **Create** **Account** button
4. Choose the **Username**, **Password**, **Quota,** and **Send Limit** (Quota is how large your email box can be / Send Limit is a throttle of how many emails can be sent in one day; 1000 is the default)
5. Click the **Create Account** button. The new account will be created, and you will receive a confirmation message:* "Account created.*"
6. Test it by accessing the account via a POP3/IMAP client or via the DirectAdmin panel -> Webmail: [Roundcube](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-use-webmail-in-directadmin/), or by setting it up in a POP3/IMAP email client — see our setup guides for [Outlook](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-setup-email-in-outlook/), [Thunderbird](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-set-up-your-email-in-mozilla-thunderbird/), [Apple Mail (Mac)](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-configure-mail-on-a-mac-apple-mail/), [iPhone Mail](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-configure-iphone-mail/), and [Android email apps](https://simplywebservices.net/docs/how-to-configure-android-email/).