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Set up Business Email on your domain

Last reviewed: October 12, 2026 Applies to: Business Email 2 min read

Create your mailboxes, add the DNS records that let email reach them, and sign in to webmail — everything you need after ordering Business Email.

After you order

When your payment is confirmed, your Business Email service is activated automatically and we email you when it is ready. Everything else is done on the service's page: sign in to the client area, open Services and select your Business Email service.

1. Create your mailboxes

Your plan includes a number of mailboxes — the page shows how many you are using, for example Mailboxes (1 of 5).

  1. Under Create a mailbox, enter the part before the @, for example info or sales.
  2. Enter a display name — the name people see, for example Sales Team.
  3. Choose a password with at least 10 characters, including upper and lower case letters and a number, and repeat it.
  4. Click Create mailbox.

Note: We never store mailbox passwords. Keep yours safe — you can set a new one at any time with Change password.

2. Add the DNS records

Email can only reach your mailboxes once your domain's DNS points to our mail servers.

  • Your domain uses our nameservers? We add the records for you — nothing to do. (If the domain already has another mail setup, we leave it untouched and contact you first.)
  • DNS managed elsewhere? The page shows DNS records for your domain. Add them at your DNS provider:
Type Name Purpose
MX @ Delivers incoming email to your mailboxes
CNAME autodiscover and autoconfig Lets mail apps set themselves up
TXT @ SPF — tells other servers we may send email for your domain
TXT (DKIM) shown on the page Signs your outgoing email; appears once ready, usually within a day

Copy the values exactly as shown on the page.

Warning: If your domain already receives email somewhere else, changing the MX record moves all new email to your Business Email. If you are unsure, open a support ticket and we will help you switch without losing email.

3. Read your email

Manage mailboxes

To… Do this
Set a new password Click Change password next to the mailbox
Remove a mailbox Click Delete — all its email is permanently removed
Add more mailboxes than your plan includes Delete one you no longer need, or upgrade your plan

Each mailbox has 15 GB of storage; the page shows how much is used.

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