How to Manage Email Accounts: Create, Delete, and Update

With Bluehost’s latest interface update, managing your email accounts is easier and more intuitive. This guide walks you through everything you need to know—from creating new ones and changing passwords to adjusting mailbox storage and removing unused addresses.

Whether you’re organizing personal inboxes or managing business communications, these step-by-step instructions will help you keep your email system secure, flexible, and easy to manage.

• Access Email Accounts
• Create New Email Accounts
• Manage Existing Email Accounts
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Summary
   

Access Email Accounts

The steps to manage email accounts depend on the type of email service associated with your Bluehost account.

• Professional Email or Google Workspace
• cPanel Email

Professional Email or Google Workspace

For advanced features and enhanced functionality, Bluehost offers Professional Email and Google Workspace solutions.

Refer to the following articles to learn how to purchase, set up, and manage these services:

• What is Professional Cloud Email?
• How to Set Up Google Workspace: Initial Setup Guide

cPanel Email

Follow these steps to manage cPanel-based email accounts:

1. Log in to your Bluehost Account Manager.
2. Click Hosting in the left-hand menu.

   
    

3. On the right, click the cPanel Email button.

   
    

4. In the cPanel Email pop-up, click the Email Accounts link and Continue.

   
    

Within cPanel's Email Accounts section, you can perform the following actions to manage your email accounts.

• Create New Email Accounts
• View Existing Email Accounts
• Access Webmail
• Change Mailbox Quota
• Change Email Password
• Delete an Email Account

Create New Email Accounts

1. In Email Accounts, click + Create (top-right).

   
    

2. Complete the required fields:
   • Domain: Select the domain for the email address.
   • Username: Enter the email name (for example, jsmith).
   • Password: Create a strong password or use the password generator.

     
      

3. (Optional) Click Edit Settings to configure storage space:
   • Default storage is 500 MB
   • Adjust within your hosting plan’s limits

     
      

4. Click +Create to finish setting up the account.

Manage Existing Email Accounts

On the Email Accounts page, you will see your existing email accounts. Use the search functionality to find email accounts by email address, username, or domain name.

• Access Webmail
• Change Mailbox Quota
• Update Email Password
• Delete Email Account

Access Webmail

1. Click Check Email beside the email account.

   
    

2. Click Open in the Open your inbox page.
3. Optional: Check Open my inbox when I log in to skip future prompts.

   
    

You’ll be redirected to the Roundcube dashboard, where you can send, receive, and manage emails.

Change Mailbox Quota

1. Click Manage next to the email account.

   
    

2. Under Storage, enter a storage amount (in MB) or select Unlimited (if available).

   
    

3. Click Update Email Settings.

Update Email Password

1. Click Manage next to the email account.

   
    

2. In the Security section:
   • Enter a new password, or
   • Click Generate for a strong password

     
      

3. Click Update Email Settings.

Delete Email Account

1. Click Manage next to the email account.

   
    

2. Scroll down and select Delete Email Account.

   
    

3. Confirm the action.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Summary

Bluehost makes email management straightforward and flexible. This guide covered how to:

• Create and manage email accounts
• Access webmail via Roundcube
• Change passwords and storage limits
• Safely delete unused email addresses

Whether you’re using cPanel Email or premium solutions like Professional Email or Google Workspace, Bluehost provides tools to keep your email communication organized, secure, and tailored to your needs.