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Setting Up Your Emails at Siteground

Craig Kirkby Siteground email configuration, Mail Client, Siteground 0

Have you just registered your new shiny domain at Siteground? Or perhaps you’ve transferred your domain to Siteground. Now you’re looking for a domain-based email address, right? Maybe you’re looking for a few email addresses linked to your domain name.

But how do you do this?

Glad you asked.

This tutorial walks you through how to create an email address at Siteground in six easy steps.

This tutorial is best viewed on a desktop or tablet.

QUICKLINKS

Step 1 • Step 2 • Step 3 • Step 4 • Step 5 • Step 6

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Step #1.

Setting Up Your Emails at Siteground

Note:

If you get a pop-up asking you to proceed via secure access, simply click the green “Proceed” button.

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Step #2.

In your Siteground cPanel (aka Control Panel), scroll down to the Mail tab, and select “Email Accounts”.

Setting Up Your Emails at Siteground

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Step #3.

Create your email address by choosing an email prefix (1), such as your name or something like info, and choose and confirm a strong password (2). Select your Mailbox Quota (3) before pressing the “Create Account” button. Once you’ve done so, your new email address will appear in the list below (4).

Setting Up Your Emails at Siteground

Note:

Your domain name will appear automatically as the suffix of the email address. If you have several domains registered at Siteground, you can choose the appropriate one via the drop-down link.
For a primary email address, I suggest a Mailbox Quota of 500MB. For any secondary email addresses, I suggest the default 250MB. You can have any number of email addresses depending on how much Mailbox Quota you allocate to them versus the limit of your hosting package. In the above case, you can see the limit is 4000MB.

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Step #4.

To configure your email address to your choice of Mail Client (eg. Gmail, or MacMail or Outlook, etc.), toggle the little “More” button next to your new email account and select the “Configure Email Client” button.

Setting Up Your Emails at Siteground

Note:

You can access your mail via the “Access Webmail” link instead of using a more popular Mail Client. However, you’ll find the mailboxes woefully inadequate. They serve only to retrieve emails until you’ve configured a better option.

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Step #5.

On the Configuration page, you’ll now have two options. You can either use an automatic script (1) if your Mail Client of choice is listed, or you’ll need to manually configure your mail (2) if, for example, you want to use Gmail.

Setting Up Your Emails at Siteground

Note:

For auto-configuration scripts, select the script that matches your preferred Mail Client and your operating system. Then follow the prompts.
For manual configuration (which I recommend), use the Secure SSL/TLS Settings.

→ Use the information exactly as indicated.

→ The password is the one you selected in Step 3 above.

→ I recommend using POP3 and not IMAP. Why? IMAP stores your mail on both your Mail Client and on Siteground’s server. This means you’ll have to login to your stored mail on the server and clean it up to prevent exceeding storage limits. No one remembers to do this until emails start bouncing. By the time you remember how to access the mail on the server, you’ve irritated clients and lost emails. POP3 does not store mail on the server and therefore you’l never exceed your limits.

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Step #6.

Your Mail Client of choice will determine where you add the information at Step 5, and therefore it’s beyond the scope of this tutorial.

However, what you’ll still need to do is retrieve a verification code from Siteground’s server to verify the hook up to your Mail Client of choice.

So, to be clear, during the process of adding the information at Step 5 in your Mail Client, you’ll be asked for a verification code.

Click the back button in your browser (or the little “Go Back” button on the Configuration page). Toggle the “More” button and select “Access Webmail”.

Setting Up Your Emails at Siteground

You’ll be redirected to a new page offering your three mailbox options. Click anyone of them to retrieve the verification code you need.

Setting Up Your Emails at Siteground

Click on “Horde”, or any of the other two if you prefer, and you’ll be redirected to a mailbox. Your verification code will appear in the inbox.

Setting Up Your Emails at Siteground

Use your verification code to complete the verification process and you’re all good to go.

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Refreshing Your Mailbox

…if you’re using Gmail

Because there can be up to an hour delay between Siteground’s server and Gmail (i.e. between when Siteground receives your email until it’s delivered to Gmail), you may want to take note of this quick tip on refreshing your emails.

1.) Click on the Gear icon in the top right-hand corner of Gmail and select “Settings”.

Gmail, Refreshing your Mail

2.) Select the “Accounts and Import” tab, scroll down to “Check email from other accounts” and click “Check mail now” against any email addresses you want to refresh.

Gmail, Refreshing your Mail

This will flush the mail from Siteground immediately and deliver your current emails to your Gmail mailbox.

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Transferring Your Domain to Siteground

Craig Kirkby Siteground domain transfer, EPP Code, nameservers, Siteground

In this article, I’m going to walk you through the steps in transferring your existing domain name to a new webhost. While it has specific application to Siteground, the points are relevant to most webhosts. It does assume that you’ve already signed up at Siteground. (Remember, you need three things to run a website: (1) a Domain (2) a Webhost and (3) a Content Management System (CMS) eg. WordPress. You’ve got the Domain, now you’re transferring it to your new Webhost. Only once this is complete can we install WordPress for you.)

Okay, before initiating the transfer make sure you have backups or copies of anything you want from your old host. This includes content and images from your old website. Or copies of email information, if your your old webhost also hosted your email account.

Right, I’m going to walk you through the transfer steps. It may sound a load of mumbo jumbo, but if you follow me step by step, it’s a cakewalk.

Ready? We’re going to look at matters relating to your old host first and then turn to matters relating to your new host.

A.) Matters Relating to Your Old Host

First, you have to bid farewell to your old host. This involves the following:

1. Get your domain authorisation code from your old host.

This is the keycode by which you personally authorise the transfer. It’s also called the EPP code.

You’ll need to contact your host to get this EPP Code. With some hosts you can find this information easily by logging into your client area and searching their knowledgebase. Or you can simply contact your old host’s support.

You’ll need this EPP code when you initiate the transfer at Siteground in a moment.

2. Change the nameservers on your account at your old host.

This is just a fancy way of describing the process of setting up a redirect from your old host to Siteground.

Again, you’ll have to ask your old host for instructions on how to do this. Every webhost is different, but they will more than likely direct you to a specific section in your client area.

Remove/delete the nameservers of your old host and add Siteground’s nameservers into the two fields available (which may be labelled NS1 and NS 2 respectively, where NS stands for nameserver). Typically, Siteground’s nameservers look something like this:

ns1.sgp25.siteground.asia
ns2.sgp25.siteground.asia

However, you’ll need to check the notification email Siteground on sent you on sign-up to confirm the precise nameservers required. Alternatively, you could login into your Siteground account to confirm this information: Siteground User’s Area > My Accounts > Accounts DNS.

Yes, both names/codes must be added.

3. (If required) Ask your old host if they can give you a download of your email history or whether you can transfer your email history to your new webhost.

The good news is that aside from the geek-speak this is standard transfer procedure and you should find your old host helpful and accommodating. The bad news is that you have to do this process yourself since you are the domain owner and only you can authorise the process.

To help you, here is a script you could use:

Hi. I want to initiate the transfer of my domain name to a new webhost. Can you please provide…

1. My domain authorisation code (EPP Code).

2. Instructions on how to change the nameservers.

3. Instructions on transferring my email history to my new host.

Thank you for your help.”

That wasn’t so bad, was it?

Okay, now to the easier part…

B.) Matters Relating to Your New Host

Once you’ve dealt with your old host, head over to Siteground here: https://ua.siteground.com/login.htm

1. Login to Siteground with your login information.

2. You’ll be presented with your Siteground User’s Area. Select the “Add Services” tab.

Siteground User Area, Transferring Your Domain Name

3. You will be presented with this page. Scroll down…

Siteground User Area, Add Services to transfer your existing domain.

…until you get to the ORDER EXTRAS section. Select “Domain Transfer” > “Get”.

Siteground User Area, Domain Transfer, Get going on transferring your domain.

4. You will be presented with this page. If you have a .com domain, simply add your domain name into the required field.

Siteground User Area, Domain Transfer Page.

If you have a .com.au, select it from the drop-down list and enter your domain name into the field required.

Siteground User Area, Domain Transfer second page.

Australian Law requires two-year registration periods for all domains. Hence, the $29.95. You may also be asked to submit your Australian Business Number (ABN).

You will then receive an email from Siteground asking you to verify the transfer. For this you will need your domain transfer code (EPP code) from A1 above. Submit the EPP code and verify the transfer.

5. Now, wait while the domain name propagates.

It can take anywhere between a few hours to a week, and you can chart it’s progress around the world here.

As soon as you are notified of the successful transfer, please let us know. (Just remember: in the event that you’re changing your email service, you’ll experience an interruption to your service while the nameservers propagate.)

While you twiddle your thumbs, you may want to do the following:

Craft content for your site,
hunt down the perfect images you want to use,
or brainstorm designs ideas for your site.

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Siteground Registration Guide [SCREENSHOTS]

Craig Kirkby Siteground domain registration, Siteground, webhosting 0

Over the past ten years, I have used the services of a number of webhost providers. Some were adequate, others were awful. Then I discovered Siteground, and my search for a top-notch webhost was complete.

Don’t take my word for it?

WhoIsHostingThis.com is an independent review site that collates user reviews of multiple webhost providers. Out of hundreds of reviewers, Siteground stands head and shoulders above other webhosts for service, reliability, support and value for money. Peruse this excellent resource, shop around and make up your own mind.

However, if you’d like to orient yourself with the sign-up process, I trust you’ll find this article helpful.

STEP 1

First, you’ll need to visit Siteground in a moment (I’ll give you the link again below), where you’ll be presented with three options:

Siteground Registration Process - Step 1

If you just want one domain (one website), you will find the StartUp plan sufficient. (And you can upgrade down the track if necessary.)

If you plan on registering more than one domain, or think you may want to host a second website, or you plan on adding an e-com component to your site, the GrowBig plan is recommended.

STEP 2

You’ll be presented with this screen:

Siteground Registration Process - Step 2a

If you don’t have a domain name yet, this is the place to create one.

Select Register a New Domain and type in your choice of domain name. Siteground will inform you whether the domain is available (and give you options if it is not). (In this case, Siteground will be both your domain registrar and webhost provider. Good job!)

If you already have a domain name, click the I already have a Domain option and add your website name in the field provided:

Siteground Registration Process - Step 2b

In this case, you will have the opportunity to transfer your domain to Siteground later (if this is what you’d like to do). If you do transfer the domain name to Siteground, it will become your domain registrar and your webhost, which is both convenient and cost effective. If you choose not to transfer your domain name to Siteground, that’s also okay. Siteground will be your webhost but not your domain registrar in this case.

STEP 3

Finally, you’ll need to register your account:

Siteground Registration Process - Step 3a

Fill in the necessary information until you get to this section:

Siteground Registration Process - Step 3b

Siteground offers a 12-month option but you can sign up for longer periods to secure the discounted rate for monger (24- or 36-months). This is highly recommended.

You will also see an option for extra security, the SG Site Scanner. While it is optional, we do recommend it. Bear in mind that it is an annual fee.

If we’re building your site from scratch, you won’t need the “Website File Transfer”.

What’s Next?

You’ll receive notification from Siteground of your purchase and be guided through the initial setup process. If you need help, Siteground will provide it. If you know what you’re doing, you can decline the help.

If we’re building your website for you, please decline Siteground’s assistance. We’ll do it all for you.

To begin registration at Siteground and get your 50% off, click here:

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