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Add email aliases

An alias is an extra address that delivers into an existing mailbox. It lets one inbox answer to several names — sales@, info@, hello@ — without creating (or paying attention to) separate accounts.

Alias vs forwarder vs mailbox

  • Mailbox — a real inbox with storage and a login.
  • Alias — another name for an existing mailbox on your domain; mail arrives in that same inbox.
  • Forwarder — sends mail on to a different destination (often an external address like Gmail).

Rule of thumb: alias = same inbox, extra name; forwarder = send it elsewhere. See mailboxes & forwarders.

Add an alias

  1. In the panel’s Email area, pick the domain.
  2. Add an alias, giving the new address and the existing mailbox it should deliver to.

Now mail to the alias lands in that mailbox alongside everything else.

Good uses

  • Role addresses — support@, billing@, info@ into one shared inbox.
  • Vanity/campaign addresses — a throwaway name for a signup form or a flyer, which you can delete later without losing the mailbox.
  • Tidy inboxes — filter on the alias the mail came in on.

Tips

  • Sending as an alias: aliases receive by default. To send from one, add it as a sending identity in your mail client.
  • Don’t overdo role addresses — too many unattended inboxes means missed mail; point them at one monitored mailbox.

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