This article will show you how to create a StartMail Personal Account. Personal accounts always end with @startmail.com.
Important: While creating a StartMail account, you will be shown a one-time recovery code which you can use to recover your StartMail account in case you lose your password (see step 9). After you create your account, please set up a recovery address and confirm it as well. Your account can only be recovered with a validated recovery method in case you lose or forget your password.
To create a Personal account, go through the following steps.
- Go to https://www.startmail.com/signup and click below "Personal" on Try it free for 7 days.
- In this article we describe the process for creating a Personal Account with a @startmail.com domain.
It is also possible to use your own domain, in this case, follow the instructions described here.
- Enter your account details:
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Email address: Fill in your desired StartMail email address before the @ symbol. It will automatically indicate if the email address is available.
- Password: Enter this twice for your new StartMail account. There is no predefined number of characters or special characters that is required for your password. However, it is required to set either a Good or Strong password. StartMail will automatically indicate the password strength when you are entering it.
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Email address: Fill in your desired StartMail email address before the @ symbol. It will automatically indicate if the email address is available.
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Payment method: Enter your card details (or select PayPal) and the billing country.
If you want to pay with Bitcoin instead, please send a message to support@startmail.com.
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Payment method: Enter your card details (or select PayPal) and the billing country.
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- Terms of Service and Privacy policy: Click the checkbox after you have read the Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy.
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- Click on the Start 7-day free trial button.
It may take a moment for the account to be created. You 'll get your one-time recovery code now. You will need this code to recover your StartMail account if you lose your password. Confirm that you have saved the one-time recovery code and click Go to Inbox.
You can fill out the optional feedback form. Click on Next.
You are redirected to your Inbox where you have full functionality of your StartMail account!
Add one additional domain
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- If you want to add your own domain to your Personal account, go to Settings > Domains and click Add Domain + in the top left hand corner. You cannot add more than one domain to your Personal Account.
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Enter the additional domain you want to add to your account. This domain must also be owned by you, and you will need access to the DNS settings so that you can verify the domain.
Click Add.
- To be able to send and receive email from the new domain, transfer all the entries shown to the DNS settings of your domain host.
- Once each entry has been successfully added, the status of the entry will change from "Missing" to "Added".
If an entry could not be added successfully, a more detailed description will appear in the status area when you hover over the.
- Once you have successfully set up the domain in your StartMail Account, you will also be able to set up alias addresses with this domain.
- If you want to add your own domain to your Personal account, go to Settings > Domains and click Add Domain + in the top left hand corner. You cannot add more than one domain to your Personal Account.
Again, be sure to save your one-time recovery code where you can find and retrieve it, and we also suggest that you set up a recovery method with an email address to have a second method of recovery.
Now, read our articles on how to compose an email or migrate to your StartMail account!