# Getting Started with Webmail

> Webmail lets you read and send email from any browser. Here is how to open it and find your way around the Roundcube interface.

Source: https://www.kualo.com/knowledgebase/email-basics/getting-started-with-webmail
Updated: 2026-06-11

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Before using webmail, make sure you have already created an email account in cPanel. If you haven't done this yet, see our [guide on creating email accounts in cPanel](/knowledgebase/cpanel-how-tos/how-to-create-an-email-account-in-cpanel).

## Accessing webmail

There are two ways to reach webmail:

- **Direct access** - go to `https://yourdomain.com/webmail` in your browser, replacing `yourdomain.com` with your own domain name, then log in with your full email address and password.
- **Via cPanel** - log in to cPanel, go to **Email** > **Email Accounts**, and click **Check Email** next to the address you want to open.

![Opening webmail from the Email Accounts page in cPanel](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/cf/02/cf026ad559e703a25d15837291585483c55be04f.png)

## The Roundcube interface

Kualo's webmail uses **Roundcube**, which gives you a desktop-like email experience right in your browser. It opens straight into your inbox.

![The Roundcube webmail inbox](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/c2/2f/c22f09bf4ca32f79775f28741bb7d85afddf1d4d.png)

The icons down the left-hand side take you to the main areas - **Compose** a new message, your **Mail** folders, your **Contacts** (address book), the **Calendar**, and **Settings**. Your folders (Inbox, Drafts, Sent, Junk, Trash, Archive) sit alongside the message list.

Roundcube's key features include:

- **Folder management** - create, rename, and organise folders to keep your mailbox tidy.
- **Rich text editing** - format your messages with the built-in editor.
- **Address book** - store and manage your contacts.
- **Search** - quickly find messages by keyword, sender, or date.
- **Attachments** - send files with your messages, up to 50 MB each.

## Next steps

- [How to write an email message in RoundCube](/knowledgebase/email-roundcube/how-to-write-an-email-message-in-roundcube)
- [How to open an email message in RoundCube](/knowledgebase/email-roundcube/how-to-open-an-email-message-in-roundcube)


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