Cloud or dedicated?
Most organizations need no server: in “Set up email” choose “WhyCloud cloud mail”; the domain and mailboxes live on the shared WhyCloud server, maintained, updated and backed up for you, billed per mailbox and storage. A dedicated mail server is for when mail must stay on your own machine: create the server first, then put the domain on it. While the shared server is still being prepared you can already create the domain and mailboxes; they go live automatically.
Add a domain
In the console → Mail → Domains click “New domain”. On WhyCloud DNS the MX, SPF, DKIM, DMARC and autoconfig records are created automatically; otherwise the domain drawer shows each record’s exact value with a copy button. Records are checked every 10 minutes and instantly with “Check again”.
Mailboxes
Under Mailboxes create a mailbox: address, name, password and quota. Aliases (for example sales@ on the same mailbox), forwarding with or without keeping a copy and auto-reply are set in the mailbox drawer. Share a mailbox like info@ with several members through IAM.
Distribution lists
Lists create a group address that delivers to every member. Aliases and lists are free.
Dedicated mail server
Under Servers create a mail server on your own connected machine. Ports 25, 465, 587, 993, 995 and 4190, plus 80 for certificates, must be reachable; ask your data center to set the PTR (reverse DNS) to the host name the console shows. TLS certificates are issued and renewed automatically.
Billing
Each active mailbox and the storage used, hourly; dedicated servers hourly. Details on the console pricing page.