4.On the next step you will be prompted to enter the domain name you order the subscription for:
There are 3 options to enter a domain:
- Purchase a new domain – for cases where your domain name is not yet registered.
- Use a domain I own with Namecheap – for cases where you already have a domain registered with us.
- Use a domain I own from another registrar – for cases where your domain is registered with another company.
Please select the option that applies to your domain and click
Continue. Afterward, follow the steps for the chosen option.
4.1 Purchase a new domain
Enter the domain name you would like to register and wait for a few seconds:
If you receive a message stating that the domain is unavailable, please choose a different domain name:
Once you see the message "Your domain is available," click
Add New Domain to Cart. Then, click
Continue and proceed to
step 5:
4.2. Use a domain I own with Namecheap
Once you select this option, you will see a list of domains registered with Namecheap. Choose the domain you want to use for your Private Email subscription and click
Select to the right of the domain name:
Once the button changes to
Selected, click
Continue and proceed to
step 5:
4.3. Use a domain I own from another registrar
Enter the domain name registered with another registrar, click
Use This Domain, then click
Continue and proceed to
step 5.
NOTE: Please note in order for the subscription purchased for the domain registered with another registrar to be active and ready for use, you should verify your ownership of the domain. Here is
an article on how to do so.
5. Now you need to configure the number of mailboxes. Click on
Add to Cart to proceed to the checkout:
Once the order is confirmed and the subscription is purchased, you will be redirected to the Subscription management page where the Create mailboxes option is located:
NOTE 1: Each plan has a certain number of mailboxes by default, but it is possible to
order additional ones.
Alias is a virtual mailbox, that will be forwarding all emails to the existing mailbox. You cannot respond to an email using alias address.
NOTE 2: It is not possible to order more than one free trial subscription for the same domain name.
NOTE 3: Pro and
Ultimate trial plans can be ordered by one Namecheap user only once.
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