{"id":11849,"date":"2021-10-08T06:59:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T06:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=11849"},"modified":"2024-04-23T14:07:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T13:07:50","slug":"set-email-quota-directadmin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/set-email-quota-directadmin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Email Quota in DirectAdmin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In order to manage and save space and resources, it is essential to put some limiters in place. Email quota is one such way to put a check on the memory space for an email account. With DirectAdmin, it is possible to set an email quota for any email account under your domain.<\/p>\n<h2>To Set Email Quota<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to DirectAdmin.<\/p>\n<p>2. Click on\u00a0<strong>E-mail Accounts<\/strong> in the <strong>E-mail Manager<\/strong> section.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-accounts-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1079\" height=\"193\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A panel will open where all the active email accounts on your domain will be listed.<\/p>\n<p>3. Go to the email account for which you want to set the quota and click on its<strong> + icon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/da_email_accounts_modify.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1903\" height=\"503\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. A menu will appear, where you have to select the <strong>Change Limits<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/da_email_accounts_change_limits.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1897\" height=\"520\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Enter the value of the memory space you want to assign as the <strong>E-mail Quota<\/strong> for the account and click <strong>SAVE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/da_email_accounts_change_quota.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"905\" height=\"298\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With it, DirectAdmin will update the email account and set the new quota for it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/da_email_accounts_limits_updated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"904\" height=\"177\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to manage and save space and resources, it is essential to put some limiters in place. Email quota is one such way to put a check on the memory space for an email account. 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