> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.wazobiamail.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# First day with WazobiaMail

> From account creation to first email — the short path for brand-new customers.

# First day with WazobiaMail

Everything you set up on day one happens in the dashboard at
[https://app.wazobiamail.com](https://app.wazobiamail.com) — the walkthrough below follows four screens:
**Profile, Plan, Domain, Mailboxes**. The app takes you through them in order
when you first sign in.

## 1. Create the account

[Sign up](https://app.wazobiamail.com/register) with your email address, or
sign in with Google in one click. Verify your email when the message arrives,
then fill in the profile the app asks for on first sign-in — name and company
details are shown on your invoices later.

## 2. Choose a plan

Pick a plan in the app — you can start on a free plan and upgrade when your
sending grows; the amounts of each plan sit under [Billing](https://docs.wazobiamail.com/docs/guides/billing.md).
Payments create an **invoice**, and sending runs on **email credits** — see
[Plans, credits & invoices](https://docs.wazobiamail.com/docs/guides/credits-and-invoices.md) for how those
actually work with your money.

## 3. Add your domain

Your email addresses read like `you@yourcompany.com` because the part after the
@ is a **domain**. On the Domains screen:

* **Buy a domain** right in the dashboard if you don't have one yet — the
  search and checkout are built in.
* **Or connect one you already own** from your registrar. Once verified,
  WazobiaMail shows exactly which DNS records to add and, when your domain is
  with Cloudflare, can add them for you — see
  [Connect and verify your domain](https://docs.wazobiamail.com/docs/guides/domains.md) for the record list.

Verification is what lets your outgoing mail be signed and trusted. No
records were added at your DNS host? The domain page shows what is missing and
a **re-check** button to test again.

## 4. Create mailboxes

On the Mailboxes screen give yourself and each team member their address, for
example `ada@yourcompany.com` and `support@yourcompany.com`. Every mailbox has
its own password, which is also the key to the webmail and email apps:

* Read, send and organise mail in the browser —
  [Using your inbox](https://docs.wazobiamail.com/docs/guides/using-your-inbox.md).
* Or connect Gmail, Thunderbird, Outlook or Apple Mail with the mailbox
  password — [Connect email apps](https://docs.wazobiamail.com/docs/guides/email-apps.md).

The **Email client setup** button on each mailbox row shows every setting an
email app can want, and copies it in one click.

## 5. Send your first message

Open the webmail, start the compose (pencil) button, put your own address in
**To**, write a line, and press **Send**. The message lands in your own inbox a
moment later — that one moment means both sending and receiving work on your
domain. Now write to someone real.

> [!TIP]
>
> Welcome to the guided tour: when you first sign in to the webmail, a short
> tip sequence walks across the screen and shows where everything lives.

## First day, most common questions

| Question | Answer |
| - | - |
| Do I need to finish DNS today? | The webmail works immediately. The domain records matter for what recipients (and their spam filters) see — publish them as soon as you can and re-check on the domain page. |
| Which one is "the password"? | The dashboard account password and each mailbox password are separate. Apps and webmail take the mailbox password. |
| Can my team have their own folders? | Yes — every mailbox is its own space, with its own rules, calendar and files. |
| Where do I get help? | The Support screen in the dashboard — open a conversation and answer inside it. |

> [card] [Using your inbox](https://docs.wazobiamail.com/docs/guides/using-your-inbox.md)
>
> Everyday reading and sending on the web.

> [card] [Connect email apps](https://docs.wazobiamail.com/docs/guides/email-apps.md)
>
> Use the new address in Gmail or Thunderbird.

> [card] [Hosted mailboxes](https://docs.wazobiamail.com/docs/guides/mailboxes.md)
>
> Addresses and passwords managed from the dashboard.

> [card] [Support](https://docs.wazobiamail.com/docs/guides/support.md)
>
> Where questions and tickets live.


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