How to Migrate from cPanel Email to Grigora Mail

Learn how to transfer your emails from cPanel to your new Grigora Mail account. This guide will show you how to export your cPanel emails in Mbox format and import them directly into Grigora, ensuring a smooth transition for your communications.​

Exporting Emails from cPanel

Image demonstrating cPanel export steps

Log into your cPanel email account and use the "Select" option to choose the emails you want to export. Once your emails are selected, click on the three dots icon in the top right corner.

Image demonstrating cPanel export steps to download mbox file

From the menu, select "Download" and choose the Mbox format. This will download a ZIP file to your computer. Extract this ZIP file to access the Mbox file inside, which contains your email data.​

Setting Up Your Grigora Mailbox

Click mails on grigora dashboard

Navigate to the Grigora dashboard and click on "Mails". 

Select "Create New Address".

Select "Create New Address".

Adding domain, prefix, password and clicking continue

Choose your domain (add it by clicking Add a Website or Domain), and enter your desired email prefix. Create a password for the account and click "Continue".

DNS Records

Ensure you have added the required DNS records to your domain manager. 

Click verification

After adding, click Check Verification.

Receive emails inside Grigora

Verify that the "Receive emails inside Grigora" toggle is turned on so emails are stored in your inbox. 

Forward a copy to another email

If you want to forward a copy to another email, turn on the toggle, enter the email address(optional) and click continue

Adding details and clicking finish setup

Enter a name for your email account, check if you want to include a website link in your signature, and click "Finish Setup".

Import Data to Grigora

Open InboxSign in grigora mail

Open your new inbox and log in with your credentials. 

Click in settings iconClick in import data

Go to "Settings" and on the settings page, click on "Import data".

Import mbox file

Click "Choose File", select the .mbox file you extracted earlier, and click next.

Start Import

You can choose to "Merge with existing folders" or "Import to new folder". Select your preference and click "Start Import". 

Import successful

Once the process is complete, you will see a success message.

You have successfully migrated your emails from cPanel Mail to Grigora Mail!


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