Email hosting

These shared Email hosting packages are suitable for:

Individuals and small businesses requiring basic Emails (POP, IMAP and SMTP) running on Outlook, Mac Mail or mobile device, while requiring 24/7 web mail access.

Reliable Email hosting including Roundcube webmail client;

  • security first with SSL enabled Email.
  • exceptional reliability so you can be confident that personal and business mails are delivered on time.
  • spam & virus protection, auto-responders, forwarders and Email contacts.
  • Perfect solution when sites are hosted elsewhere, e.g Wix, Shopify, but preferring a local Email hosting provider.


ROUNDCUBE

Personal

R69.00PM*

30-Day money back

All standard features
+
5 GB

1 Domain

10 Email accounts

Roundcube Webmail

50,000 inodes**

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Email Personal

Technical Features

0 Sub-domains

0 FTP Accounts

10 Auto-responders

10 Email forwarders

0 MySQL Databases

SpamAssassin

0 Domain Pointers

Free Let's Encrypt SSL

Service and Support

30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

Mail lookup tool

99.9% uptime

Complete (D)NS Management

Multiple PHP Versions

Comprehensive Knowledge Base

Security

DDoS Protection

Web Application Firewall

Malware Scanning

24/7 Monitoring

Standard

R109.00PM

30-Day money back

All standard features
+
10 GB

2 Domains

20 Email accounts

Roundcube Webmail

100,000 inodes**

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Email Standard

Technical Features

1 Sub-domains

0 FTP Accounts

20 Auto-responders

20 Email forwarders

0 MySQL Databases

SpamAssassin

0 Domain Pointers

Free Let's Encrypt SSL

Service and Support

30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

Mail lookup tool

99.9% uptime

Complete (D)NS Management

Multiple PHP Versions

Comprehensive Knowledge Base

Security

DDoS Protection

Web Application Firewall

Malware Scanning

24/7 Monitoring

Business

R159.00PM

30-Day money back

All standard features
+
20 GB

3 Domains

50 Email accounts

Roundcube Webmail

200,000 inodes**

Free .za registration

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Email Business

Technical Features

2 Sub-domains

0 FTP Accounts

50 Auto-responders

50 Email forwarders

0 MySQL Databases

SpamAssassin

0 Domain Pointers

Free Let's Encrypt SSL

Service and Support

30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

Mail lookup tool

99.9% uptime

Complete (D)NS Management

Multiple PHP Versions

Comprehensive Knowledge Base

Security

DDoS Protection

Web Application Firewall

Malware Scanning

24/7 Monitoring

Business+

R299.00PM

30-Day money back

All standard features
+
40 GB

4 Domains

100 Email accounts

Roundcube Webmail

400,000 inodes**

Annual .za renewals

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Email Business+

Technical Features

4 Sub-domains

0 FTP Accounts

100 Auto-responders

100 Email forwarders

0 MySQL Databases

SpamAssassin

0 Domain Pointers

Free Let's Encrypt SSL

Service and Support

30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

Mail lookup tool

99.9% uptime

Complete (D)NS Management

Multiple PHP Versions

Comprehensive Knowledge Base

Security

DDoS Protection

Web Application Firewall

Malware Scanning

24/7 Monitoring

Email hosting fully self-managed | * Personal plan charged quarterly | ** Inodes represent the total number of data files on your shared hosting environment.

SELECT THE RIGHT PLAN…

Personal

1 Email domain
POP, IMAP and SMTP

200 mails per day*

STORAGE
5GB

RESOURCES
1 CPU / 1Gb RAM / 25 Tasks

FILE SYSTEM
50,000 inodes

Standard

2 Email domains
POP, IMAP and SMTP

200 mails per day*

STORAGE
10GB

RESOURCES
1 CPU / 1Gb RAM / 25 Tasks

FILE SYSTEM
100,000 inodes

Business

3 Email domains
POP, IMAP and SMTP

200 mails per day*

STORAGE
20GB

RESOURCES
1 CPU / 1Gb RAM / 25 Tasks

FILE SYSTEM
200,000 inodes

Business+

4 Email domains
POP, IMAP and SMTP

200 mails per day*

STORAGE
40GB

RESOURCES
1 CPU / 1Gb RAM / 25 Tasks

FILE SYSTEM
400,000 inodes

Resources are shared by all Email domains in client hosting space | * Sending limit is per Email account with maximum of 1000 mails per day, per domain

Do you require a custom solution with MORE Email storage

Email hosting packages include these standard features

Secure your site with SSL for free.

30-day money back guarantee.

Super-fast SSD raid storage.

Free mail migration*

Unmetered Traffic**

Daily backups

DirectAdmin Web Control Panel

Super Fast SSD storage

30-Day money back

Email & ticket support

24/7 Monitoring

Roundcube Webmail client

Brute Attack protection

Easy and simple sign up

Free .za domain***

Q

Serious-ly Cool Features

Operating system and panel Software

DirectAdmin (latest custom build)

PHP 7.4, PHP 8.0, PHP 8.1

Apache 2.4

Linux OS 7 (LAMP)

Server technology

SuperMicro hardware

10 Gbe Internal Network

99.9% uptime

Gb External Network

Raid 100 SSD with caching

Samsung Enterprise SSD hard drives

Unlimited traffic

Email

DoveCot (2.3)

Exim MTA (4.9)

SpamAssassin

RoundCube Webmail (1.4)

POP/IMAP + Contacts

SECURITY

Brute-force login attack prevention

XSS attack protection

Support for PGP encryption

OAuth/XOauth login support

Backup

Backup daily

Restore via DA

Remote backups

Other

DNS management

PHP configuration

DDOS prevention

24/7 monitoring

First migration free  | ** Although bandwidth is not monitored, it is linked to FUP | *** Free .za domains on Business & Business+ applies to annual payment only

24/7 WEBMAIL ACCESS

Rouncube is a webmail client, allowing online access to your mailbox, from any location via an internet browser, much like logging into Gmail, using your Email address and mailbox passwordView webmail address

SOME OF THE FEATURES

  • Drag-&-drop message management
  • Full featured address book with groups and LDAP connectors
  • IMAP folder management
  • Built-in caching for fast mailbox access
  • Import/export functions
  • Light and dark interface modes
    Read more…

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frequently asked questions
Can I host a website on Email only hosting?

No.  Email only hosting does not allow for websites and databases.  This is ideally for those who host their websites with 3rd party providers.

Can I upgrade from Email only to Web hosting?

Short answer.  Yes!
We would have to take a backup and migrate the Emails to the web hosting plan.
Simply send us a request to assist with the upgrade.

How does DirectAdmin compare to cPanel?

The short answer is that it compares very favorable in most aspects. DirectAdmin https://www.directadmin.com/ is an extremely flexible, stable and fast hosting panel that also runs on Linux as has proven to be very reliable over the last couple of years.

Will I be able to keep my Email history when I migrate to Serious.host?

Absolutely!  All Email messages and attachements are migrated to our hosting environment, prior to transfer of your domain.  Your folder structure will also remain intact, so no need for concern.

What if I only use Webmail?

Your Webmail interface will always be accessible, no matter where you are, as long as you have an internet connection.  Roundcube is also optimized for mobile devices and therefore super easy to navigate.

How are resources allocated for each package?

Besides disk space (storage) and Inodes (total file system), the following resources are allocated to each hosting package, of which the vCPU / RAM / Tasks are displayed on each hosting package, while the rest of the resources are listed under each hosting plan’s additional features option;

1.   vCPU quota – % of vCPU core
2.  Memory (RAM) Max – Absolute Memory limit
3.  Memory (RAM) High – Throttle Memory above this limit
4.  Processes/Tasks – Max number of processes or tasks
5.  IO read – Max rate data kan be read from a disk (mbps)
6.  IO write – Max rate data can be written to a disk (mbps)
7.  IOPS read – Max disk read operations per second
8.  IOPS write – Max disk write operations per second

Please note the below:
All Email hosting plans offer the same resources.

Can I send bulk mail through this server?

Unfortunately not.
You will have to sign up with a 3rd party bulk Email provider, e.g. MailChimp

How do I setup my mail account on a mobile device?

You can view the setup instructions for the most popular devices here:  https://hostingsupport.co.za/knowledge-base/mobile-email/

How to setup Email account on Outlook?

Please see view this article for assistance:  https://hostingsupport.co.za/kb-article/email-on-outlook-2013-imap/

Am I able to migrate my own Emails to my new hosting account?

Yes, you can.  Simply navigate to the IMAPsync migrations option, under Email manager in your DirectAdmin host panel and complete the required fields.  

Will there be downtime when Emails are migrated to Serious.host?

This depends.  
If you request our assistance we will ensure that there is no downtime or that any possible downtime is planned ahead and communicated accordingly.

Can I synchronize calendars with standard mail?

Unfortunately not.
Rouncube only allows for standard IMAP/POP protocols with contacts. 

What does self-management of Email hosting entail?

This simply means that clients are responsible for the day-to-day administrative tasks that take place within their hosting space as well as any related third party applications, e.g.

1. Creating mail accounts
2. Setting up Emails on desktop client software, mobile and/or tablets
3. Reset Email passwords, etc.

For additional info please navigate to Terms and Conditions | serious.host and select HOSTING.

Which hosting plan offers a free domain?

Business hosting offers free registration for .co.za, .net.za, .org.za and .web.za domains when hosting is paid annually, while annual renewal of the above domains are included in the hosting fee of the Business+ hosting plans, when paying for the whole year.

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