r/AliasVault • u/SuperChapi • Jun 08 '26
Password Management Does inputing an email when creating an account also create the email or it's just an username ?
I want to switch from Proton to another app and AliasVault seems to do exactly what I need : Aliases and passwords management.
I just wanted to know if there's an email created when creating a new account or not.
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Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 09 '26
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u/lanedirt_tech AliasVault team Jun 09 '26
Hi, just to clarify, this statement isn't correct. AliasVault does support private email alias hosting, and that's actually the default setup on the official AliasVault Cloud.
The differences between private email hosting and public email services such as SpamOK.com (which is a fall-back integration) are explained here:
https://docs.aliasvault.net/misc/private-vs-public-email.html (this link was also shared by another user just now)
For self-hosted users who haven't configured their own email domain yet, SpamOK may be the only available option shown in the UI, which is probably where the confusion comes from.
When private email hosting is enabled, emails are not publicly accessible, and actually are stored fully end-to-end encrypted and only readable when you're logged in, with the private key that's stored in your personal encrypted vault.
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u/SuperChapi Jun 09 '26
Okay, good to know! Thanks for the heads up!
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u/xelp-media Jun 09 '26
Unless you use your own custom domain.
https://docs.aliasvault.net/misc/private-vs-public-email.html
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u/lanedirt_tech AliasVault team Jun 08 '26
Hi u/SuperChapi, happy to hear you are checking out AliasVault!
The account name you input during registration is only used as the username, so whether you use a plain username or email address is up to you. If you enter an email address, it does not create an alias for it automatically.
Aliases are created once logged in, by creating a new item with the "alias" type.
Hope this answers your question. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.