Free business email in Morocco: set up name@yourbusiness.ma in 2026

Moroccan riads, agencies in Casablanca, argan and textile exporters and freelancers working for French clients all share one problem: a Gmail address on a devis looks amateur to a European buyer. A .ma domain and a free mail host fix that for the cost of the domain, and without the foreign-currency card that trips up many Moroccan owners.

Quick answer

Register yourbusiness.ma (or .co.ma) with an ANRT-accredited registrar, create a free OquMail workspace, add the domain, add four DNS records, create mailboxes. OquMail's free plan needs no card, so you avoid the annual foreign-currency allowance question that makes monthly dollar subscriptions awkward with Moroccan cards.

Domain choice in Morocco

The .ma domain is administered by ANRT, the telecom regulator, through accredited registrars, most of which are Moroccan hosting companies that accept payment in dirhams. Second-level .ma names are the norm for Moroccan businesses; .co.ma also exists but is less common. Registration is open to foreign registrants as well. Many exporters and tourism businesses also hold a .com for French and European customers.

• .ma: the standard Moroccan business ending; registered via ANRT-accredited registrars; paid in dirhams
• .co.ma: available but less recognised than .ma
• .com: useful for exporters and riads marketing to Europe; a Moroccan customer still trusts .ma more
• Choose a registrar with a self-service DNS panel; some smaller hosts still edit zones by ticket

Why a domain address matters in Morocco

Moroccan business is bilingual and formal: a devis, a facture with your ICE number, and an email address that matches the company. French corporate clients, Spanish buyers and European tour agents all filter on that. A riad taking bookings from reservations@yourriad.ma converts better than one on Gmail, because guests have read warnings about fake listings. Locally, banks and larger clients expect a company address, and many tenders require one.

Step by step

1. Register yourbusiness.ma with an ANRT-accredited registrar and pay in dirhams.
2. Create a free OquMail workspace at oqumail.com; there is no card step.
3. Add the domain in the dashboard and copy the four DNS records.
4. Add the MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC records in the registrar’s DNS panel (cPanel Zone Editor or a custom panel).
5. Click Verify. The live DNS check tells you exactly which record is still missing.
6. Create mailboxes: contact@, reservations@, compta@ and one per person, up to 15.
7. Send a test from webmail and add the account to Outlook or the phone mail app with the settings below.

The four DNS records OquMail needs

Moroccan hosts often pre-fill MX records for their own webmail; delete them before adding OquMail’s MX. Keep MX and TXT records unproxied if your DNS is at Cloudflare.

• MX — host @, value mail.oqumail.com, priority 10
• SPF (TXT at @) — v=spf1 MX (Mail Exchanger — where incoming email is delivered) a:mail.oqumail.com ~all
• DKIM (TXT at your selector ._domainkey) — v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=… (the exact key is shown in your OquMail dashboard)
• DMARC (TXT at _dmarc) — v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:dmarc@yourdomain.com

OquMail connection settings

• Incoming (IMAP): mail.oqumail.com, port 993, SSL/TLS
• Outgoing (SMTP): mail.oqumail.com, port 587, STARTTLS
• Username: your full email address (you@yourdomain.com)
• Password: the same password you use for OquMail webmail

Paying for it

Moroccan bank cards have an annual foreign-currency allowance for online purchases, and a recurring dollar subscription eats into it every month. OquMail's free plan has no card and no monthly charge: 15 mailboxes, 3 domains, 5 GB per mailbox, webmail, IMAP/SMTP, delivery logs and a send API. The domain is the only recurring cost, paid locally in dirhams.

Pitfalls specific to Morocco

• Host-bundled email without DKIM: your devis to a French client lands in spam. Check OquMail’s delivery log after the first sends.
• Mobile operators block outbound port 25. Use port 587 with STARTTLS everywhere.
• Accents in mailbox names. Keep addresses plain ASCII (contact@, not an accented variant) even if your name has accents; use the display name for that.
• Leaving a Gmail on your Google Business Profile, Booking.com extranet or Instagram after the domain is live.
• Two SPF records after moving from a host that added its own. Keep exactly one TXT starting with v=spf1.

Common questions

Faut-il un .ma ou un .com ?

For Moroccan customers and tenders, .ma. For a European client base, .com works too. Many businesses hold both on one OquMail workspace and send from .ma.

Does it work with Outlook in French?

Yes. Outlook, Apple Mail and the Gmail app all accept IMAP accounts; the settings above are the same in any language.

What is the limit?

15 mailboxes, 3 domains, 5 GB per mailbox, no time limit.