{"id":1265,"date":"2020-07-31T19:26:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T19:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2020\/07\/31\/4305847-set-up-hostinger-email-on-your-applications-and-devices\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T04:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T04:08:28","slug":"4305847-set-up-hostinger-email-on-your-applications-and-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4305847-set-up-hostinger-email-on-your-applications-and-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Set up Hostinger Email on your applications and devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">Set up Hostinger Email on your phone, tablet, computer, or email client by confirming your account setup, gathering your IMAP, POP3, and SMTP settings details, and following the configuration steps for your specific device. Guides are grouped by smartphones and tablets, Mac devices, email clients, and WordPress or web apps, so you can jump straight to the one that matches your setup.<\/p><h2 id=\"h_75bb6bb0ab\">Step 1 &ndash; Initial tasks<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">First, make sure to check the following before setting up your email on your device or application:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">You have <b><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-created-an-email-account\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583217-how-to-create-and-manage-mailboxes-for-hostinger-email\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">created an email account<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Your domain is <b><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-pointing-to-our-servers\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1863967-how-to-point-a-domain-to-hostinger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pointing to our servers<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Your domain has the <b><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-correct-mx-records-set-up\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4407237-hostinger-email-mx-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">correct MX records set up<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">If these requirements are met, you may proceed to the next steps:<\/p><h2 id=\"step-1---gathering-email-parameters\">Step 2 &ndash; Gather your info<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Go to the <strong><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-email-section\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4768093-how-to-access-the-email-section-at-hostinger\/\">Email section<\/a><\/strong> and collect your email <b><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-configuration-details\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1575756-how-to-get-email-account-configuration-details-for-hostinger-email\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">configuration details<\/a><\/b>:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-table-container\">\n<table role=\"presentation\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>IMAP <\/b>(Incoming)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>POP3 <\/b>(Incoming)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>SMTP <\/b>(Outgoing)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Host: <b>imap.hostinger.com<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Encryption: <b>SSL<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Port number: <b>993<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Host: <b>pop.hostinger.com<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Encryption: <b>SSL<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Port number: <b>995<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Host: <b>smtp.hostinger.com<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Encryption: <b>SSL<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Port number: <b>465<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you encounter <b>SMTP<\/b> encryption issues, use <b>TLS or STARTTLS<\/b> with port <b>587 <\/b>instead.<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">If you forget your <strong>email password,<\/strong> you can <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-reset-your-hostinger-email-mailbox-password\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583468-how-to-reset-a-hostinger-email-mailbox-password\/\">reset your Hostinger Email mailbox password<\/a>.<\/p><h2 id=\"step-2---inserting-parameters\">Step 3 &ndash; Configure your email client<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">While different email clients and devices have unique setup methods, they share some basic setup requirements. Add your mailbox as an IMAP account, not as a Microsoft 365 or Exchange account. For more details, choose your device from the list below:<\/p><p><!-- Accordion 1 --><\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-accordion\">\n<div class=\"intercom-interblocks-accordion-title\">Smartphones and tablets<\/div>\n<div class=\"intercom-interblocks-accordion-body\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-ios-devices\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4768133-how-to-set-up-hostinger-email-on-your-ios-devices-using-auto-config\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iOS devices<\/a><\/b> (using auto-config)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-ios-devices-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/11542602-how-to-set-up-hostinger-email-on-your-ios-devices-manually-ios-apple-ipad\/\">iOS devices<\/a><\/strong> (manual setup)<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-ipad-and-iphone-mail\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4768540-how-to-set-up-hostinger-email-on-ipad-and-iphone-mail-ios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iPad and iPhone Mail<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-samsung-mail-on-android\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4768568-how-to-set-up-hostinger-email-on-samsung-mail-for-android\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Mail on Android<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-gmail-on-android\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4768560-how-to-set-up-hostinger-email-on-gmail-for-android-ios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gmail on Android<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p><!-- Accordion 2 --><\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-accordion\">\n<div class=\"intercom-interblocks-accordion-title\">Mac devices<\/div>\n<div class=\"intercom-interblocks-accordion-body\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-mac-os-x-mail\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4768532-how-to-set-up-hostinger-email-on-mac-os-x-mail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mac OS X Mail<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-mac-os-x-notes\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4768230-how-to-set-up-hostinger-email-on-mac-os-x-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mac OS X Notes<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p><!-- Accordion 3 --><\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-accordion\">\n<div class=\"intercom-interblocks-accordion-title\">Email clients<\/div>\n<div class=\"intercom-interblocks-accordion-body\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-mozilla-thunderbird\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4768158-how-to-set-up-hostinger-email-on-mozilla-thunderbird-automatically\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mozilla Thunderbird<\/a><\/b><b> <\/b>(using auto-config)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-mozilla-thunderbird-2\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4768584-how-to-set-up-hostinger-email-on-mozilla-thunderbird-desktop-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mozilla Thunderbird<\/a><\/b> (manual method)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><strong><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-outlook-for-windows\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/new-outlook-app-not-connecting-to-hostinger-email-what-you-need-to-know\/\">Outlook for Windows<\/a><\/strong> (classic Outlook)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-outlook-for-macos\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/new-outlook-app-not-connecting-to-hostinger-email-what-you-need-to-know\/\"><strong>Outlook for macOS<\/strong><\/a> (classic Outlook)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p><!-- Accordion 4 --><\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-accordion\">\n<div class=\"intercom-interblocks-accordion-title\">WordPress and other web apps<\/div>\n<div class=\"intercom-interblocks-accordion-body\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-gmail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4768560-how-to-set-up-hostinger-email-on-gmail-for-android-ios\/\"><b>Gmail<\/b><b> <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-zoho-mail\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/how-to-setup-zoho-mail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoho Mail<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-contact-form-7\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/5240938-how-to-set-up-contact-form-7-with-hostinger-email\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Form 7<\/a><\/b><b> <\/b>for WordPress<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-easy-wp-smtp\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4725594-how-to-set-up-the-easy-wp-smtp-plugin-on-wordpress-at-hostinger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Easy WP SMTP<\/a><\/b> for WordPress<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">If your device or email client isn&rsquo;t listed, refer to a similar guide or search online for the <b>official documentation<\/b>. If you use the new Outlook app and it isn&rsquo;t connecting, see <strong><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-new-outlook-app-not-connecting-to-hostinger-email-what-you-n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/new-outlook-app-not-connecting-to-hostinger-email-what-you-need-to-know\/\">new Outlook app not connecting to Hostinger Email: what you need to know<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Once your device or email client is configured, you&rsquo;ll be able to send and receive Hostinger Email directly without needing to log in to Webmail each time.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">If your email client connects but messages are missing, see the <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-hostinger-email-troubleshooting-articles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/email\/hostinger-email-troubleshooting\/\">Hostinger Email: Troubleshooting articles.<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gather your Hostinger Email configuration details and follow setup steps for your device or app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[288],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hostinger-email-getting-started"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4305847-set-up-hostinger-email-on-your-applications-and-devices","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/4305847-como-configurar-el-email-de-hostinger-en-tus-dispositivos-y-aplicaciones-de-email","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/4305847-comment-configurer-les-e-mails-hostinger-sur-vos-appareils-et-applications-de-messagerie","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/4305847-bagaimana-cara-setup-email-hostinger-di-perangkat-saya","default":0},{"locale":"pt-BR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/4305847-como-configurar-os-e-mails-da-hostinger-em-dispositivos-e-plataformas","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/4305847-\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0448\u0442\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f-\u043f\u043e\u0448\u0442\u0438-hostinger-\u0443-\u0434\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0445-\u0442\u0430-\u043d","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1265"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20995,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1265\/revisions\/20995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}