{"id":2305,"date":"2026-03-31T17:48:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/docs\/how-to-set-up-veerhost-email-on-outlook-and-apple-mail-imap-smtp\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T23:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:44:34","slug":"how-to-set-up-veerhost-email-on-outlook-and-apple-mail-imap-smtp","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/de\/docs\/email\/how-to-set-up-veerhost-email-on-outlook-and-apple-mail-imap-smtp\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up Veerhost Email on Outlook and Apple Mail (IMAP\/SMTP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guide shows you how to add your Veerhost email account to Microsoft Outlook and Apple Mail using IMAP so your emails stay synced across all devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your Email Settings (Use These in All Clients)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>IMAP Server:<\/strong> mail.yourdomain.com \u2014 Port <strong>993<\/strong> \u2014 SSL\/TLS<\/li><li><strong>SMTP Server:<\/strong> mail.yourdomain.com \u2014 Port <strong>465<\/strong> \u2014 SSL\/TLS (or port 587 with STARTTLS)<\/li><li><strong>Username:<\/strong> your full email address (e.g. info@yourdomain.com)<\/li><li><strong>Password:<\/strong> the password you set in cPanel for this email account<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set Up on Microsoft Outlook<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open Outlook \u2192 go to <strong>File \u2192 Add Account<\/strong><\/li><li>Enter your email address and click <strong>Connect<\/strong><\/li><li>Select <strong>IMAP<\/strong> when asked for account type<\/li><li>Enter the incoming server: <code>mail.yourdomain.com<\/code>, port <code>993<\/code>, encryption <strong>SSL\/TLS<\/strong><\/li><li>Enter the outgoing server: <code>mail.yourdomain.com<\/code>, port <code>465<\/code>, encryption <strong>SSL\/TLS<\/strong><\/li><li>Enter your full email address as the username and your email password<\/li><li>Click <strong>Connect<\/strong> \u2014 Outlook will verify and complete the setup<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> If Outlook auto-detects wrong settings, click <strong>Advanced options<\/strong> and check <strong>&#8220;Let me set up my account manually&#8221;<\/strong> before clicking Connect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set Up on Apple Mail (macOS)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open <strong>Mail<\/strong> \u2192 go to <strong>Mail \u2192 Add Account<\/strong><\/li><li>Select <strong>Other Mail Account<\/strong> and click <strong>Continue<\/strong><\/li><li>Enter your name, email address, and password \u2192 click <strong>Sign In<\/strong><\/li><li>If auto-setup fails, enter manually:<ul><li>Account type: <strong>IMAP<\/strong><\/li><li>Incoming mail server: <code>mail.yourdomain.com<\/code><\/li><li>Outgoing mail server: <code>mail.yourdomain.com<\/code><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Click <strong>Sign In<\/strong> to complete setup<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set Up on iPhone \/ iPad (iOS Mail)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Go to <strong>Settings \u2192 Mail \u2192 Accounts \u2192 Add Account<\/strong><\/li><li>Tap <strong>Other \u2192 Add Mail Account<\/strong><\/li><li>Enter your name, email, password, and a description \u2192 tap <strong>Next<\/strong><\/li><li>Select <strong>IMAP<\/strong> at the top<\/li><li>Under <strong>Incoming Mail Server<\/strong>: host <code>mail.yourdomain.com<\/code>, full email as username, your password<\/li><li>Under <strong>Outgoing Mail Server<\/strong>: same host and credentials<\/li><li>Tap <strong>Save<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Troubleshooting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you get an SSL warning, try using your <strong>server hostname<\/strong> instead of <code>mail.yourdomain.com<\/code> \u2014 find it in <strong>cPanel \u2192 Server Information<\/strong>. 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