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Email Connection Settings

When setting up your email client or email applications, your settings must match the settings provided in your hosting account. This article covers a complete set of matching settings for each desired email configuration for our servers.

To have an overview with some Email terms, click the links below:

What are SMTP Settings

POP3 or IMAP with SSL

What is TLS?


What Are My Email Settings? 

Please note that you need to add your email address to your hosting account when using an email client (Gmail, Mac Mail, Outlook, etc.). Here are some helpful articles about adding your email address:

Depending on your hosting type, click the links below to know about your email settings.


cPanel Emails

For emails hosted on cPanel, you may use the following options for each protocol:

Outgoing Email Settings (SMTP)
SettingsSSL EnabledNon-SSL
UsernameYour complete email addressYour complete email address
PasswordYour email passwordYour email password
Outgoing mail serverYour server name. Please check out this article: What is My Server Address?Your server name. Please check out this article: What is My Server Address?
Port46525 or 26
Example Setup
Username: [email protected]
Password: u%&7eu-Wm+3y
Server: gator1234.hostgator.com
Port: 465
Username: [email protected]
Password: u%&7eu-Wm+3y
Server: gator1234.hostgator.com
Port: 25
SSLSSL/TLSNone
AuthenticationNormal password authenticationNormal password authentication

 

Incoming Email Settings (IMAP or POP3)
SettingsSSL Enabled
IMAPPOP3
UsernameYour complete email addressYour complete email address
PasswordYour email passwordYour email password
Incoming mail serverYour server name. Please check out this article: What is My Server Address?Your server name. Please check out this article: What is My Server Address?
Port993995
Example Setup
Username: [email protected]
Password: u%&7eu-Wm+3y
Server: gator1234.hostgator.com
Port: 993
Username: [email protected]
Password: u%&7eu-Wm+3y
Server: gator1234.hostgator.com
Port: 995
SSLSSL/TLSSSL/TLS
AuthenticationNormal password authenticationNormal password authentication

 

SettingsNon-SSL
IMAPPOP3
UsernameYour complete email addressYour complete email address
PasswordYour email passwordYour email password
Incoming mail serverYour server name. Please check out this article: What is My Server Address?Your server name. Please check out this article: What is My Server Address?
Port143110
Example Setup
Username: [email protected]
Password: u%&7eu-Wm+3y
Server: gator1234.hostgator.com
Port: 143
Username: [email protected]
Password: u%&7eu-Wm+3y
Server: gator1234.hostgator.com
Port: 110
SSLNoneNone
AuthenticationNormal password authenticationNormal password authentication

Plesk Emails

If your emails are being hosted on a Plesk or Windows server, you may use the following settings for your email program.

Outgoing Email Settings (SMTP)
SettingsSSL EnabledNon-SSL
UsernameYour complete email addressYour complete email address
PasswordYour email passwordYour email password
Outgoing mail serverYour server name. Please check out this article: What is My Server Address?Your server name. Please check out this article: What is My Server Address?
Port46525 or 26
Example Setup
Username: [email protected]
Password: u%&7eu-Wm+3y
Server: hgws00.win.hostgator.com
Port: 465
Username: [email protected]
Password: u%&7eu-Wm+3y
Server: hgws00.win.hostgator.com
Port: 25
SSLSSL/TLSNone
AuthenticationNormal password authenticationNormal password authentication

 

Incoming Email Settings (IMAP or POP3)
SettingsSSL Enabled
IMAPPOP3
UsernameYour complete email addressYour complete email address
PasswordYour email passwordYour email password
Incoming mail serverYour server name. Please check out this article: What is My Server Address?Your server name. Please check out this article: What is My Server Address?
Port993995
Example Setup
Username: [email protected]
Password: u%&7eu-Wm+3y
Server: hgws00.win.hostgator.com
Port: 993
Username: [email protected]
Password: u%&7eu-Wm+3y
Server: hgws00.win.hostgator.com
Port: 995
SSLSSL/TLSSSL/TLS
AuthenticationNormal password authenticationNormal password authentication

 

SettingsNon-SSL
IMAPPOP3
UsernameYour complete email addressYour complete email address
PasswordYour email passwordYour email password
Incoming mail serverYour server name. Please check out this article: What is My Server Address?Your server name. Please check out this article: What is My Server Address?
Port143110
Example Setup
Username: [email protected]
Password: u%&7eu-Wm+3y
Server: hgws00.win.hostgator.com
Port: 143
Username: [email protected]
Password: u%&7eu-Wm+3y
Server: hgws00.win.hostgator.com
Port: 110
SSLNoneNone
AuthenticationNormal password authenticationNormal password authentication

Notes:

  • Replace example.com or sample.com with your actual domain name.

  • Your full server name/hostname can be found in your Welcome email, Customer Portal and cPanel, or Plesk. Please check out the article What is My Server Address? for more details.

    Click Here to Know Where to Find your Server Hostname

    To locate your server hostname in your Customer Portal:

    1. Log in to your Customer Portal.
    2. Select Hosting from the left-side menu.
    3. Locate your hosting package from the list.
    4. Click Manage under your hosting package.
    5. Click the Settings tab. 
    6. Your server hostname is listed under Server.

      Customer Portal - Settings for Server Name

  • The settings discussed above are the same for your addon and parked domains.

Additional References: