# Setting up your email in Apple Mail on Mac

> Add your Ruachost hosting email to the Mail app on macOS using secure IMAP and SMTP settings.

Source: https://helpcenter.ruachost.com/email/webmail/setting-up-email-in-apple-mail-on-mac/

Add the email account that comes with your Ruachost hosting to the **Mail** app on your Mac. These steps use **IMAP**, so your messages stay in sync with webmail and your phone.

> **Note:**
Using **Ruachost Business Email**? Its server settings are different. See [Access parameters](https://helpcenter.ruachost.com/email/business-email/access-parameters/).

## Before you start

You need your **full email address**, its **password**, and your mail server: `mail.yourdomain.com`. If your domain doesn't point to Ruachost yet, use the server hostname from your welcome email. See [Email settings for apps and devices](https://helpcenter.ruachost.com/email/guides/cpanel-email-settings/).

## Add the account

1. Open **Mail** and choose **Mail → Add Account** from the menu bar.
2. Select **Other Mail Account** and click **Continue**.
3. Enter your **name**, **email address** and **password**, and click **Sign In**.
4. Mail may say **"Unable to verify account name or password"** and show more fields. Fill them in:
   - **Username:** your full email address
   - **Account Type:** IMAP
   - **Incoming Mail Server:** `mail.yourdomain.com`
   - **Outgoing Mail Server:** `mail.yourdomain.com`
5. Click **Sign In**.
6. Choose **Mail** (and **Notes** if you like) and click **Done**.

## Check the ports and security

1. Choose **Mail → Settings** (or **Preferences**) and click **Accounts**.
2. Select the account and click **Server Settings**.
3. **Incoming Mail Server (IMAP):** untick **Automatically manage connection settings**, and set:
   - **Port:** `993`
   - **Use TLS/SSL:** ticked
4. **Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP):** untick **Automatically manage connection settings**, and set:
   - **Port:** `465`
   - **Use TLS/SSL:** ticked
   - **Authentication:** Password
5. Click **Save**.

## Keep Sent and Trash in sync

So sent and deleted messages also show in webmail and on your phone, open the account's **Mailbox Behaviors** tab and set **Sent**, **Drafts**, **Junk** and **Trash** to the matching folders **on the server**. Or, in the Mail sidebar, select the server's **Sent** folder and choose **Mailbox → Use This Mailbox For → Sent**.

## Troubleshooting

- **Certificate warning:** use the server hostname from your welcome email (also in cPanel under **Email Accounts → Connect Devices**) instead of `mail.yourdomain.com`.
- **Account shows "Offline":** choose **Mailbox → Take All Accounts Online**, and check your password in webmail.
- **Still not working:** see [Can't log in to your email](https://helpcenter.ruachost.com/email/guides/cant-log-in-to-your-email/).

## Related articles

- [Setting up your email on iPhone and iPad](https://helpcenter.ruachost.com/email/webmail/setting-up-your-websites-email-for-ipad-and-iphone/)
- [Sent emails missing from the Sent folder](https://helpcenter.ruachost.com/email/guides/sent-emails-missing-from-sent-folder/)