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# Setting up BlueMail on Apple iOS

> Set up BlueMail on iOS to access your hosting.com email with our step-by-step guide.

This article demonstrates how to set up the BlueMail email client on Apple iOS to access a hosting.com e-mail account.

To configure BlueMail to work with your hosting.com e-mail account, follow these steps:

1. Start BlueMail.

2. Tap **Continue**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-bluemail-ios-intro.png)

   > 📘 Note
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   > The user interface displayed in these images may differ slightly from the version you have installed.

3. On the **Add Account** page, in the text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-bluemail-ios-email-address.png)

4. Tap **Manual Setup**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-bluemail-ios-manual-setup.png)

5. On the **Choose provider** page, tap **Manual Setup**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-bluemail-ios-manual-setup-2.png)

6. On the **Manual Setup** page, type `IMAP`:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-bluemail-ios-account-type.png)

7. On the **IMAP Settings** page, in the **Email Address** text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-bluemail-ios-imap-email-address.png)

8. In the **Username** text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel.

9. In the **Password** text box, type the password for the account you created in cPanel.

10. In the **IMAP Server** text box, type *mail.example.com*, where ***example.com*** represents your domain name.

11. In the **Security** list box, tap **SSL/TLS**.

12. In the **Authentication** list box, tap **PLAIN**.

13. In the **Port** text box, type `993`.

14. Tap **Next**:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-bluemail-ios-imap-next.png)

15. Under **Outgoing server settings**, in the **Username** text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-bluemail-ios-smtp-username.png)

16. In the **Password** text box, type the password for the account you created in cPanel.

17. In the **SMTP server** text box, type *mail.example.com*, where ***example.com*** represents your domain name.

18. In the **Security** list box, tap **SSL/TLS**.

19. In the **Authentication** list box, tap **AUTOMATIC**.

20. In the **Port** text box, type `465`.

21. Select the **Require sign-in** check box.

22. Tap **Next**:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-bluemail-ios-smtp-next.png)

23. In the **Name** text box, type the name that you want to appear on messages you send from the account:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-bluemail-ios-display-name.png)

24. In the **Description** text box, type an optional description for the account.

25. Tap **Next**.

26. On the **Account Options** page, in the **Push** or **Fetch** list box, select one of the following options:

    * **Push**: You receive notification of messages as they arrive.

    * **Fetch**: BlueMail periodically fetches messages from the mail server.

    * **Manual**: You manually download messages when you want.\
      ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-bluemail-ios-options-push-fetch.png)

27. In the **Incoming Sound** list box, select a message notification sound:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-bluemail-ios-options-sound.png)

28. Tap **Done**.

29. Tap **NEXT** to view the short introduction, or tap **SKIP**:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-bluemail-ios-intro-skip-next.png)

30. BlueMail downloads any messages in the account, and the inbox appears:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-bluemail-ios-inbox.png)

## More information

For more information about BlueMail, please visit [https://bluemail.me/](https://bluemail.me/).

## Related articles

* [Accessing e-mail accounts with client applications](/docs/accessing-e-mail-accounts-with-client-applications)

* [Setting up BlueMail on Android](/docs/setting-up-bluemail-on-android)

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