> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.hosting.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Setting up the eM Client

> Set up eM Client for your hosting.com email with our step-by-step guide to easily manage your emails.

This article demonstrates how to set up [eM Client](http://www.emclient.com) to access a hosting.com e-mail account.

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

1. Make sure you have already created at least one e-mail account for your domain. If you have not done this, please see [this article](/docs/e-mail-accounts) to learn how to create an e-mail account using cPanel.

2. Start eM Client:

   * If you are starting eM Client for the first time, go to step 3.

   * If you have started eM Client before, click the **Menu** menu, click **Accounts**, and then click **Add account**. Go to step 3.\
     ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-emclient-menu-accounts.png)

3. In the **Email** text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-emclient-email-address.png)

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

4. Click **Start**. eM Client automatically detects the server settings.

5. Under **Account details**, specify the following:

   * In the **Your name** text box, type the name you want to appear on messages you send.

   * In the **Account name** text box, type a descriptive name for the account.
     > 📘 Note
     >
     > This name is only used in eM Client to distinguish the account from other accounts. It does not affect email messages in any way.![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-emclient-account-details.png)

6. Click **Next**.

7. Under **Set up encryption**, click **Continue without encryption**, and then click **Next**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-emclient-encryption.png)

   > 👍 Tip
   >
   > Email encryption setup is beyond the scope of this article. For more information about encryption, please visit [https://www.emclient.com/email-encryption](https://www.emclient.com/email-encryption).

8. Under **Almost there!**, in the **Sync Options** section, in the **Message sync time period** list box, select how far back you want to fetch existing messages. To retrieve all messages for the account, select **All time**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-emclient-almost-there.png)

9. To download messages for offline use, select the **Download messages for offline use and to search in message bodies** check box.

10. Click **Finish**.

11. The **Password required** dialog box appears. In the **Password** text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-emclient-password.png)

12. Select the **Save password** check box, and then click **Ok**. eM Client downloads any messages in the account, and the inbox appears:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-emclient-inbox.png)

## More information

For more information about eM Client, please visit [https://www.emclient.com](https://www.emclient.com).