Setting up Mailspring on macOS

Learn how to set up the Mailspring email client on Apple macOS to access a hosting.com e-mail account. This article includes step-by-step instructions and all the information you need to manage e-mail using Mailspring.

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

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

Start Mailspring.
On the Welcome to Mailspring page, click Get Started.
On the next three pages, click Next.
On the Create a Mailspring ID page, click Just need the basics? Skip for now:

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The user interface displayed in these images may differ slightly from the version you have installed.
Click Skip Mailspring ID:
Under Connect an email account, click IMAP / SMTP:
Under Add your IMAP account, in the Name text box, type the name you want to appear on messages you send from the account:
In the Email text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel.
In the Password text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel.
Click Continue:
Under Set up Account, in the Incoming Mail (IMAP) section, in the Server text box, typemail.example.com, where example.com represents your domain name:
Confirm the Port list box is set to 993 and the Security list box is set to SSL/TLS.
In the Username text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel.
In the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) section, in the Server text box, typemail.example.com, where example.com represents your domain name:
Confirm the Port list box is set to 465 and the Security list box is set to SSL/TLS.
In the Username text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel.
Click Connect Account:
Select the panel layout and keyboard shortcut settings you want, and then click Looks Good:
Click Finish Setup.
Mailspring downloads any messages in the account, and the inbox appears: