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# Setting up Spark Mail on Windows

> Set up Spark Mail on Windows to access your hosting.com email with our step-by-step guide.

This article demonstrates how to set up the Spark Mail email client on Microsoft Windows to access a hosting.com e-mail account.

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

1. Start Spark Mail.

2. In the text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel, and then click the arrow:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spark-win-welcome.png)

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

3. Under **IMAP/SMTP Server**, in the **Name** text box, type the name you want to appear on messages you send from the account:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spark-win-imap-server.png)

4. In the **Email Address** text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel.

5. In the **Email Password** text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel.

6. Click **Additional Settings**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spark-win-imap-server-additional-settings-button.png)

7. Under **Inbox Server (IMAP)**, in the **Username** text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spark-win-imap-server-additional-settings-dialog.png)

8. In the **Email Password** text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel.

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

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

11. In the **Protection** list box, select **SSL**.

12. Scroll down to the **Outbox Server (SMTP)** section, and in the **Username** text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spark-win-smtp-server-dialog.png)

13. In the **Email Password** text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel.

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

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

16. In the **Protection** list box, select **SSL**.

17. Click **Log in**. Spark Mail verifies the account configuration settings:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spark-win-verifying-account.png)

18. Click **Next**, and then click **Start using Spark**. Spark Mail downloads any messages in the account, and the inbox appears:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spark-win-inbox.png)

## More information

For more information about Spark Mail, please visit [https://sparkmailapp.com/](https://sparkmailapp.com/).

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