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# Setting up the Spike email client on Windows

> Set up Spike on Windows to access your hosting.com email with our step-by-step guide. Manage your emails effortlessly!

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

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

1. Start Spike.

2. In the **Welcome to Spike** dialog box, in the **Add Email Address** text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel, and then click **Continue**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spike-win-welcome.png)

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

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

4. In the top right corner, click **Not Exchange**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spike-win-not-exchange.png)

5. In the **Select your provider** dialog box, scroll down and click **IMAP**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spike-win-imap.png)

6. In the **IMAP** dialog box, click **Advanced Settings**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spike-win-advanced-settings.png)

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

8. In the **IMAP Port** text box, type `993`.

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

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

11. In the **SMTP Port** text box, type `465`.

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

13. Click **Login**:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spike-win-login.png)

14. Spike tests the configuration settings, and then the **Your profile** dialog box appears. In the user text box, type the name you want to appear on messages you send from the account. You can also optionally add a picture:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spike-win-display-name.png)

15. In the bottom right corner, click the white check mark icon:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spike-win-checkmark-icon.png)

16. In the **Collaboration Starts Here** dialog box, select any contacts you want to add, or click **Invite Later**:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spike-win-contacts.png)

17. Spike downloads any messages in the account, and the inbox appears:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spike-win-inbox.png)

## More information

For more information about Spike, please visit [https://www.spikenow.com/](https://www.spikenow.com/).

## Related articles

* [Setting up Spike on macOS](/docs/setting-up-spike-on-macos)

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* [E-mail client application setup](/docs/e-mail-client-application-setup)