How to set up your email address in Mail for iPhone or iPad

Want to be able to send and receive emails at your Porkbun-hosted email address? If you're an iPhone or iPad user and you're using Apple's official Mail client for iOS, here's how to do so:

Create a Porkbun hosted email address for your domain if you haven't done so already.

On your Apple device, open up your "Settings" app. Scroll all the way down and select "Apps".

After selecting Apps, scroll until you find the "Mail" app option and select it.

On the Mail settings page, select "Mail Accounts".

You'll be directed to the Mail Accounts page. Select the "Add Account" option.

On the "Add Account" page, you'll see a list of email providers. Select the "Other" option.

Finally, on the next "Add Account" page, select the "Add Mail Account" option one more time.

On the "New Account" screen, you'll need to enter the following information:

Name: Enter your display name as you want it to appear in the "From" header of emails you send
Email: Your new Porkbun hosted email address
Password: This is the password you created when you set up the hosted email address. If you don't remember this password or need to reset it, this guide will show you how.
Description: This is optional, but you can enter a description you want for the email, and this will determine how the email address is labeled on your device's Mail app.

Once you are sure you have entered all the correct details, tap "Next" in the upper right corner to continue.

Next, you'll need to configure the IMAP and SMTP settings so your hosted email address can send and receive from your iPhone or iPad. On the IMAP tab, under the "INCOMING MAIL SERVER" section, enter the following:

Host Name: imap.porkbun.com
User Name: Your full hosted email address (not just the part before the @ symbol)
Password: The password should already be filled in. If it's not, specify the password from the previous step.

Next, scroll down to the "OUTGOING MAIL SERVER" section and enter the following:

Host Name: smtp.porkbun.com
User Name: Your full email address (not just the part before the @ symbol)
Password: Your hosted email address password. This is required for our SMTP server to authenticate your email correctly.

After confirming that all the details you entered are correct, scroll up and tap the "Next" option on the top right of the screen.

Optionally, you can tell your Mail app to use this email address to save Notes. Make sure the "Mail" option is enabled, then select "Save".

That's it! Mail for iOS is now configured to send and receive email using your Porkbun hosted email address. Now when you go to your Mail app on your iOS device, you should see the inbox added, and you can use it like any other standard inbox.

⚠️️ Note

If you get any errors while trying to add your hosted email address to the Mail app, it's possible that the password you're entering is incorrect. You can try logging in to your email at webmail.porkbun.com to verify whether you're using the right password. You can always reset the password for your hosted email address by following this guide.

If you need any further assistance getting your hosted email address working on your iOS device, feel free to reach out to our support team.