Welcome to our channel! In today’s tutorial, we’ll walk you through setting up your Bluehost cPanel email on Mozilla Thunderbird. Whether you’re using Thunderbird on Windows, macOS, or Linux, this step-by-step guide will help you configure your email account quickly and easily.
**In this video, you’ll learn:**
1. **Accessing Bluehost cPanel:** We’ll show you how to log in to your Bluehost account and find the email settings you need.
2. **Finding Your Email Settings:** Learn how to locate the incoming and outgoing server details for your Bluehost email account.
3. **Configuring Thunderbird:** Follow our easy instructions to add your Bluehost email account in Thunderbird, including entering the correct server settings.
4. **Testing Your Email:** We’ll demonstrate how to test your email setup to ensure everything is working correctly.
**Tools & Requirements:**
- A Bluehost account with cPanel access
- Mozilla Thunderbird installed on your computer
- Your email address and password
**Step-by-Step Instructions:**
1. **Log in to Bluehost:**
- Open your web browser and go to Bluehost.
- Log in to your account and navigate to the cPanel from the dashboard.
2. **Locate Email Settings:**
- In the cPanel, go to 'Email Accounts'.
- Find the email account you want to set up and click on 'Connect Devices'.
3. **Get Server Settings:**
- Under 'Mail Client Manual Settings', note down the incoming and outgoing server details (IMAP/POP3 and SMTP).
4. **Open Thunderbird:**
- Launch Thunderbird on your computer.
- Go to 'File' 'New' 'Existing Mail Account'.
5. **Enter Email Details:**
- Enter your name, email address, and password, then click 'Continue'.
- Thunderbird will attempt to configure your account automatically. If it doesn’t find the settings, click 'Manual Config'.
6. **Enter Server Settings Manually:**
- For **Incoming Mail Server**:
- **Protocol:** IMAP (recommended) or POP3
- **Server Hostname:** [Your Bluehost IMAP/POP3 server address]
- **Port:** 993 (IMAP) or 995 (POP3)
- **SSL:** SSL/TLS
- **Authentication:** Normal password
- For **Outgoing Mail Server**:
- **Server Hostname:** [Your Bluehost SMTP server address]
- **Port:** 465 (SSL) or 587 (STARTTLS)
- **SSL:** SSL/TLS or STARTTLS
- **Authentication:** Normal password
7. **Finish Setup:**
- Click 'Re-test' to check your settings and 'Done' once the configuration is complete.
8. **Test Your Email:**
- Send and receive a test email to ensure your Thunderbird setup is working correctly.
**Helpful Links:**
www.bluehost.com/help
support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/thunderbird
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