Set Up Mobile Email Clients — iPhone, iPad & Android
TL;DR — Every EasyCloudify mailbox supports auto-configuration on mobile. In any standards-compliant mail app, add a new account, enter your full email address and mailbox password, and the app discovers the IMAP and SMTP servers automatically.
What You Need
- An active mailbox in
/cloudpanel/mailboxes(see Email Hosting) - Your mailbox password
- A mail app on your phone or tablet
💡 No mail app installed? Webmail works in any mobile browser: https://webmail.easycloudify.com
Apple Mail (iOS / iPadOS)
The built-in Mail app on iPhone and iPad works out of the box.
- Open Settings → Mail → Accounts → Add Account
- Tap Other, then Add Mail Account
- Fill in:
- Name — display name shown on outgoing messages
- Email — your full mailbox address
- Password — your mailbox password
- Description — anything you like (e.g. "Work email")
- Tap Next
iOS detects the IMAP and SMTP servers automatically. Make sure Mail is enabled on the final screen and tap Save.
💡 Push notifications: IMAP IDLE is supported — your iPhone will receive new mail in near-real-time without battery-draining polling.
If iOS asks for manual settings
Choose IMAP at the top, then:
- Incoming Mail Server
- Host Name: leave blank if auto-discovered, otherwise use the value shown in
/cloudpanel/mailboxesfor your mailbox - Username: your full email address
- Password: your mailbox password
- Host Name: leave blank if auto-discovered, otherwise use the value shown in
- Outgoing Mail Server: same hostname, same username, same password
Outlook for Android
- Open Outlook and tap Add Account (first time) or Menu → Settings → Add Mail Account → Add Email Account
- Enter your full email address and tap Continue
- When prompted, choose IMAP as the account type
- Enter your mailbox password and tap Sign in
Outlook configures the servers automatically.
💡 If Outlook tries to add your account as Exchange / Microsoft 365, tap Change Account Provider and choose IMAP.
Gmail for Android
The Gmail app on Android can manage non-Gmail mailboxes too.
- Open Gmail → Menu → Settings → Add account
- Choose Other
- Enter your full email address and tap Next
- Select Personal (IMAP)
- Enter your mailbox password and tap Next
- Confirm or accept the auto-detected incoming and outgoing server settings, then tap Next
- Choose your sync frequency and notification preferences, then tap Done
Android — Default "Email" / Samsung Mail / FairEmail / K-9
Any IMAP-compatible Android mail app uses the same flow:
- Open the app and tap Add Account → IMAP (or Auto-configure)
- Enter your full email address and mailbox password
- Let the app auto-detect the servers
For FairEmail and K-9 Mail (open-source, privacy-friendly), select Other Provider and follow the prompts. Both apps detect EasyCloudify's autoconfig records and complete the setup with just your email and password.
Calendar & Contacts on Mobile
EasyCloudify mailboxes include CalDAV (calendar) and CardDAV (contacts).
- iOS / iPadOS — Settings → Calendar → Accounts → Add Account → Other → Add CalDAV Account. Use your email as username and mailbox password.
- Android — install a CalDAV client such as DAVx⁵ (open-source, F-Droid / Play Store). Add an account using your full email address, mailbox password, and your domain's CalDAV URL (shown in the mailbox details page in
/cloudpanel/mailboxes).
Manual Settings Reference
| Service | Port | Encryption | Username | Password |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMAP (incoming) | 993 | SSL/TLS | Full email address | Mailbox password |
| SMTP (outgoing) | 465 | SSL/TLS | Full email address | Mailbox password |
Use the hostname auto-detected by your client, or contact support if auto-discovery does not complete.
Troubleshooting
"Cannot Get Mail — The user name or password for ... is incorrect"
Re-enter your mailbox password (not your EasyCloudify account password). Reset the mailbox password from /cloudpanel/mailboxes if needed.
Mail downloads inbox but I cannot send
Outgoing mail uses SMTP on port 465 with TLS and your full email + password as credentials. Make sure these are set in your SMTP / outgoing server settings.
Different folders on phone vs. computer
You are likely using POP3 somewhere. Reconfigure that account as IMAP — folders will then stay in sync everywhere.
Push notifications stopped working on iOS
iOS Mail uses IMAP IDLE for push. If notifications stop, open the account in Settings → Mail → Accounts and toggle Mail off and on again.