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title: "How to Integrate Email in Nextcloud"
description: "Nextcloud Mail is a pre-installed application that allows you to manage email from your Nextcloud application. You can also encrypt emails with Mailvelope for better email security. (Get root access,..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/integrate-email-in-nextcloud/
date: 2020-04-17
modified: 2023-11-02
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
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type: post
lang: en
---

# How to Integrate Email in Nextcloud

![How to Integrate Email in Nextcloud Hero Image](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/How-to-Integrate-Email-in-Nextcloud-1024x538.png)

[Nextcloud Mail](https://github.com/nextcloud/mail#readme) is a pre-installed application that allows you to manage email from your Nextcloud application. You can also encrypt emails with [Mailvelope](https://mailvelope.com/en) for better email security. (Get root access, great performance, and security customized to your needs with the best [VPS hosting](/vps-hosting/?mktgp=t&utm_campaign=support&utm_source=id$$post_id$$&utm_medium=link).)

Below we cover:

- [Adding an Email Account in Nextcloud](#add) wp:list /wp:list
  - [Multiple Email Accounts](#multiple)
- [Managing Email Accounts in Nextcloud](#manage)
- [Configure Email Accounts](#configure)
- [Email Server Settings](#server)

## Add an Email Account in Nextcloud

[![Nextcloud email configuration](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/nextcloud-add-email-cropped.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/nextcloud-add-email.png)

1. Log into Nextcloud
2. At the top, select **Email**To add an additional email account, select **Settings** in the lower-left corner, and **Add mail account**.
3. Select **Manual**
4. Add your **Name** (to show beside your email address in emails), **Mail Address**, and **IMAP host**(name) from your [email settings](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/email/how-to-find-email-settings/)
5. Under *IMAP Security*, select **SSL/TLS**We recommend using IMAP with SSL encryption.
6. The **IMAP Port** should be **993**
7. For your **IMAP user**, add your email address and password
8. Under *SMTP Settings*, the **SMTP host** should match your *IMAP host*
9. For your **SMTP user**, add your email address and email password again
10. Select **Connect**

If successful, you'll be redirected to your inbox.

### Multiple Email Accounts

- To remove email accounts, select the 3-dot button to the right of the email address, then **Delete account**
- To change the order of email accounts, select the 3-dot button to the right of an email address, then **Move Down/Up**

## Manage Email in Nextcloud

- Select **Inbox** to see received email
- Select the 3-dot button to the right of *Inbox* to **Mark all as read** or **Add subfolder** to your email account
- Select the arrow to the left of *Inbox* to see other folders - Drafts, Sent, etc.
- Select **+ New message** in the upper-left to create a new email

## Configure Email Account Settings

1. On the left, select your email address to edit email account settings
2. Add a signature, then **Save signature**
3. Change your **Mail server** settings if desired

To protect your email communications, learn how to [strengthen email authentication](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/email/strengthen-overall-email-authentication/).

## Email Server Settings

Below we cover how to configure Nextcloud to send email notifications. First, ensure you have an email address for your profile:

1. In the upper-right corner, select your user icon, then **Settings**
2. Ensure your **Email** is filled in (changes are saved immediately)
3. On the left, under *Administration*, select **Basic settings**
4. Under *Email server*, change Encryption to **SSL/TLS**
5. Type your password and select **Confirm** if prompted
6. Type the **From address**
7. For *Authentication method*, select **Login**
8. Add the **Server address** and **SMTP port** (465) from your [email settings](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/email/how-to-find-email-settings/)
9. For **Credentials**, add the full *From address* and email account password
10. **Save **your changes
11. Select **Send email** to send a test email
12. Check the email account inbox for an email with the subject “Email setting test”

[![Email server settings in Nextcloud](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/nextcloud-email-server.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/nextcloud-email-server.png)

For more customized environments, check out [official Nextcloud documentation](https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/18/admin_manual/configuration_server/email_configuration.html).