How to add your Stack Hosting email to Outlook on Windows (classic)

Note: These instructions are for classic Outlook on Windows (File menu). If you are using the redesigned Outlook with a Settings gear icon, follow the New Outlook for Windows guide instead.

1. Open Outlook

Launch the classic Outlook application on your Windows PC.

2. Add a new account

Go to File → Add Account.
Select Manual setup or additional server types, then click Next.

3. Choose IMAP

Select POP or IMAP (wording varies by Outlook version), then click Next.
Set Account Type to IMAP.

4. Enter your account details

Your Name: the name people should see on emails you send.
Email Address: your full email address (for example jo.smith@yourdomain.com).
User Name: the same full email address.
Password: your mailbox password.

Then enter these server settings:

Mail server settings

Use these details when the app asks for server settings. Username is always your full email address.

IMAP server (incoming) imap.stackmail.com

IMAP port 993

IMAP security SSL/TLS

SMTP server (outgoing) smtp.stackmail.com

SMTP port 465

SMTP security SSL/TLS

5. Check More Settings

Click More Settings.
Open the Outgoing Server tab and tick My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.
Open the Advanced tab and confirm incoming port 993 with SSL/TLS, and outgoing port 465 with SSL/TLS.
Click OK.

6. Test and finish

Click Next so Outlook can test the account.
When the test succeeds, click Finish.

Done. Your Stack Hosting email should now be available in classic Outlook on Windows.