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title: How To Set Up Apple Mac Mail on OS X For A cPanel Account
description: "Setting up your cPanel email account on Apple Mac Mail is a quick and straightforward process. In this guide, we'll walk you through the step-by-step process to set up your cPanel email account on macOS, ensuring a smooth integration with…"
url: "https://staging2.conorbradley.co.uk/kb/set-up-apple-mac-mail-for-a-cpanel-email-account/"
updated: "2025-02-10"
category: "Getting Started Guide / Setting up e-mail / E-mail client application setup"
tags:
  - cpanel
  - email
  - email accounts
---

# How To Set Up Apple Mac Mail on OS X For A cPanel Account

Setting up your cPanel email account on Apple Mac Mail is a quick and straightforward process. In this guide, we'll walk you through the step-by-step process to set up your cPanel email account on macOS, ensuring a smooth integration with Apple Mail. By the end of this tutorial, you'll be able to send and receive emails effortlessly from your Mac.

## **Step 1: Open Apple Mail**

1. Launch the **Mail** application on your **Mac**.
2.  In the top-left corner select **Mail**then select **Add Account**.
    ![Adding a mail account in Mac OS X](https://staging2.conorbradley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Adding-a-mail-account-in-Mac-OS-X-1024x576.png)

## **Step 2: Select Mail Account Provider**

1. A window titled **Choose a Mail Account Provider** will appear.
2. Since we are adding a cPanel email account we will need to select **Other Mail Account** then select **Continue**.
    ![Selecting add other mail account in Mac OS Mail](https://staging2.conorbradley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Selecting-add-other-mail-account-in-Mac-OS-Mail-1024x576.png)

## **Step 3: Enter Your Email Account Information**

1. In the **Name** field, type the name you want to display on outgoing emails.
2. In the **Email Address** field, enter your full email address. In our case, we have written **contact@sheffieldwebsitehosting.co.uk**.
3. In the **Password** field, type the password for your email account.
4. Select **Sign In**.
5. If an error appears saying **Unable to verify account name or password**, don’t worry this is expected with a cPanel account as mail will need to know the mail servers settings. This will be fixed in the next steps.
    ![Entering Your Email Account Information in Mac OS Mail](https://staging2.conorbradley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Entering-Your-Email-Account-Information-in-Mac-OS-Mail-1024x576.png)

## **Step 4: Configure Incoming Mail Server Settings**

1. Enter your **full email address** as the **Username**. We have entered **contact@sheffieldwebsitehosting.co.uk**.
2. Re-enter your **Password**ONLY if the password has been cleared.
3. In the **Account Type** dropdown, select: **IMAP**  which is recommended so you can sync across multiple devices.
4. In the **Incoming Mail Server** field, enter **your mail server address**. This is **usually mail.yourdomainname.co.uk** so we will be entering **mail.sheffieldwebsitehosting.co.uk.**
5. In the **Outgoing Mail Server** field, enter **your mail server address.**This is usually the same as the incoming mail server so we will be entering **mail.sheffieldwebsitehosting.co.uk**.
6. Click **Sign In**.
    **\*Important: Even though Mac Mail may label the Username and Password fields for the outgoing mail server as optional, you must enter them to send emails successfully.**

![Configuring Outgoing and Incoming Mail Settings in Mac OS Mail](https://staging2.conorbradley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Configuring-Outgoing-and-Incoming-Mail-Settings-in-Mac-OS-Mail-1024x576.png)

## **Step 5: Finalising Mail Account Setup**

1. If your login is successful Mac Mail will ask which apps to associate with this email account. Make sure that **Mail** is checked. If you wish to sync notes with this account make sure to also check **Notes**
2. Select **Done**.
3. Mail will add the account and begin downloading messages.
    ![Selecting done on adding an account in Mac OS Mail](https://staging2.conorbradley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Selecting-done-on-adding-an-account-in-Mac-OS-Mail-1024x576.png)