# Configure Thunderbird for Hosted Mail

This guide assumes you are configuring Thunderbird for the first time.

In the **Set Up Your Existing Email Address** window, enter your full name in the **Your name** field, your e-mail address in the **Email address** field and your password in the **Password** field, ensure **Remember password** is checked and click the **Configure manually..** button (**Figure 1**).

**Figure 1**

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Under the **INCOMING**, in the **Protocol** drop-down, ensure **IMAP** is selected, in the Server field enter **mail.hosting.deeztek.com**, in the **Port** drop-down ensure **993** is selected, in the **SSL** drop-down ensure **SSL/TLS** is selected, in the **Authentication** drop-down ensure **Normal password** is selected.

Under the **OUTGOING** section, in the **Port** drop-down ensure **587** is selected, in the **SSL** drop-down ensure **STARTTLS** is selected, in the **Authentication** drop-down ensure **Normal password** is selected and click the **Re-test** button. (**Figure 2**).

**Figure 2**

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If you entered the correct settings above, Thunderbird will attempt to probe the mail server and upon success will output **The following settings were found by probing the given server**. Click the **Done** button (**Figure 2**).

**Figure 2**

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From the main Thunderbird window, **right-click** to the right of the **Quick Filter** icon and on the resultant menu, select **Menu Bar** (**Figure 3**).

**Figure 3**

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Thunderbird should now have a top menu bar (**Figure 4**).

**Figure 4**

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From the top menu bar, click on **Tools --> Add-ons** (**Figure 4**).

**Figure 4**

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In the **Add-ons Manager**, ensure **Extensions** is selected on the left-hand pane and in the **Find more add-ons** search field, enter **tbsync** and click the[![image-1620679393013.png](https://docs.deeztek.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-05/scaled-1680-/image-1620679393013.png)](https://docs.deeztek.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-05/image-1620679393013.png)icon to perform the search (**Figure 5**).

**Figure 5**

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In the **Search Results for "tbsync"** window, click on the **Add to Thunderbird** button to the right of **TbSync** (**Figure 6**).

**Figure 6**

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In the **Add TbSync?** confirmation window on the top-right, click the **Add** button (**Figure 7**).

**Figure 7**

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Back the **Search Results for "tbsync"** window, scroll down the results and locate **Provider for CalDAV & CardDAV** and click on the **Add to Thunderbird** button to the right of **Provider for CalDAV & CardDAV** (**Figure 8**).

**Figure 8**

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In the **Add Provider for CalDAV & CardDAV?** confirmation window on the top-right, click the **Add** button (**Figure 9**).

**Figure 9**

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Next, click on **Tools --> Synchronization Settings (TbSync)** (**Figure 10**).

**Figure 10**

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In the **TbSync account manager** window, click on the **Account actions --> Add new account --> CalDAV & CardDAV** (**Figure 11**).

**Figure 11**

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In the **Select a server profile** window, select **Automatic Configuration** and click the **Next** button (**Figure 12**).

**Figure 12**

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In the **Enter account information** window, enter a friendly name in the **Account name** field, your e-mail address in the **User name** field, your password in the **Password** field and clickl the **Next** button (**Figure 13**).

**Figure 13**

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In the Confirm account creation window, click the Finish button (Figure 14).

Figure 14

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Back in the **TbSync account manager** window, place a check mark on **Enable and synchronize this account** **(1)**, under **Available resources**, place a checkmark on **GAL, Personal Address Book, Personal Calendar (2)**, set the **Periodic synchronization (in minutes)** to **5** minutes **(3)** and click the **Synchronize now** **(4)** button (**Figure 15**).

**Figure 15**

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If everything goes well, you should get an **OK** under **Status**. Then you can close the **TbSync account manager** window (**Figure 16**).

**Figure 16**

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