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title: Hosting Email Setup In Thunderbird
description: "## POP3 Instructions These instructions apply to Thunderbird version 68.6.0. They should be similar to other versions of Thunderbird. 1. Click the **Thunderbird Menu** icon. It looks like **three horizontal lines** at the top right. ![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/hosting-email-pop3-thunderbird_01.png) 2. Click **New**. ![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/hosting-email-pop3-thunderbird_02.png)…"
url: "https://nexicom.net/kb/hosting-email-setup-in-thunderbird/"
updated: "2025-05-15"
category: Web Hosting
---

# Hosting Email Setup In Thunderbird

## POP3 Instructions

These instructions apply to Thunderbird version 68.6.0. They should be similar to other versions of Thunderbird.

1. Click the **Thunderbird Menu** icon. It looks like **three horizontal lines** at the top right.

![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/hosting-email-pop3-thunderbird_01.png)

2. Click **New**.

![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/hosting-email-pop3-thunderbird_02.png)

3. Click **Existing Mail Account**.

![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/hosting-email-pop3-thunderbird_03.png)

4. Fill in the fields with the corresponding information:

- **Your name** – Whatever you enter here will be displayed on your outgoing messages
- **Email address** – Your full email address
- **Password** – The password that corresponds with your email account

Click on the **Manual config** button to edit the server names.

![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/hosting-email-pop3-thunderbird_04.png)

5. Fill in the fields with the corresponding information:

**Incoming**

- Choose **POP3** from the drop down menu
- **Server hostname** – Type the POP3 server of your domain in the format of: mail.domain.ext
- **Port** – Select 110 from this drop down menu
- **SSL** – Select None from the drop down menu
- **Authentication** – Select Normal password from the drop down menu

**Outgoing**

- **Server hostname** – Type the POP3 server of your domain in the format of: mail.domain.ext
- **Port** – Select 587 from the drop down menu
- **SSL** – Select None from the drop down menu
- **Authentication** – Select Normal password from the drop down menu

**Username** – Type your **full email address** in both **Incoming** and **Outgoing** fields

Click the **Done** button.

![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/hosting-email-pop3-thunderbird_05.png)

6. A Warning will open about the server not using encryption
Click to add a check mark to the box labeled**I understand the risks**.
Click the **Done** button.

![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/hosting-email-pop3-thunderbird_07.jpg)

7. Your account setup has now been completed.

Click the **OK** button to being using your account.