Setup guide
Use Your Faivelo Address in Gmail on the Web
You can run your Faivelo address from Gmail on the web — receiving mail in your Gmail inbox and sending as your own address. The setup changed in 2026: Google retired the old "collect mail by POP" option, so mail now reaches Gmail by forwarding, which is faster anyway and arrives in seconds. Sending is done with Gmail's "Send mail as", which relays through Faivelo so your mail stays properly signed.
| Server | Port | Security | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming (IMAP) | mx.faivelo.com | 993 | SSL/TLS |
| Outgoing (SMTP) | mx.faivelo.com | 587 | STARTTLS |
Your username is always your full email address. The password is the mailbox password chosen when it was created.
Step by step
Google retired the old “collect mail by POP” option in Gmail on the web, so mail now reaches Gmail by forwarding, and you send from your address with Gmail’s Send mail as.
Receiving: forward your mail into Gmail
- In Faivelo, open Domains and choose your domain
- Add an alias under Aliases with your Gmail address as the destination
- Mail sent to your Faivelo address then arrives in Gmail — usually within seconds, and there is nothing to configure on Gmail’s side
Sending: use your address from Gmail
- In Gmail, open Settings > See all settings > Accounts and Import
- Beside Send mail as, click Add another email address
- Enter the name recipients should see and you@yourdomain.com; leave Treat as an alias ticked
- SMTP server: mx.faivelo.com, port 587, secured with TLS
- Sign in with you@yourdomain.com and your mailbox password
- Gmail sends a confirmation code to your Faivelo address — it forwards into this Gmail inbox from the step above. Enter it to finish
Sending as an alias this way works only if the alias is a real mailbox with a password — a forward-only alias has no password for Gmail to sign in with. For live, two-way mail on a computer, Faivelo webmail or Apple Mail sync instantly.
Good to know
- Forwarding is the receiving half: create a Faivelo alias pointed at your Gmail address, from your domain's Aliases page. There is nothing to configure inside Gmail to receive.
- To send from your address, keep "Treat as an alias" ticked and always enter the SMTP details. Relaying through Faivelo is what keeps your DKIM signature and DMARC alignment valid — sending through Google's own servers would fail them and risk the spam folder.
- To send as an address, it must be a real mailbox with a password. A forward-only alias has no password for Gmail to sign in with, so it can receive but not send.
- For live, two-way sync on a computer, Faivelo webmail and Apple Mail update as mail arrives. The Gmail app on your phone also does full two-way IMAP sync, on a 15-minute-minimum schedule — only Gmail in a browser needs the forwarding approach, and forwarding actually delivers incoming mail the fastest.
Common questions
Can I still set up POP in Gmail to collect my mail?
No — for new setups. Google stopped offering the "Check mail from other accounts" POP option to new users in early 2026, and is retiring it entirely for existing users by January 2027. The current way to get mail into Gmail on the web is forwarding, which Google itself now recommends and which delivers in seconds rather than on a slow polling schedule.
How do I receive my Faivelo mail in Gmail on the web?
Forward it. In Faivelo, add an alias with your Gmail address as the destination, from your domain's Aliases page. Mail sent to your Faivelo address then lands in your Gmail inbox automatically, with nothing to configure on Gmail's side.
How do I send from my address in Gmail?
Use Gmail's Settings → Accounts and Import → "Send mail as" → Add another email address. Enter your Faivelo address, keep "Treat as an alias" ticked, and set the SMTP server to mx.faivelo.com, port 587, TLS, signing in with your full address and mailbox password. Gmail sends a confirmation code to your address to verify it.
Will my sent mail still look like it came from my domain?
Yes, as long as you enter the SMTP settings so Gmail relays through Faivelo. The message is then signed with your domain's DKIM key and passes SPF and DMARC. Sending through Google's own servers instead would fail those checks under your domain's DMARC policy and risk landing in spam.
Can I do all of this with a forwarding alias instead of a mailbox?
Receiving, yes — a forwarding alias is exactly how you get mail into Gmail. Sending, no: an alias has no password, so Gmail cannot authenticate to send as it. To send from an address in Gmail, create it as a mailbox.
Is the Gmail app better than Gmail on the web for this?
It depends what you value. The Gmail mobile app supports IMAP, so your mailbox syncs fully in both directions — folders, read states and sending as your address — checked on a sync schedule (15 minutes at the shortest). Gmail on the web relies on forwarding in and send-as out: two separate pieces, but forwarded mail actually arrives faster, typically within seconds.
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