Setup guide

Set Up Email in Thunderbird (IMAP Settings)

Thunderbird is one of the easiest clients to connect: Faivelo publishes Autoconfig records for your domain, so Thunderbird usually detects every setting from your email address alone. The manual steps below are the fallback.

ServerPortSecurity
Incoming (IMAP)mx.faivelo.com993SSL/TLS
Outgoing (SMTP)mx.faivelo.com587STARTTLS

Your username is always your full email address. The password is the mailbox password chosen when it was created.

Step by step

  1. Open Thunderbird
  2. Click Account Settings > Account Actions > Add Mail Account
  3. Enter your name, email you@yourdomain.com, and password
  4. Click Configure manually
  5. Set incoming server to mx.faivelo.com (port 993)
  6. Set outgoing server to mx.faivelo.com (port 587)
  7. Click Done
Thunderbird may auto-detect settings if Autoconfig DNS records are configured.

Good to know

  • In most cases you only need steps 1–3: Thunderbird reads our Autoconfig DNS records and shows the correct servers immediately — just click Done.
  • Pick "IMAP (remote folders)" if Thunderbird offers a choice — it keeps every device in sync.
  • Thunderbird stores the password in its own password manager; if you reset the mailbox password later, update it under Settings → Privacy & Security → Saved Passwords.

Common questions

What are the manual server settings?

Incoming (IMAP): mx.faivelo.com, port 993, SSL/TLS, normal password. Outgoing (SMTP): mx.faivelo.com, port 587, STARTTLS, normal password. Username is the full email address.

Thunderbird found the settings by itself. Is that safe?

Yes — that is Autoconfig, a DNS record Faivelo publishes for your domain specifically so trusted clients can configure themselves.

Does Thunderbird work on Linux?

Yes, identically — the same settings work on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Can I add multiple Faivelo mailboxes?

Yes — repeat Add Mail Account for each address. Thunderbird shows them side by side with a unified inbox if you want one.

Setting up a different app?

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