# Set up email in Thunderbird
Source: https://docs.webgee.com/en/email/mozilla-thunderbird



Add your WebGee mailbox to Mozilla Thunderbird on Windows, macOS or Linux.
Applies to every WebGee Workspace mailbox.

Thunderbird detects the server settings automatically and can connect your
calendars and address books in the same step.

## Add your mailbox [#add-your-mailbox]

1. Open Thunderbird.
2. If this is your first account, Thunderbird offers to set one up — choose
   **Skip this and use my existing email** and go to step 4. Otherwise select
   **File → New → Existing Mail Account**.
3. Enter your name, full email address and mailbox password.
4. Tick **Remember password**, then select **Continue**.
5. When the settings are detected, make sure **IMAP** is selected, then select
   **Done**.

<Callout type="info">
  Choose IMAP rather than POP3 unless you have a specific reason not to. POP3
  downloads messages to one device and removes them from the server, so they
  will not appear on your phone.
</Callout>

## Connect calendars and contacts [#connect-calendars-and-contacts]

Still in the setup window, before you close it:

1. Select the arrow beside **Address Books** and select **Connect** on each one
   you want.
2. Select the arrow beside **Calendars** and select **Connect** on each one you
   want.
3. Select **Finish**.

If you have already closed the window, reopen it from **Account Settings** for
the account.

## Check it worked [#check-it-worked]

Send yourself a message from [webmail](https://webmail.webgee.com) and confirm it
arrives. If you connected a calendar, create a test event in Thunderbird and
check it appears in webmail.

## If autodetection fails [#if-autodetection-fails]

Thunderbird falls back to asking for server details. Enter them from
[Email server settings](/en/email/manual-configuration), choosing **SSL/TLS** on
port 993 for incoming and port 465 for outgoing.

## Related [#related]

* [Email server settings](/en/email/manual-configuration)