Connect a mailbox manually (IMAP/SMTP)

📍 Where to find it: Inboxes → Add a channel → Email → Other providers

For any mail service (including Gmail without OAuth), connect your email manually with the IMAP (receiving) and SMTP (sending) settings.

How it works

You first create the inbox with its address, then enter the IMAP (receiving) and SMTP (sending) servers with host, port, username and password. IMAP brings incoming emails in as conversations; SMTP sends your replies. Sending (SMTP) is decoupled from receiving (IMAP) for manual inboxes: you can configure sending on its own. A "forwarding" option also lets you forward your emails to a dedicated Madyis Hub address.

Step by step

1. Inboxes → "Add an inbox" → "Email" card → "Other providers".
2. Enter the inbox name and the email address, then create.
3. "Configuration" tab → IMAP section: tick "Enable", enter the server address (e.g. imap.gmail.com), the port (993), the username, the password, and enable SSL.
4. SMTP section: enter the sending server (e.g. smtp.gmail.com), the port, the username and the password.
5. Save, then send yourself a test email.

Good to know

• For Gmail, use an "app password" (not your usual password), otherwise you'll get "Invalid credentials".
• If you only want to forward your emails, use the forwarding address shown in the Configuration tab instead of IMAP.