# Connect another mailbox

Add iCloud, Yahoo or any other mailbox that offers IMAP.

Mira works with any mailbox that offers IMAP and SMTP, the standard ways for email apps to read and send mail. iCloud, Yahoo, Fastmail, your web host's email and many more support them.

## Before you start

- Your email address and its password.
- For iCloud and Yahoo, an app password instead of your normal one:
  - **iCloud:** create an app-specific password at account.apple.com, under **Sign-In and Security**.
  - **Yahoo:** create an app password in your Yahoo account's security settings.

## Steps

### Open the mailboxes

In Mira, open **Settings**, then **All mailboxes**, and select **Connect mailbox**.

### Choose Other email

Select **Other email**. If Mira shows **Email account** instead, select that.

### Enter your address and password

Enter your **Email address** and **Password**, then select **Connect mailbox**. Mira finds the secure IMAP and SMTP servers for most providers by itself, and only then uses your password to sign in.

## Enter the servers yourself

If Mira cannot find your servers, select **Manual setup** and fill in what your provider lists for email apps:

| Section | Fields | Usually |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Incoming mail (IMAP)** | Host, Port, Security, Username | Port 993 with TLS |
| **Outgoing mail (SMTP)** | Host, Port, Security, Username | Port 587 with STARTTLS |

Then select **Connect mailbox**. Mira checks both servers before it saves the mailbox.

## Check that it worked

The mailbox appears in the mailbox switcher at the top of the sidebar, and its inbox shows your latest mail. To set the name people see when you send from it, open its settings. See [Mailbox settings](https://mirahq-stg.app/docs/mailboxes/mailbox-settings).

## Next steps

- [Mailbox settings](https://mirahq-stg.app/docs/mailboxes/mailbox-settings.md)
- [Mailbox problems](https://mirahq-stg.app/docs/troubleshooting/mailbox-problems.md)