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title: "Setting up an email in Mozilla Thunderbird"
canonical_url: "https://www.zone.lv/help/kb/mozilla-thunderbird-setup/"
post_type: "ht_kb"
published: "2013-12-19T03:08:30+00:00"
modified: "2024-07-11T10:44:16+00:00"
language: "en"
author: "Gustav"
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    - name: "E-mail programs"
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  ht_kb_tag:
    - name: "Email"
      url: "https://www.zone.lv/help/kb-tags/e-post-eng/"
    - name: "Thunderbird"
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---

# Setting up an email in Mozilla Thunderbird

Auto Setup **Thunderbird is able to setup the account automatically**. Use this guide to set it up.

Following settings are compatible with you email account:

- Encrypted connection: **SSL**, **SSL/TLS** or **STARTTLS**
- Incoming mail server i.e **IMAP** server: **imap.zone.lv** port **993**
- Incoming mail server i.e **POP3** server: **pop3.zone.lv** port **995**
- Outgoing mail server i.e **SMTP** server: **smtp.zone.lv** port **465 SSL/TLS** or **587 STARTTLS**

Outgoing mail server requires authentication (username is email address, password is general or [device specific](https://www.zone.lv/help/en/kb/mailbox-application-passwords/)).

**1. The first step** is to select `Email` from the `Accounts` menu when opening Thunderbird.

[![](https://www.zone.lv/static/sites/5/ThunderbirdEN1-1-1024x541.png)](https://www.zone.lv/help/en/kb/mozilla-thunderbird-setup/thunderbirden1-2/)

**2.** **Next**, enter your or **account name** in the first field, the **e-mail address** you are setting in the second field, and the **password** for the e-mail address in the last one. After entering the data, click the `Continue`.

[![](https://www.zone.lv/static/sites/5/ThunderbirdEN2-1.png)](https://www.zone.lv/help/en/kb/mozilla-thunderbird-setup/thunderbirden2-2/)

**3.** Now the **settings configuration** window opens. If all the information is correct, click the `Done` button and the account is ready for use.

[![](https://www.zone.lv/static/sites/5/ThunderbirdEN3-1.png)](https://www.zone.lv/help/en/kb/mozilla-thunderbird-setup/thunderbirden3-2/)

**4.** If Thunderbird **was unable to detect the data automatically**, in the last step of the automatic setup window, click on `Manual confirugation` option:

[![](https://www.zone.lv/static/sites/5/ThunderbirdEN4-1.png)](https://www.zone.lv/help/en/kb/mozilla-thunderbird-setup/thunderbirden4-2/)

In this window, check that the account data are as follows:

- `Connection security`: **SSL**/**TLS** or **STARTTLS**
- `Incoming` or **IMAP** server: **imap.zone.lv** port **993**
- `Outgoing` or **SMTP** server: **smtp.zone.lv** port **465** or **587**

Outgoing mail server requires authentication (username is email address, password is general or [device specific](https://www.zone.lv/help/en/kb/mailbox-application-passwords/)).