Guides
Where to find the server settings, which password to use, how to export saved mail, and what to do after the copy. Most of the time the wizard finds all of this by itself.
Moving away from
Where to find the IMAP settings of the host you’re leaving, and what to do about its certificate.
cPanel hostingMigrate email from cPanel hostingMost shared hosting runs cPanel. Find the real server name, then let the wizard do the rest.
3 steps 1 min read
DirectAdmin hostingMigrate email from DirectAdmin hostingSame idea as cPanel: the mailbox login, port 993, and the server name the certificate covers.
2 steps 1 min read
Plesk hostingMigrate email from Plesk hostingPlesk servers usually answer on the domain itself or on mail.yourdomain.ro.
3 steps 1 min read
Moving to
Get the new mailbox ready, with the right server and password, before you copy.
Hostinger EmailMigrate email to Hostinger EmailHostinger uses one IMAP server for every domain, so autodetect finds it straight away.
3 steps 1 min read
Gmail and Google WorkspaceMigrate email to Gmail or Google WorkspaceGoogle needs an app password for IMAP. Labels become folders, and All Mail is skipped so nothing is copied twice.
3 steps 1 min read
Outlook.com and Microsoft 365Migrate email to Outlook.com or Microsoft 365Personal Outlook.com accounts work with an app password. Microsoft 365 work accounts need Microsoft sign-in, which is coming.
3 steps 1 min read
Zoho MailMigrate email to Zoho MailEnable IMAP in Zoho first. Custom-domain accounts use the “pro” server, and EU accounts the .eu one.
3 steps 1 min read
Importing saved mail
Mail saved on your computer or downloaded from a provider, brought into any IMAP mailbox.
Thunderbird mail foldersImport Thunderbird mail folders into a new mailboxThunderbird keeps every folder as a file on your computer. Point VayaMail at them; nothing to export.
7 steps 1 min read
Apple Mail exportExport Apple Mail mailboxes to .mboxExport mailboxes from Mail on the Mac as .mbox, then import them into any IMAP mailbox.
5 steps 1 min read
Gmail TakeoutExport Gmail with Google TakeoutDownload your Gmail as one .mbox file with Google Takeout and import it with labels turned into folders.
7 steps 1 min read
Outlook .pst filesExport Outlook emails to a .pst fileExport an Outlook data file and import it with the free VayaMail CLI, folders and attachments included.
7 steps 1 min read
Before and after the move
Contacts, the DNS switch and the final sync.
Roundcube contactsExport contacts from Roundcube webmailContacts live in the webmail app, not on the mail server. Export a vCard file and import it on the new side.
6 steps 1 min read
Switching DNS and the final syncChange MX records after an email migrationCopy first, change the MX records, then sync once more to catch anything that arrived in between.
7 steps 1 min read
Need the settings right now?
The free tools look them up for any address and check the domain’s DNS before you switch.