DreamHost Mail IMAP and SMTP settings
DreamHost includes mailboxes with its hosting plans; both IMAP and SMTP live on dreamhost.com hosts.
imap.dreamhost.comport 993 · SSL/TLS
smtp.dreamhost.comport 465 · SSL/TLS
Username
your full email addressConnect in three steps
- 1
Enable IMAP in the DreamHost panel if it is turned off.
- 2
Use the full address as the username.
What usually breaks
DreamHost recommends its own webmail for low-volume accounts.
Mailbox quotas are shared with the hosting plan.
Resolve it instead of hardcoding it
A custom domain on DreamHost Mail has the same MX infrastructure as the consumer product. That is what mailintel reads.
import { mailintel } from "mailintel";
const result = await mailintel("[email protected]");
result.provider; // "dreamhost"
result.connection.imap; // { host: "imap.dreamhost.com", port: 993, security: "tls" }
result.connection.smtp; // { host: "smtp.dreamhost.com", port: 465, security: "tls" }
result.connection.username; // "[email protected]"What is DreamHost Mail's IMAP server?+
imap.dreamhost.com on port 993 using SSL/TLS. The username is the full email address.
What is DreamHost Mail's SMTP server?+
smtp.dreamhost.com on port 465 using SSL/TLS. Most clients also accept the alternate submission port with STARTTLS.
Does DreamHost Mail need an app password?+
Not necessarily — a regular mailbox password works, though a dedicated app password is still a good idea if the provider offers one.