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OVHcloud Mail IMAP and SMTP settings

OVHcloud's MX Plan and Exchange offerings both use ssl0.ovh.net for standard mail protocols.

Connection
IMAP host
ssl0.ovh.net

port 993 · SSL/TLS

SMTP host
ssl0.ovh.net

port 465 · SSL/TLS

Username

your full email address
password: mailbox password
Setup

Connect in three steps

  1. 1

    Use the full mailbox address as the username.

  2. 2

    Enable IMAP access in the OVHcloud control panel if it is disabled.

Watch out

What usually breaks

  • OVHcloud Exchange accounts (Microsoft-based) use different endpoints — office365 hosts.

  • The same hostname serves both IMAP and SMTP; the port decides the protocol.

Detect it

Resolve it instead of hardcoding it

A custom domain on OVHcloud Mail has the same MX infrastructure as the consumer product. That is what mailintel reads.

ovh.ts
import { mailintel } from "mailintel";

const result = await mailintel("[email protected]");

result.provider;              // "ovh"
result.connection.imap;       // { host: "ssl0.ovh.net", port: 993, security: "tls" }
result.connection.smtp;       // { host: "ssl0.ovh.net", port: 465, security: "tls" }
result.connection.username;   // "[email protected]"
FAQ
What is OVHcloud Mail's IMAP server?+

ssl0.ovh.net on port 993 using SSL/TLS. The username is the full email address.

What is OVHcloud Mail's SMTP server?+

ssl0.ovh.net on port 465 using SSL/TLS. Most clients also accept the alternate submission port with STARTTLS.

Does OVHcloud 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.