Setting up FairEmail is fairly simple. You'll need to add at least one account to receive email and at least one identity if you want to send email. The quick setup will add an account and an identity in one go for most major providers.
## Requirements
An internet connection is required to set up accounts and identities.
## Quick setup
Just enter your name, email address and password and tap *Go*.
This will work for most major email providers.
If the quick setup doesn't work, you'll need to setup an account and an identity in another way, see below for instructions.
## Set up account - to receive email
To add an account, tap *Manage accounts* and tap the orange *add* button at the bottom. Select a provider from the list, enter the username, which is mostly your email address and enter your password. Tap *Check* to let FairEmail connect to the email server and fetch a list of system folders. After reviewing the system folder selection you can add the account by tapping *Save*.
If your provider is not in the list of providers, select *Custom*. Enter the domain name, for example *gmail.com* and tap *Get settings*. If your provider supports [auto-discovery](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6186), FairEmail will fill in the hostname and port number, else check the setup instructions of your provider for the right IMAP hostname, port number and protocol (SSL/TLS or STARTTLS). For more about this, please see [here](https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/blob/master/FAQ.md#authorizing-accounts).
## Set up identity - to send email
Similarly, to add an identity, tap *Manage identity* and tap the orange *add* button at the bottom. Enter the name you want to appear in de from address of the emails you send and select a linked account. Tap *Save* to add the identity.
If the account was configured manually, you likely need to configure the identity manually too. Enter the domain name, for example *gmail.com* and tap *Get settings*. If your provider supports [auto-discovery](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6186), FairEmail will fill in the hostname and port number, else check the setup instructions of your provider for the right SMTP hostname, port number and protocol (SSL/TLS or STARTTLS).
See [this FAQ](https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/blob/master/FAQ.md#FAQ9) about using aliases.
## Grant permissions - to access contact information
If you want to lookup email addresses, have contact photos shown, etc, you'll need to grant read contacts permission to FairEmail. Just tap *Grant permissions* and select *Allow*.
## Setup battery optimizations - to continuously receive emails
On recent Android versions, Android will put apps to sleep when the screen is off for some time to reduce battery usage. If you want to receive new emails without delays, you should disable battery optimizations for FairEmail. Tap *Disable battery optimizations* and follow the instructions.
## Questions or problems
If you have a question or problem, please [see here](https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/blob/master/FAQ.md) for help.
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<stringname="title_advanced_notify_manage_hint">Tippen Sie auf den Kanalnamen, um die Kanaleigenschaften zu setzen</string>
<stringname="title_advanced_notify_manage_default_hint">Um den Standard-Ton einzustellen etc.</string>
<stringname="title_advanced_notify_manage_service_hint">Um die permanente Benachrichtigung zu deaktivieren</string>
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<stringname="title_advanced_wearable_hint">Benachrichtigungen werden nur nach dem Download des Nachrichtentextes an einen tragbaren Empfänger gesendet</string>
<stringname="title_advanced_move_hint">Der Zielordner kann in den Kontoeinstellungen konfiguriert werden</string>
<stringname="title_advanced_notify_no_grouping">Diese Android-Version unterstützt keine gruppierten Benachrichtigungen</string>
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<stringname="title_leave_on_server">Nachrichten auf Server belassen</string>
<stringname="title_leave_on_device">Nachrichten auf Gerät belassen</string>
<stringname="title_unused_inline">Ungenutzte Inline-Bilder werden beim Senden entfernt</string>
<stringname="title_accross_remark">E-Mails, die über unterschiedliche Konten verschoben werden, werden erneut heruntergeladen, was zu einem erhöhtem Datenverbrauch führt</string>
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<stringname="title_advanced_notify_manage_hint">Toca en el nombre del canal para establecer las propiedades del canal</string>
<stringname="title_advanced_notify_manage_default_hint">Para configurar el sonido por defecto, etc</string>
<stringname="title_advanced_notify_manage_service_hint">Para deshabilitar la notificación permanente</string>
<stringname="title_advanced_notify_preview_all_hint">Para los wearables que pueden mostrar el texto completo (hasta 5.000 caracteres)</string>
<stringname="title_advanced_wearable_hint">Las notificaciones sólo se envian a dispositivos llevables (wearable) luego de que el texto del mensaje haya sido descargado</string>
<stringname="title_advanced_move_hint">La carpeta destino puede establecerse en la configuración de la cuenta</string>
<stringname="title_advanced_notify_no_grouping">Esta versión de Android no es compatible con la agrupación de notificaciones</string>
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<stringname="title_accross_remark">Kontuen artean mugitutako mezuak berriro deskargatuko dira horrek dakarren datuen erabilera gehigarriarekin</string>
<stringname="title_raw_saved">Mezu gordina gorde da</string>
<stringname="title_advanced_notify_manage_hint">Appuyez sur le nom du canal pour définir les propriétés du canal</string>
<stringname="title_advanced_notify_manage_default_hint">Pour définir le son par défaut, etc</string>
<stringname="title_advanced_notify_manage_service_hint">Pour désactiver la notification permanente</string>
<stringname="title_advanced_notify_preview_all_hint">Pour les appareils connectés qui peuvent afficher le texte complet (jusqu\'à 5 000 caractères)</string>
<stringname="title_advanced_wearable_hint">Les notifications ne sont envoyées à un appareil connecté seulement après que le texte du message a été téléchargé</string>
<stringname="title_advanced_move_hint">Le dossier cible peut être configuré dans les paramètres du compte</string>
<stringname="title_advanced_notify_no_grouping">Cette version d\'Android ne supporte pas le regroupement de notifications</string>
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