Migadu Email

Calendars & Contacts

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200

Introduction

Every Migadu mailbox comes with calendar and contacts support built in. Our server implements the standard CalDAV (calendars) and CardDAV (contacts) protocols, which means any standards-oriented client can synchronize calendars and address books across all your devices.

Calendars and contacts are stored on the same server as your email and are covered by the same credentials. There is nothing to enable or configure in the admin panel.

Server Settings

Both protocols are served from a single host.

How to set up autoreply mails

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:10:55 +0200

Introduction

Emails autoresponders can be used for a wide range of purposes: out-of-office email, order/payment confirmation, acknowledgement of a customer inquiry… rather than replying manually, your email system sends a prewritten message on your behalf. It is a convenient way to let your recipients know that you are taking care of them even if you can’t reply immediately.

Configuration

Migadu allows you to send automatic replies using Sieve, a programming language which is commonly used for filtering email messages. You can configure it directly in your webmail account.

Migadu API

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Introduction

Migadu provides a simple API intended to integrate with other systems. The API is still in early beta and not all functionalities are exposed. If you need a specific function, please open a support ticket and tell us about it.

API Keys

To access the API, you will need an API key. The keys are tied to your Migadu user account, meaning each user within the organization can have one or several own API keys.

Privacy Policy, Data Processing and Protection

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:22:08 +0200

Introduction

We are committed to protecting the personal data and privacy of the users of the migadu.com website and the services offered, including, by way of example, email and other communications sent through those services.

Migadu minimizes the requirement of personal data disclosure to the bare essentials necessary for uninterrupted service delivery. Even with such minimal data, we have technical and organizational measures in place to protect your data to the highest possible standards.

Configuring Spark Client

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 23:13:12 +0200

Assumptions

In this short guide, we make a few assumptions:

Your domain is configured correctly and active in the Migadu administration panel
Your mailbox is active and it may be accessed via our webmail .
You are using a recent version of the Spark application.

Words of Caution

Spark is a proprietary service with intentions to lock users in. It is not (just) an email client as for instance Outlook or Thunderbird.

Configuring Apple Mail

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 00:13:12 +0200

Assumptions

In this short guide, we make a few assumptions:

Your domain is configured correctly and active in the Migadu administration panel
Your mailbox is active and it may be accessed via our webmail .
You are using recent version of iOS with Apple Mail installed.
Your device’s battery is not drained as the one in screenshots

Add Mail Account

Open Settings application on the device and its Passwords & Accounts section. Tap on the Add Account button if not already opened.

Migadu Guides

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:43:12 +0200

Generic Settings

We provide standard email protocols, IMAP/POP/SMTP which means any standards-oriented email client will work with us.

The server parameters can be found in the admin interface under the Mailbox level as client instructions. Below are the most commonly used ones for your reference.

Service	Server	Port	Security	Authentication
IMAP	imap.migadu.com	993	TLS	Plain password
POP	pop.migadu.com	995	TLS	Plain password
SMTP	smtp.migadu.com	465	TLS	Plain password

We recommend using open source email clients maintained by the community. Below is a list for configuring most common email clients.

Using Domain Aliases

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:13:12 +0200

Introduction

Domain aliases allow linking additional domains onto all addresses of a primary domain. They extend both receiving addresses as well sending identities on primary domains.

This feature can come in handy when operating multiple brands or web properties through one parent company for example. We internally use domain aliases for receiving messages via multiple top level domains.

Configuration

The first step is configuring the domain alias in the Migadu admin panel. The related section is under DNS Configuration > Domain Aliases within the domain you wish to use as your primary domain.

Auto-deletion of Trash & Spam Messages

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:20:55 +0200

Please do not keep important data in the Trash or Junk folders. These folders have a special meaning and special behavior.

Migadu automatically purges messages older than 30 days from the Junk/Spam folder.

Messages older than 60 days in the Trash folder get also deleted.

Catch Improperly Addressed Messages

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:20:55 +0200

Introduction

Catchall is a fallback delivery for recipient addresses on your domain that do not resolve to any explicit mailbox. They sound cooler than they really are.

When a sender mistypes your email address but gets the domain right, the configured catchall on your domain would capture the message and deliver it to a mailbox of your choice. This essentially means you would accept messages at any address of your domain.

Forwarding Messages Automatically

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:20:55 +0200

Introduction

Forwarding messages from one account to another is very common nowadays. While forwarding is a hack on email systems, it is so common that it has become an assumed functionality.

However, we advise users not to forward messages. Forwarding breaks email protections which are essential today and impairs authenticity and spam detection.

The reason is that email protocols do not know what forwarding means. Email transfers messages from source to destination. If the destination point wants to pass along the message further, it will be impersonating the source. The message now gets resent from someone that is not the authentic source and the final recipient’s email service gets confused about the authenticity of the message.

Plus Addressing

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:20:55 +0200

Introduction

Gmail popularized plus addressing which is a simple rule that ignores everything after a plus sign in the local part of an email address.

For example, messages sent to john+shopping@doe.com land into john@doe.com .

This behavior is built into Migadu and no additional configuration is required for it. In addition, we will auto-create a folder with the label given after the plus sign (e.g. shopping) and sort the respective message there.

For an alternative to plus addressing, take a look at subdomain addressing .

Spam Filtering

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:20:55 +0200

Subdomain Addressing

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:20:55 +0200

Introduction

A popular feature on some email providers is subdomain addressing for mailboxes. These allow mailbox owners creating own sub-addresses on the fly by using the local part (the part left of the @ sign in email address) as a subdomain of the primary email domain.

That is a mouthful, but lets check an example. Taken a mailbox address john@doe.com, through configured subdomain addressing, we can now accept mails for it also through anything@john.doe.com.

Using Mailbox Identities

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:20:55 +0200

Introduction

In the Migadu admin panel, under the mailboxes section, we have a functionality named Identities. While not so intuitive, identities are very useful. Here are some use cases where you should consider identities.

Shared Mailboxes

Sometimes several people will work on a same mailbox. We do so ourselves when handling the Migadu support email. However, we do not want to share the same mailbox credentials. This is where identities come to rescue.

Wildcard Sending Permission

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:20:55 +0200

Introduction

For small or single-individual organizations it may not make much sense to monitor multiple mailboxes and then respond from individual ones. A single mailbox that has the power to send as anyone else on the same domain may be a better solution.

This is what the Migadu Wildcard Sending option is for. It grants specific mailboxes the super powers to impersonate any address on the same domain. The user however still has to authenticate with the SMTP using the mailbox credentials. Mailbox identities do not inherit this right.

Configuring Gmail App for Android

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 23:13:12 +0200

Assumptions

In this short guide, we make a few assumptions:

Your domain is configured correctly and is active in the Migadu administration panel.
Your mailbox is active and it may be accessed via our webmail .
You are using an Android powered device and a recent version of the Gmail App.

Add Mail Account

Launch the Gmail application on your device. If this is a fresh Gmail app installation, there are no accounts configured yet and you will be greeted with the welcome screen.

Configuring Microsoft Outlook for Windows

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 23:13:12 +0200

Assumptions

In this short guide, we make a few assumptions:

Your domain is configured correctly and is active in the Migadu administration panel.
Your mailbox is active and it may be accessed via our webmail .
You are using a recent version of Outlook. Older versions of Outlook may run on nowadays unsupported TLS/SSL protocols.

Add Mail Account

Launch the Outlook application on your computer.

If this is a fresh Outlook installation, there are no accounts configured yet. Outlook will immediately pop up the new account wizard. Otherwise, you will have to start it yourself from the File menu, option Account Settings.

Configuring Outlook App for Android

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 23:13:12 +0200

Assumptions

In this short guide, we make a few assumptions:

Your domain is configured correctly and is active in the Migadu administration panel.
Your mailbox is active and it may be accessed via our webmail .
You are using an Android powered device and a recent version of the Outlook App.

Add Mail Account

Launch the Outlook application on your device. If this is a fresh Outlook app installation, there are no accounts configured yet and you will be greeted with the welcome screen.

Configuring The Bat! Email Client

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 23:13:12 +0200

Assumptions

In this short guide, we make a few assumptions:

Your domain is configured correctly and active in the Migadu administration panel.
Your mailbox is active and it may be accessed via our webmail .
You are using a recent version of The Bat! .

Add Mail Account

Launch the The Bat! email client on your computer.

If this is a fresh installation of The Bat!, you will be prompted right away for setting up a new account. Otherwise, you can find the option to add a new email account in the menu Account > New. This will bring the new account wizard.

Configuring Windows Mail

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 23:13:12 +0200

Assumptions

In this short guide, we make a few assumptions:

Your domain is configured correctly and active in the Migadu administration panel.
Your mailbox is active and it may be accessed via our webmail .
You are using a version of Windows that includes Windows Mail (Windows Vista, 7, 8 or 10)

Add Mail Account

Launch the Mail application on your computer.

Windows Mail may immediately pop up the new account wizard if there are no existing accounts configured. Otherwise, you will have to start the wizard yourself.

Transfer Domains Between Migadu Accounts

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 08:13:12 +0200

Introduction

Migadu system allows to open multiple account (organizations) using the same email address. Upon signing in, a choice of the organization is shown. This allows your user to be used in multiple contexts, for instance for personal use and then for possibly company use.

Sometimes you might need to move one domain to another, without destroying the domain and re-setting it up. There is an easy way to achieve this.

The Case Against Gmail

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 09:13:12 +0200

No Such Thing as Free

Google pours millions into development of their email service called Gmail. Its operating costs are insanely high. Yet, the service is offered free of charge to billions of users.

Gmail is not even a Freemium service. It does not have a paid tier with which it compensates the free tier. Even if it did, we have learned through our own experience here at Migadu that free email services do not work without a catch.

Configuring Apple Mail

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 23:13:12 +0200

Assumptions

In this short guide, we make a few assumptions:

Your domain is configured correctly and active in the Migadu administration panel
Your mailbox is active and it may be accessed via our webmail .
You are using recent version of MacOS with Apple Mail installed.

Add Mail Account

Launch the Mail application on your computer.

From the top menu bar, please select Mail > Add Account…. This will bring up the wizard for configuring a new mail account.

Configuring Microsoft Outlook for Mac

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 23:13:12 +0200

Assumptions

In this short guide, we make a few assumptions:

Your domain is configured correctly and active in the Migadu administration panel.
Your mailbox is active and it may be accessed via our webmail .
You are using a recent version of Outlook. Older versions of Outlook may run on nowadays unsupported TLS/SSL protocols.

Add Mail Account

Launch the Outlook application on your computer.

Gmail Integration

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 23:13:12 +0200

Warning

Before feeding more data to the data hog, we feel obliged to point you to reasons against using Gmail .

Assumptions

In this short guide, we make a few assumptions:

You have an active Gmail account.
You have an active mailbox on an active domain within Migadu.

Spam Filter Configuration

POP3 is an archaic protocol that predates IMAP. POP does not know of multi-device access nor of folders. This means that Gmail will not be able to see or import messages found in other folders, not even those of Junk where we filter out spam mail. False positives caught in the Migadu Junk folder will not make it to Gmail’s inbox.

Migrate Mails Using ImapSync

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 23:13:12 +0200

About ImapSync

ImapSync is a free and open source command line tool that can easily migrate messages from one IMAP account to another. It is a Perl script, written and maintained by Gilles Lamiral since 2001.

ImapSync is also offered as an online tool for a fee at https://imapsync.lamiral.info/X/

If you are tech savvy (and we believe you are if you are using Migadu), you can make the migration for free using the imapsync command line tool from your local computer.

Mutt

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 23:13:12 +0200

Mutt is a small but very powerful text-based mail client for Unix operating systems. NeoMutt is a fork of Mutt with added features.

If you are on this page, you probably do not need introduction.

We have prepared the basic configuration for you below. You will want to save this one in a file ~/.muttrc or ~/.neomuttrc depending which version of Mutt you choose.

Please change the fields imap_user, imap_pass, realname and from to match your configured mailbox in Migadu admin panel.

Acceptable Use

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 13:41:43 +0200

Intended Purpose

Migadu.com is a personal email service, intended to be used by humans for non-automated personal or business correspondence. We do not allow bulk mailing, newsletters, automation of any kind, chain emails or transactional emails.

There are better, and more conveniently priced tools for above-mentioned purposes.

Any involvement in spamming or fraud such as phishing, misrepresentation, spoofing and similar will be sanctioned and reported to ICANN and its affiliates, possibly resulting in domain withdrawals.

Built For You

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 13:41:43 +0200

Agency

We have built and still build many features of Migadu with agencies in mind. If you need to provide your clients’ domains with email capability, you will find we have the right tools for you. If we don’t you can tell us and we’ll build them.

With Migadu, you can start small with our smallest plan and grow it as your clients as well requirements grow. There are no differences in capabilities between plans and you can upgrade or downgrade capacity at any time.

Configuring Mozilla Thunderbird

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 16:33:12 +0200

Recommendation

From all open source email clients, Thunderbird remains the most mature and feature-complete. We use it internally and recommend it as an email client for use with Migadu mailboxes.

Assumptions

In this short guide, we make a few assumptions:

Your domain is configured correctly and active in the Migadu administration panel
Your mailbox is active and it may be accessed via our webmail .
Mozilla Thunderbird is already installed on your computer and you are familiar with it.

Add Mail Account

From the Preferences menu, select Account Settings which will open the accounts panel. From Account Actions choose Add Mail Account. This will bring up the wizard for configuring a new mail account.

Email Freedom

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:42:43 +0200

Everyone lately focuses on privacy when talking about email but that just misses the big point. Privacy is assumed when you entrust your data to third parties for a fee. Freedom however comes up rarely as a topic.

When you register a domain, you own the whole name-space of that domain:

All possible sub-domains of your domain are yours.
All possible URLs on the domain are yours.
All possible email addresses on the domain are yours.

On your domain, you are also free to choose the linked services such as web, email calendar etc. If you are not satisfied with one provider, you are free to switch to another one at your own convenience.

The Fine Print

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 12:21:55 +0200

Introduction

Migadu.com is an email management service. We have first built it to simplify our own email tasks. We now offer it in good faith, hoping it will be of even better service to you.

To use Migadu services you must agree to our house rules, called terms and conditions in the lawyer lingo. We try to keep these rules reasonable, human-readable and understandable.

Your complete satisfaction is our number one priority. Please tell us if anything falls short of your expectations so we can actually do something about it, regardless of these rules. Nothing is set in stone, and we are open to making adjustments.

About Migadu

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 12:21:48 +0200

Our Story

Behind Migadu stands a small bootstrapped, independent Swiss company with great ambitions for the world of email. We are dropouts from large e-commerce and fin-tech businesses with experience in building systems.

In 2014, two of us, Michael Bruderer and Dejan Strbac, started a small Swiss e-commerce project in Zürich. CityPrize.ch as it was called, was our playground. We needed several email addresses on multiple domains for the project and third party email hosting was the obvious solution.

Support

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 12:21:40 +0200

Get in Touch

If you already have an account with us, please sign in and submit a support ticket. This will save us some time trying to link your message to an account in our system, effectively giving you an answer sooner.

Otherwise, you can always reach us at [ OBFUSCATED ]

Docs

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 12:21:27 +0200

Index

Setting up

How to use Gmail as your email client.
How to use Gmail as your email client.
How to use Gmail as your email client.
How to use Gmail as your email client.

Migadu Redesign

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 12:20:55 +0200

Little Goes Long Way

Being bootstrapped we never paid too much attention to branding. Logo? Well, just throw in some Venn diagrams in there. Color? Well, just pick one. Name? Uh…Blame Michael . Our focus was always the email service.

Our team is of mostly opinionated developers and system administrators which makes for certain geeky attitudes. We dislike influencing, bragging, advertising, social networks, selfies as well anything self-promoting that screams “me, me, me” as it has become norm today.

Pro/Cons

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 12:20:55 +0200

The Drawbacks List

You have read all about the benefits and freedoms hundreds of thousands of users get via Migadu. Now you are trying to figure out where is the catch.

We do not want you to use our services if they do not fit your requirements. It’s not a sales trick, but a transparency policy we would appreciate to see around ourselves.

Here is everything you need to know before you find out as a surprise.

Contact

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 12:20:46 +0200

We love hearing from you. Whether a praise, critique, improvement suggestion or just a question, we are all ears. Best way to reach out is naturally, via email at [ OBFUSCATED ]

If you have a support query, please use the built-in ticketing system . Ticketing allows us to keep better track of your requests.

Pricing FAQ

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 12:20:46 +0200

Are the prices and limits per mailbox or account?

The plan prices are flat, per Migadu account. An account may have unlimited mailboxes and addresses. Forget now the idea of paying per mailbox. Additional email addresses do not incur additional costs. The limits are therefore also per Migadu account and not per mailbox.

We are metering account usage across all active domains and mailboxes on the account, which get counted together towards the plan quotas.