Connect Your Custom Email to Gmail

Easily connect your custom or professional email from Lvato Hosting to your Gmail account to send and receive messages without logging into the control panel each time.

Features

• POP3 Integration – Receive your domain emails in Gmail
• SMTP Integration – Send emails using your custom domain from Gmail
• Forwarding Option – Quickly forward emails without full setup
• Secure SSL Support – Use SSL ports for encrypted connections
• Complete Walkthrough – Includes troubleshooting tips

Quick Start

Follow these steps to get connected in minutes:

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Create or Access Email Accounts

• Go to your Lvato Hosting -> control panel.
• Navigate to the Email Accounts section.
• Click and open the Email Accounts page.
• Create a new account (e.g., info@yourdomain.com) or user an existing one.
• Copy your email and password from here — you’ll need these for Gmail setup.

Below are 2 methods you can use which suits to you.

Method 1: Only receiving Emails

Set Up Email Forwarding

For basic setups where you only want to receive emails:

1. Go to Email Forwarders in your control panel.
2. Enter your custom email address and the Gmail address you want to forward to.
3. Save the forwarder.

Method 2: Send and Receive Emails

1. Configure POP3 to Receive Emails

1. Open Gmail and go to:
   Settings → See All Settings → Accounts and Import.
2. Click “Import mail and contacts” OR “Add a mail account”.
3. Enter your custom email (e.g., info@yourdomain.com) and continue
4. Use these settings:
   • Username: Your email (e.g., info@yourdomain.com)
   • Password: Your email password
   • POP3 Server: pop3.yourdomain.com
   • Port: 995 with SSL enabled
5. Select import options check email, add label anc click Start Import
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   Emails will start syncing — it may take up to few minutes to fetch all messages.

2. Set Up SMTP to Send Emails

1. Open Gmail and go to:
   Settings → See All Settings → Accounts and Import.
2. In Gmail settings, go to “Send mail as” → Add another email address.
3. Enter your display name for email and email address and click next step.
4. Use these SMTP settings:
   • SMTP Server: smtp.yourdomain.com
   • Port: 465 (SSL)
   • Username: Your email (e.g., info@yourdomain.com)
   • Password: Your email password
5. Click Add Account.
6. Open the confirmation email in Gmail if already connected email with it or from the control panel open webmail and confirm it by clicking the verification link.

3. Verify and Test Setup

• Send a test email from Gmail using your domain address by selecting From and choosing our custom email which we connected.
• Check that you receive messages back in Gmail.
• You’re now fully connected!