# IMAP - receiving email - Credential setup | Docs - nodulz

Source: https://nodulz.com/docs/credentials/imap

Language: en

Credential type in nodulz : `imap:user_password`.

## Create access

Enable IMAP if required by the provider, then create an application password when available. Store mailbox settings in an IMAP credential in nodulz.

## Configure in nodulz

In your instance, open Credentials, select the type above, name the credential and complete these fields:

```text
host, port, user, password, secure
```

Save the credential, then select it on relevant nodes. URLs or parameters marked as node settings belong directly on that node.

## Things to check

The form defaults to 993 and secure enabled: implicit TLS from connection start. SMTP does not replace IMAP. Providers requiring OAuth only are not covered by this username/password form.

Verify an operation with expected permissions and data before publishing. Keep secrets out of logs and revoke them with the provider when no longer needed.

See also : [Credentials and rotation](/docs/credentials), [Node catalog](/docs/nodes).

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