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Migrate email from cPanel to Hostinger

Yes. You can move every email from cPanel to Hostinger without losing folders, read status or dates. Connect both mailboxes over IMAP and IMAP Migrator copies the messages server to server, leaving the source mailbox untouched. Small mailboxes finish in minutes; a 5 GB mailbox usually takes one to three hours.

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At a glance

FromcPanel hosting · mail.yourdomain.com:993 (SSL)
ToHostinger Email · imap.hostinger.com:993 (SSL)
CopiedEvery folder, read and flagged state, received dates. Duplicates are skipped.
Source mailboxOpened read-only; nothing is changed or deleted.
Calendars and contactsNot over IMAP: export and import .ics/.vcf

Step by step

  1. Prepare cPanel

    Each mailbox signs in with its full address and password. If the certificate does not match mail.yourdomain.com, use the server's own hostname.

  2. Prepare Hostinger

    Create each mailbox in hPanel before starting, and check that the plan's mailbox size fits the old mailbox. Sign in with the full email address and the mailbox password (set it in hPanel → Emails → Email accounts).

  3. Enter the servers and accounts

    In the console, use mail.yourdomain.com as the source and imap.hostinger.com as the target (port 993, SSL). Add the accounts one per line (email, then password) or upload a CSV. To let each person type their own password, send invitation links instead.

  4. Validate and estimate

    "Validate accounts" tries every login; "Estimate size and time" shows the message count, total size and free space on the target.

  5. Launch and watch

    Start the migration and follow progress per account and folder with a live action log. Copied messages are never copied twice, and an interrupted run continues where it stopped.

  6. Switch MX

    After the first copy, point the MX record to the new provider and press "Final sync" to bring over mail that arrived in between.

Good to know about cPanel

  • cPanel keeps folders under an "INBOX." prefix; names are translated to the target's layout automatically.
  • Calendars and contacts (cPanel Calendars and Contacts) are reachable over CalDAV/CardDAV on port 2080.

Questions

Will my email be deleted from cPanel?

No. The source is opened read-only; messages are copied and even their read state stays the same.

Are folders, read status and dates kept?

Yes. Every folder, the read and flagged state and the received date are copied as they are. Sent, Drafts, Trash and Junk are mapped to the target's own folders.

How long does it take?

Small mailboxes finish in minutes; a 5 GB mailbox usually takes one to three hours.

Can I move many mailboxes at once?

Yes. Add hundreds of mailboxes as a list or CSV and several run in parallel. If you do not want to collect passwords, send invitation links so each person types their own.

Are calendars and contacts moved too?

IMAP moves email only. cPanel or Hostinger does not offer CalDAV/CardDAV, so export calendars and contacts as .ics/.vcf files and import them.

What does it cost?

You pay for days of access: pick a day, a week or a month and move unlimited accounts and messages in that time. There is a free trial for one small mailbox.

Last updated: 18 September 2026