Set up email account with the help of a script?

[carlsson]

I am about to move a bunch of clients to a new mail server. Since my clients aren’t very tech savvy, it would be nice to have some kind of Script that creates the Mail account for them, only assigning the account (email address) and password.

A quick search didn’t find any such thing.

Do you guys have any suggestions?

 

[bogdanw]

You could use configuration profiles (.mobileconfig)
Mail “The payload you use to configure a mail account on the device”
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/mail
Configuration Profile Reference https://developer.apple.com/business/documentation/Configuration-Profile-Reference.pdf
Mail MDM payload settings for Apple devices
https://support.apple.com/guide/deployment/dep9c14bfc5/web

Profiles can be created with
Apple Configurator https://apps.apple.com/app/id1037126344
iMazing Profile Editor https://apps.apple.com/app/id1487860882
ProfileCreator https://github.com/ProfileCreator/ProfileCreator
I prefer iMazing Profile Editor.

 

[carlsson]

So, I have taken a look at this now. The problem with profiles is that it differs from normal ways to add and interact with an email account. Eg, it's not possible to delete the account no other way than to delete the profile. That makes it awkward and strange for my clients.
However, it may still be the better choice. Time will tell.

Thanks for you input BogdanW!