Email forwarding can be set up using your cPanel account. This can be valuable if you have a lot of different email addresses to check. Setting up email forwarders allows you to check all of the incoming messages sent to multiple addresses in one mailbox.
It is also possible to set up a domain forwarder, which has the ability to forward messages for a domain to a different domain. In this article, we will cover both of these options in detail.
Email forwarders send a copy of the message being sent, so both mailboxes will receive one copy.
How to Create Email Forwarders
In this first example you will create a single email forwarder in cPanel:
- Log into cPanel
- Under Email click Forwarders
- Under Create an Email Account Forwarder choose Add Forwarder
- Fill in the Address to Forward field with the username of the address that will be forwarding the message
- Be sure to select the domain for this username
- Under Destination place an email address to receive the forwarded message
- Click the Add Forwarder button when ready
Remember, a forwarder will send a copy of the message to the new recipient, so both mailboxes will receive one copy of the message.
Using Domain Forwarders
- Log into cPanel
- Under Email click Forwarders
- Under Create an Email Account Forwarder choose Add Domain Forwarder
- Select the domain you want to forward
- Fill in the domain you want to forward to
- Click the Add Domain Forwarder button
Now all email traffic for the original domain will be copied to the recipient domain. Take note, this setting will override account-based email settings.
Well done! You know how to set up email forwarders in your cPanel.
