{"id":937,"date":"2011-09-01T15:43:22","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T15:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2011\/09\/01\/set-up-email-forwarder\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T17:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:12:18","slug":"set-up-email-forwarder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/email\/set-up-email-forwarder\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Setup an Email Forwarder in cPanel &#038; Webmail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>cPanel includes two types of email forwarding: <strong>Email Account Forwarders<\/strong>, which redirect messages from one specific address to another, and <strong>Domain Forwarders<\/strong>, which redirect all incoming mail for an entire domain. This guide covers how to set up both, plus how to configure forwarding directly from the Webmail interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few things worth knowing before you start:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Email Account Forwarders<\/strong> are configured per address. If you want <code>sales@example.com<\/code>, <code>support@example.com<\/code>, and <code>billing@example.com<\/code> all routed to a single inbox, you set up three separate forwarders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Domain Forwarders<\/strong> redirect every message sent to a domain. If you forward <code>domain1.com<\/code> to <code>domain2.com<\/code>, the corresponding email accounts must already exist on <code>domain2.com<\/code> or delivery will fail. They are not created automatically.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Catch-All addresses<\/strong> are only available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/vps-hosting\">VPS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/dedicated-servers\">Dedicated Server<\/a> accounts. Shared hosting plans do not support them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><div class=\"yt-mjwI6z2Bzi8\">\n\t<a class=\"play-video-mjwI6z2Bzi8\" style=\"position: relative; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; cursor: pointer;\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/mjwI6z2Bzi8\/maxresdefault.webp\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" alt=\"How to Setup Email Forwarding in cPanel\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\">\n\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-imh-play-circle imh-ds-icon play-circle\" style=\"position: absolute; display:block; font-size:150px; color: #c52228; opacity:0;\"><\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Don\u2019t have time to read the guide on how to setup an email forwarder? Watch our walk-through video.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating a Forwarder in cPanel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a title=\"Click for more information\" href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-log-into-cpanel\/\">Log into cPanel.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Forwarders<\/strong> button in the <em>Email<\/em> section.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"164\" class=\"wp-image-79702\" style=\"width: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/cpanel-email-forwarder.png\" alt=\"Forwarders Button in cPanel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/cpanel-email-forwarder.png 868w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/cpanel-email-forwarder-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/cpanel-email-forwarder-768x280.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the <em>forwarders<\/em> page, click <strong>Add<\/strong> <strong>Forwarder<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"158\" class=\"wp-image-79703\" style=\"width: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/add-forwarder-button.png\" alt=\"Add Forwarder Button in cPanel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/add-forwarder-button.png 573w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/add-forwarder-button-300x105.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the <strong>Add a New Forwarder<\/strong> page, type the email address <strong>username<\/strong> in the <strong>Address to Forward<\/strong> space.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the domain from the drop-down box.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-79704\" style=\"width: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/address-to-forward.png\" alt=\"Enter the Adress You Want To Forward\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/address-to-forward.png 748w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/address-to-forward-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For the Destination option, type the full email address that you want to forward emails to in the text box.<br><p class=\"alert alert-info\">Note! You can add multiple email addresses to your forwarder separated by commas, for example:<br>email1@example.com, email2@another-domain.com, email2@some-other.com<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Add Forwarder<\/strong>. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"298\" class=\"wp-image-79705\" style=\"width: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/add-forwarder.png\" alt=\"Add Forwarder in cPanel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/add-forwarder.png 841w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/add-forwarder-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/add-forwarder-768x508.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><br>You will then see a summary of the forwarder you created, similar to this:<br>\u201cAll email sent to email@example.com will now be copied to you@email.com.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations, the email forwarder was created in the cPanel mail forwarders section. Now when going to the Email Account Forwarders page, the forwarder will show up on the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"webmail\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating a Forwarder in Webmail<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li>Start by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/email\/login-to-webmail\/\">logging into webmail<\/a>. Remember, you can log into webmail by visiting example.com\/webmail. Also be sure to use the full email address as the username and the password associated with the email account you are logging into. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"443\" class=\"wp-image-6502\" style=\"width: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/email_webmail-login-screen.png\" alt=\"Webmail-login\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/email_webmail-login-screen.png 435w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/email_webmail-login-screen-300x295.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now, verify you are logged into the correct email address and click \u201c<strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Forwarders<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">\u201c<\/span>.<br><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"419\" class=\"wp-image-6503\" style=\"width: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/email_forwarder-menu.png\" alt=\"webmail-forward\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/email_forwarder-menu.png 822w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/email_forwarder-menu-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/email_forwarder-menu-768x716.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This screen shows you currently have no forwarders set up. Click \u201c<strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Add Forwarder\u201d<\/strong>.<br><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"419\" class=\"wp-image-6504\" style=\"width: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/email_select-add-forwarder.png\" alt=\"add-forward\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/email_select-add-forwarder.png 822w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/email_select-add-forwarder-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/email_select-add-forwarder-768x716.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill in the field with the address to forward to and click \u201c<strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Add Forwarder\u201d<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"457\" class=\"wp-image-6505\" style=\"width: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/email_forwarder-fill-out.png\" alt=\"forward-fill-out\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/email_forwarder-fill-out.png 486w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/email_forwarder-fill-out-295x300.png 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now, go back to \u201cforwarding options\u201d and verify that your forwarder is set up properly!<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"419\" class=\"wp-image-6506\" style=\"width: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/email_forwarder-added.png\" alt=\"forward-complete\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/email_forwarder-added.png 822w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/email_forwarder-added-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/email_forwarder-added-768x716.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><br><a name=\"forward-domain\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forward All Email for a Domain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a title=\"Click for more information\" href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-log-into-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Log into cPanel<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Forwarders<\/strong> in the <em>Mail<\/em> section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Add Domain Forwarder<\/strong>.<br><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"186\" class=\"wp-image-6507\" style=\"width: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/edu_domain-forwarder_add-domain-forwarder.png\" alt=\"forwarding domain in cpanel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/edu_domain-forwarder_add-domain-forwarder.png 800w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/edu_domain-forwarder_add-domain-forwarder-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/edu_domain-forwarder_add-domain-forwarder-768x317.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the Domain you want to forward email <em>from<\/em>, in the drop-down box. Then, enter the domain you want to forward <em>to<\/em>. The official cPanel documentation notes: \u201cDomain forwarding takes place only when a delivery is not successful. For example, a user sends an email to john@example1.com. If john@example1.com is an existing email address or auto responder, then the email will not be forwarded.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Add Domain Forwarder<\/strong>.<br><br><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"212\" class=\"wp-image-6508\" style=\"width: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/edu_domain-forwarder_add-new-domain-forwarder.png\" alt=\"cpanel domain forwarder setup page\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/edu_domain-forwarder_add-new-domain-forwarder.png 821w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/edu_domain-forwarder_add-new-domain-forwarder-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/edu_domain-forwarder_add-new-domain-forwarder-768x361.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><br>You are finished when you see a message similar to: \u201cFile updated \u2018\/etc\/vdomainaliases\/example.com\u2019 All email sent to example.com will now be copied to domain.com\u201d.<br><br><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"107\" class=\"wp-image-6509\" style=\"width: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/edu_domain-forwarder_domain-forwarder-added.png\" alt=\"domain forwarder successfully created in cpanel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/edu_domain-forwarder_domain-forwarder-added.png 778w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/edu_domain-forwarder_domain-forwarder-added-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/edu_domain-forwarder_domain-forwarder-added-768x183.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations! You now know how to set up email forwarders in cPanel! Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/email\/\">Email<\/a> section for more helpful tutorials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>cPanel includes two types of email forwarding: Email Account Forwarders, which redirect messages from one specific address to another, and Domain Forwarders, which redirect all incoming mail for an entire domain. This guide covers how to set up both, plus how to configure forwarding directly from the Webmail interface. 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