how to set up email forwarders in cpanel

From: Features and How-Tos Last Updated: 9 months ago

Setting up email forwarders in cPanel allows you to forward emails from one email address to another. Here's how you can do it:

1. Log in to cPanel

  1. Access your cPanel dashboard using your domain URL, typically https://yourdomain.com:2083 or https://yourdomain.com/cpanel.
  2. Enter your username and password.2. Navigate to Email Forwarders
  1. Scroll to the Email section.
  2. Click on the Forwarders icon.

3. Add a New Forwarder

  1. Click the Add Forwarder button.
  2. Fill out the required fields:
    • Address to Forward: Enter the username part of the email address (e.g., info if the email is info@yourdomain.com).
    • Domain: Select the domain for the email address from the dropdown.
    • Destination: Enter the email address where emails should be forwarded (e.g., example@gmail.com).
  3. Click Add Forwarder to save the forwarder.

4. Verify the Forwarder

Once the forwarder is set up:

  1. Send a test email to the address being forwarded (e.g., info@yourdomain.com).
  2. Confirm that the email is delivered to the destination address (e.g., example@gmail.com).

Optional: Set Up a Domain Forwarder

If you want to forward all emails from one domain to another:

  1. On the Forwarders page, scroll to the Domain Forwarders section.
  2. Click Add Domain Forwarder.
  3. Choose the domain to forward and enter the destination domain.
  4. Click Add Domain Forwarder.

Managing Forwarders

  1. View existing forwarders on the Forwarders page.
  2. Remove a forwarder by clicking the Delete button next to it.

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