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In this tutorial, you will learn how to setup email forwarder using the cPanel dashboard, available to users on one of Hosted.com®’s cPanel Web Hosting plans. One of the core features hosting companies provide is email forwarding, which allows customers to forward incoming emails from one address to another with ease.
This is useful if you want to consolidate multiple email addresses into a single inbox or ensure emails are sent to the correct recipient without creating additional accounts.
Understanding email forwarding and how to do it in cPanel is an essential skill, whether you’re streamlining your inbox, managing team communication, or integrating several email accounts.
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What is a cPanel Email Forwarder?
A forwarder takes emails sent to one address (e.g., info@yourdomain.com) and automatically sends a copy to another address (e.g., yourname@gmail.com). The original mailbox does not need to be checked separately, simplifying email management.
When to Use an Email Forwarder
- Consolidates multiple email addresses into a single inbox.
- Ensures messages reach a team member or department without creating new accounts.
- Redirects emails from a public-facing address to a private one.
How to Setup an Email Forwarder in cPanel
1. Login to your Hosted.com® account.
2. Navigate to your web hosting plan from the Manage Services menu.
3. Click Manage next to the hosting plan associated with your domain.
4. Click Login next to Control Panel to open cPanel.
5. Scroll to Email and click Forwarders.
How to Add a New Email Forwarder:
6. Click Add Forwarder.
7. Enter the email address you want to forward from.
8. Enter the email address you want to forward to.
9. Click Add Forwarder to save.
That’s it! The email forwarder has been set up and should start working immediately.
You can create additional forwarders by returning to this page and following the same process or delete existing ones from the list at the bottom of the page.
You can also create ‘Domain’ email forwarders, where all emails sent to a specific domain will be forwarded to another.
You’ve reached the end of the tutorial. Now you know how to create email forwarders for automatically forwarding email from one address to another.
Additional Information:
Best Uses for Email Forwarding
Email forwarding can be necessary for several reasons. These include:
Consolidating Email Accounts
Email forwarding enables you to combine all incoming emails into a single inbox when you have numerous email accounts spread across various services or domains. This can make managing emails easier.
Redirecting Emails to a Central Address
By using email forwarding, emails can be redirected from individual company employee accounts to a central address, such as a support or sales team inbox. This guarantees that all pertinent emails are collected in one place and made available to the right team members.
Managing Temporary Accounts
You can create temporary email accounts that send messages to your main inbox using email forwarding. This can be useful if you want to sign up for online services or newsletters without giving access to your primary email address to possible spammers.
Domain Management
Email forwarding allows domain owners to reroute emails to different domains. For instance, you may wish to have emails addressed to all your domains redirected to a single email account.
Backup & Redundancy
By forwarding emails to a backup email address or server, email forwarding can be a backup method. This guarantees that, in the event of server problems or outages, crucial emails are not lost.
General Email Forwarding Information
- Multiple Forwarders: To forward emails to more than one address, create separate forwarders for each recipient.
- Catch-All Forwarding: If you want all emails sent to any address on your domain to be delivered to one inbox, set up a default address in cPanel.
- Avoid Email Loops: Ensure the forwarder does not redirect back to the same address, as this may flood your inbox.
- Testing: Send a test email to the original address to confirm the forwarder works correctly.
- Deleting or Modifying Forwarders: You can remove or edit forwarders at any time via the Forwarders section in cPanel.
- Hosted.com® Support: If you experience issues with forwarding, Hosted.com® Support can assist in troubleshooting email routing.
