Setting an Email Forward in cPanel

1. Accessing Forward Settings
  • First, open your cPanel and log in (for a guide on how to do this look here)

  • Select "Forwards" from the "Email" sub-menu

Open Menu for email settings with the forward menu selected

2. Setting a New Forward
  • Select the "Add Forwarder" button

blue button to add a new email forward

  • On the next screen, enter the "email address" then the "domain" for the email you wish to forward

two text boxes, one for an email address and one for a domain

  • Now enter the "Email Address" you wish email to be forwarded to
    text box to send forwarded email to with an example address entered
  • There are "Advanced Options" available to forward to a system account or to pipe to program

    image showing two selections for email forward options
  • Finally click the "Add Forwarder" button to confirm the change

Note: Email that is not directed to an address that is set up as an email account or a forwarder, will be discarded by default.

3. Deleting an Existing Forward
  • Find the Forward within the "Email Account Forwards" sub-menu


example table with emails to forward from and to, with options to trace and delete

  • Select the "Delete" button within the "Actions" column


Two options with one highlighted to Delete

  • Confirm the deletion of the forward, by selecting "Delete Forwarder"


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