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# Setting up e-mail forwarders in cPanel

> Learn to configure email forwarders in cPanel with step-by-step instructions and access related resources.

This article describes how to configure e-mail forwarders in cPanel. There are two types of e-mail forwarders:

* **Account forwarders:** This is the most common type of forwarder. An account forwarder forwards incoming messages for one e-mail account (for example, [information@example.com](mailto:information@example.com)) to another e-mail account (for example, [helpdesk@example.com](mailto:helpdesk@example.com)). Alternatively, you could create multiple forwarders and forward messages from one account to multiple accounts.

* **Domain forwarders:** This type of forwarder forwards all incoming messages from one domain to another domain. For example, you could forward all incoming messages for the *test.example.com* domain to the *example.com* domain.

<Warning>
  **Important**

  In addition to legitimate messages, e-mail forwarders also forward unsolicited (spam) messages. If a forwarder sends enough unsolicited messages, services such as Gmail and Outlook.com block and blacklist the sending IP address. In other words, your server is prevented from sending legitimate messages to Gmail, Outlook.com, and other e-mail services.\
  As an alternative to e-mail forwarders, you can use Gmail or Outlook.com e-mail accounts to pull messages directly from hosting.com e-mail accounts. This avoids forwarding unsolicited messages and potentially blocking your server:

  * For information about how to set up Gmail accounts to pull messages, please see [this article](/docs/e-mail-messages-do-not-forward-to-gmail-accounts).

  * For information about how to set up Outlook.com (Hotmail) accounts to pull messages, please see [this article](/docs/e-mail-messages-do-not-forward-to-hotmail-outlook-com-accounts).
</Warning>

## Account forwarders

You can easily add and delete e-mail account forwarders.

### Adding an account forwarder

To add an e-mail forwarder in cPanel, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).

2. On the **Tools** page, in the **Email** section, click **Forwarders**:\
   ![cPanel - Email - Forwarders icon](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-cpanel-jupiter-email-forwarders-icon.png)

3. Under **Create an Email Account Forwarder**, click **Add Forwarder**.

4. Under **Address**, in the **Address to Forward** text box, type the e-mail username that you want to forward.

5. In the **Domain** list box, select the domain for the e-mail address.

6. Under **Destination**, select a destination for the forwarded message:

   * To forward the message to another address, type the e-mail address in the **Forward to Email Address** text box.

   * To discard the message and send an error to the sender, click **Discard and send an error to the sender (at SMTP time)**. You can also optionally set the text for the error message that the sender receives in the **Failure Message (seen by sender)** text box.

7. To view advanced options for the forwarder, click **Advanced Options**:

   * To forward the message to a system account, click **Forward to a system account**, and then type the system account name in the text box.

   * To pipe the message text to another program, click **Pipe to a Program**, and then type the command in the text box.

   * To discard the message entirely, click **Discard (Not Recommended)**.

8. Click **Add Forwarder**. cPanel adds the forwarder.

### Deleting an account forwarder

You can delete an e-mail forwarder when you no longer need it. However, you cannot modify an existing e-mail forwarder. If you need to modify an e-mail forwarder, delete it and create a new one.

To delete an e-mail forwarder, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).

2. On the **Tools** page, in the **Email** section, click **Forwarders**:\
   ![cPanel - Email - Forwarders icon](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-cpanel-jupiter-email-forwarders-icon.png)

3. Under **Email Account Forwarders**, locate the forwarder you want to delete, and then under **Actions**, click **Delete**.

4. Click **Delete Forwarder** to confirm. cPanel deletes the forwarder.

## Domain forwarders

Domain forwarding automatically redirects visitors to alternative registered domains such as test example.net or test example.org. When the system is unable to deliver an email, domain forwarders redirect it to an address or an autoresponder set up in cPanel. In cPanel, you can easily add and remove domain forwarders.

### Adding a domain forwarder

To add a domain forwarder in cPanel, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).

2. On the **Tools** page, in the **Email** section, click **Forwarders**:\
   ![cPanel - Email - Forwarders icon](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-cpanel-jupiter-email-forwarders-icon.png)

3. Under **Create an Email Account Forwarder**, click **Add Domain Forwarder**.

4. Under **Add a New Domain Forwarder**, in the **Domain** list box, select the domain for which you want to forward e-mail messages.

5. In the **to** text box, select the destination domain for the forwarded messages.

6. Click **Add Domain Forwarder**. cPanel adds the forwarder.

### Deleting a domain forwarder

You can delete a domain forwarder when you no longer need it. However, you cannot modify an existing domain forwarder. If you need to modify a domain forwarder, delete it and create a new one.

To delete a domain forwarder, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).

2. On the **Tools** page, in the **Email** section, click **Forwarders**:\
   ![cPanel - Email - Forwarders icon](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-cpanel-jupiter-email-forwarders-icon.png)

3. Under **Forward All Email for a Domain**, locate the forwarder you want to delete, and then click **Delete**.

4. Click **Delete Domain Forwarder** to confirm. cPanel deletes the forwarder.

## Related articles

* [Import e-mail accounts and forwarders](/docs/import-e-mail-accounts-and-forwarders)

* [Autoresponders](/docs/cpanel-auto-responders)

* [E-mail Accounts](/docs/e-mail-accounts)

* [Mailing Lists](/docs/mailing-lists)

* [Unwanted email (spam)](/docs/unwanted-e-mail-spam)

* [E-mail messages do not forward to Gmail accounts](/docs/e-mail-messages-do-not-forward-to-gmail-accounts)

* [E-mail messages do not forward to Outlook.com (Hotmail) accounts](/docs/e-mail-messages-do-not-forward-to-hotmail-outlook-com-accounts)