{"id":318,"date":"2024-12-08T13:22:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T13:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/?p=318"},"modified":"2024-12-08T16:29:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T16:29:42","slug":"how-to-set-up-mail-forwarding-in-plesk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/how-to-set-up-mail-forwarding-in-plesk\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up Mail Forwarding in Plesk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#key-aspects-of-email-forwarding\">Key Aspects of Email Forwarding:<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#1-log-in-to-plesk\">1. Log in to Plesk<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2-access-the-mail-settings\">2. Access the Mail Settings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#3-create-a-mail-forwarding-rule\">3. Create a Mail Forwarding Rule<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#4-set-up-forwarding\">4. Set Up Forwarding<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#5-save-the-settings\">5. Save the Settings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#6-test-the-forwarding\">6. Test the Forwarding<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#additional-options\">Additional Options<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email forwarding<\/strong> is the process of automatically redirecting incoming emails from one email address to another. This allows you to have emails sent to one account forwarded to a different email address, ensuring that you don&#8217;t miss important messages, even if you no longer use or manage the original account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-339\" style=\"width:282px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"key-aspects-of-email-forwarding\">Key Aspects of Email Forwarding:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Automatic Redirection<\/strong>: Emails sent to a specific address are forwarded to another address without requiring manual intervention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Multiple Forwarding Options<\/strong>: You can forward to one or more email addresses (e.g., forward to both your personal email and a team mailbox).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maintain Copies or Not<\/strong>: Depending on the settings, the forwarded emails may either stay in the original inbox or be deleted once forwarded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use Cases<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Consolidate Mail<\/strong>: You can forward emails from multiple accounts to a single inbox, making it easier to manage communication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Professional Use<\/strong>: Forwarding can be used to redirect emails sent to a business email to a personal or team email account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Changing Email Providers<\/strong>: When you switch email providers, you can forward emails from your old email address to the new one to ensure you don\u2019t miss messages during the transition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, email forwarding helps streamline communication and ensures that emails are not lost when moving or managing multiple accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Plesk in Shared Hosting<\/strong> refers to the use of the <strong>Plesk control panel<\/strong> in a shared hosting environment. Shared hosting is a hosting model where multiple websites and their corresponding resources (e.g., CPU, RAM, bandwidth) are hosted on the same physical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpscart.in\/vps-hosting\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.vpscart.in\/vps-hosting\/\">VPS<\/a>. Plesk is a popular web hosting control panel used by web hosting providers to offer users a convenient interface to manage their websites, domains, emails, databases, and other server functionalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To configure mail forwarding in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plesk.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.plesk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plesk<\/a><\/strong>, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-log-in-to-plesk\">1. <strong>Log in to Plesk<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2-1024x596.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-321\" style=\"width:610px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2-1024x596.png 1024w, https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2-768x447.png 768w, https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2.png 1322w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open your Plesk control panel in your web browser (typically <code>https:\/\/yourdomain.com:8443<\/code>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your administrator username and password to log in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-access-the-mail-settings\">2. <strong>Access the Mail Settings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-3-1024x474.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-3-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-3-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-3-768x355.png 768w, https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-3.png 1332w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once logged in, in the <strong>Plesk Dashboard<\/strong>, go to the <strong>&#8220;Mail&#8221;<\/strong> section. This can usually be found on the left-hand sidebar or within the hosting settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-create-a-mail-forwarding-rule\">3. <strong>Create a Mail Forwarding Rule<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-4-1024x461.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-4-1024x461.png 1024w, https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-4-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-4-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-4-1536x692.png 1536w, https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-4.png 1617w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on <strong>&#8220;Email Addresses&#8221;<\/strong> under the Mail section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-6-1024x699.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-328\" style=\"width:683px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-6-1024x699.png 1024w, https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-6-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-6-768x524.png 768w, https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-6.png 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find the email account from which you want to forward mail (e.g., <code>user@domain.com<\/code>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"987\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-7.png 987w, https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-7-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-7-768x561.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <strong>&#8220;Forwarding&#8221;<\/strong> button or <strong>&#8220;Mail Forwarding&#8221;<\/strong> link, which is available in the actions next to the email account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"987\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-330\" style=\"width:645px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-8.png 987w, https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-8-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-8-768x561.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-set-up-forwarding\">4. <strong>Set Up Forwarding<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Enable Mail Forwarding<\/strong>: There should be an option to &#8220;Forward incoming mail to&#8221; or similar. Check this option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enter the Forwarding Address<\/strong>: Enter the email address to which you want the emails forwarded (e.g., <code>newaddress@domain.com<\/code> or a third-party address like <code>newaddress@gmail.com<\/code>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optionally, you can choose to <strong>keep a copy<\/strong> of the forwarded emails in the original mailbox.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-save-the-settings\">5. <strong>Save the Settings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After configuring the forwarding settings, click <strong>OK<\/strong> or <strong>Save<\/strong> to apply the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"6-test-the-forwarding\">6. <strong>Test the Forwarding<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Send a test email to the original email account to ensure that the forwarding is working properly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the forwarding email address to verify if the email is received.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"additional-options\">Additional Options<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mail Aliases<\/strong>: If you want to forward all emails sent to a specific alias, you can also create a mail alias in Plesk and configure the forwarding address for that alias.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email Filters<\/strong>: If you need to apply specific conditions (e.g., forward only certain types of emails), you can use Plesk\u2019s email filter settings to define those rules.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s it! You\u2019ve successfully set up mail forwarding in Plesk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Email forwarding is the process of automatically redirecting incoming emails from one email address to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":337,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":340,"href":"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318\/revisions\/340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpscart.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}