Forwarding Setup
Forward emails from an existing mailbox into Ticket0.
Ticket0 receives inbound email by forwarding. You keep using your existing email provider (Gmail, Outlook, Fastmail, etc.) and auto-forward support@yourcompany.com to your workspace's Ticket0 inbound address. No MX record changes, no extra mail server to maintain.
Get your Ticket0 forwarding address
- Go to Settings → Domains in your Ticket0 workspace
- Your inbound address is shown as
<workspace-slug>@inbox.ticket0.ai— copy it
You don't need to have a custom domain connected to see this address; every workspace gets one by default.
Set up forwarding in Gmail
- Open Gmail → Settings (gear) → See all settings → Forwarding and POP/IMAP
- Click Add a forwarding address and paste your
@inbox.ticket0.aiaddress - Gmail sends a confirmation email — it arrives in Ticket0 as a ticket with a confirmation link. Click the link.
- Back in Gmail, choose Forward a copy of incoming mail to and set the rule to keep Gmail's copy in the Inbox (so you don't lose history on the Gmail side)
For shared mailboxes, prefer the admin-level Google Workspace routing rule over per-user forwarding — see below.
Set up forwarding in Google Workspace (admin)
Recommended for team support@ addresses:
- Admin console → Apps → Google Workspace → Gmail → Routing
- Add routing rule → match envelope recipient
support@yourcompany.com - Also deliver to → add your
@inbox.ticket0.aiaddress - Save and wait a few minutes for the rule to propagate
This avoids the per-user confirmation dance and survives user offboarding.
Set up forwarding in Outlook / Microsoft 365
- Outlook Web → Settings (gear) → Mail → Forwarding
- Enable Start forwarding and paste your
@inbox.ticket0.aiaddress - Tick Keep a copy of forwarded messages
For shared mailboxes, configure a transport rule in Exchange admin instead.
Other providers
Most providers offer forwarding under Settings → Filters, Rules, or Mail forwarding. Enter your @inbox.ticket0.ai address as the destination.
Prefer redirect over forward if your provider offers both. Forwarding rewrites the From: header (which can trip SPF and break reply threading); redirect preserves original sender headers.
Testing
Send an email to support@yourcompany.com from an outside account. Within a few seconds it should appear as a ticket in Ticket0. If nothing arrives:
- Confirm the forwarding rule is active in your provider
- Send a test directly to the
@inbox.ticket0.aiaddress — if that works, the issue is on the forwarding side - Check your provider's forwarding activity log for bounces
Notes on latency and authentication
Forwarding adds a few seconds of latency compared to native inbound. Some providers also re-sign the forwarded message, which can cause SPF mismatches on the customer's original message — this doesn't affect Ticket0's ability to process the ticket, but if you rely on SPF/DKIM for spam scoring in your own provider, inspect what it's doing to the message headers.