Introduction to Plesk Administration

Plesk is a web server control panel, and is developed and maintained by Parallels. Its primary purpose is to manage servers that provide web hosting services. Managed services include:

• HTTP / HTTPS (Apache)
• SMTP (qmail or Postfix)
• POP3 / IMAP (Courier)
• DNS (BIND / named)
• SQL (MySQL and/or PostgreSQL)
• Webmail (Horde and/or Atmail)
• SpamAssassin
• Tomcat

In this tutorial, we will cover all of the necessary steps to set up a new server to host a single secured WordPress site with email. We will also discuss several administrative tasks, such as setting account limits and taking backups. This tutorial does not cover reselling or Customer and Business Manager, nor does it discuss Plesk administration in any depth beyond what is needed to set up websites.

Table of Contents

• Introducing the Control Panel
  • Creating a Web Hosting Account
  • Service Plans and Subscriptions
  • Creating A New Hosting Plan
  • Setting Resource Limits
  • Subscription Permissions
  • Advanced Subscription Permissions
  • Hosting Parameters
  • PHP Settings
  • Mail
  • DNS
  • Performance
  • Logs & Statistics
  • Applications
  • Finish Hosting Plan Creation
• Modifying a Subscription
  • Set a new Hosting Plan
  • Change the IP address
• Introducing: The Control Panel
  • Home
  • Users
  • Websites & Domains
  • Mail
  • Applications
  • Statistics
  • Account
• A Short Detour: The Account Tab
• Configuring Email Accounts
  • A Simple Mailbox
  • Forwarding Mail
  • A "Feedback" Address
  • A "Send-Only" Address
• Installation
  • Installing an Application
  • Managing an Installed Application
• File Management and Remote File Access
  • File Manager Overview
  • Basic Linux File Permissions
  • FTP Access
• Secure Your Sites (SSL)
  • Public Key Cryptography
  • SSL Basics
  • Add SSL Certificate
• Web Hosting Access
• Congratulations and More Resources