How to Install Plesk on a Linux System

Janeiro 30th, 2018

Plesk’s control panel allows a server administrator to set up new websites, reseller accounts, e-mail accounts, and DNS entries through a web-based interface. The administrator can create client and site templates, which predetermine resource-allocation parameters for the domains and/or clients.

In this short guide we will teach you how to install this powerful control panel on your Linux powered machine.

Install Plesk on a clean OS

1. Download the autoinstaller from Plesk website:

• wget http://autoinstall.plesk.com/plesk-installer

2. Add execute permissions to the autoinstaller:

• chmod +x plesk-installer

3. Launch the autoinstaller:

• ./plesk-installer

Follow the script prompts and pick the options that best suits your use case.

Now that your Plesk control panel is installed go ahead and access it at https://your server IP:8443

Upgrade Plesk from a lower version

Via Command line:

• /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/autoinstaller –all-versions

Via GUI (Graphical user interface):

• /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/autoinstaller –all-versions –web-interface

Enjoy your web hosting!