ASP.NET Settings (Windows)
To configure ASP.NET Settings for a site:
Go to Websites & Domains and locate your...
Adding Domain Aliases
Watch the video tutorial
Domain aliases allow you to point several domain names to the same...
Adding Subdomains
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If your hosting package includes subdomains, which are additional...
Adding Wildcard Subdomains (Linux)
Use wildcard subdomains to redirect visitors from non-existent subdomains to one of your...
Adding a Domain Forwarder
To create a domain forwarder in Plesk:
Start creating a new domain in Websites & Domains...
Adding and Removing Domains
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If your hosting package includes more than one domain name (website),...
Allocated and Consumed Resources
If you are subscribed to a number of service plans at once, then you have several subscriptions....
Article 1 Create Your Site
There are three general ways to create a website:
Employ a web design studio to create a site...
Article 2 Preview Your Site
After you uploaded website files to the subscription, you can check how your site will look in a...
Article 3 Submit Your Sites To Search Engines
To gain more visitors and drive traffic to your site after you publish it on the Internet, you...
Configuring DNS for a Domain
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical naming system that translates understandable...
Configuring DNS via Domain Connect
Configuring DNS settings manually can be a difficult task. Instead, you can use the Domain...
Configuring DNSSEC for a Domain
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DNSSEC is the extension of the DNS protocol that allows signing...
Content Management Systems
Content Management Systems
Content Management Systems (or CMS) are third-party...
Deploying Content Using Git
Plesk allows you to integrate with Git – the most popular source code management system used by...
Disabling the Plesk DNS Service
By default, domains created in Plesk use the Plesk DNS server for name resolution. However, in...
General Settings
To view a website’s general hosting settings, click Hosting Settings below the site’s name at...
Hosting Features Available for Your Websites
Depending on your service plan, the following hosting features may be available for your websites...
Hosting Types
The hosting type defines the website’s behavior. Plesk supports three types of hosting: Website...
Logs Files
Log Browser assists you in troubleshooting issues with your websites by parsing the web server...
Managing Additional User Accounts
When a subscription is created, a user account for the subscription owner is created along with...
Overview of Plesk Interface
Plesk enables web hosting customers to easily perform a wide variety of tasks using a robust and...
PHP Handler Types
Plesk provides full support for the PHP scripting language, including support for multiple PHP...
PHP Settings
PHP Settings
Plesk provides full support for the PHP scripting language, including...
Permissions Available for Your Website
The following is a list of permissions for operations that you can perform in your Plesk (shown...
Plesk as a Master DNS Server
When a domain is created in Plesk, a DNS zone containing all the necessary DNS records is created...
Plesk as a Slave DNS Server
If you host websites on your account and have a standalone DNS server acting as a primary...
Presence Builder
Presence Builder is a great tool that enables users with no knowledge of HTML markup or graphic...
Previewing Websites
After a website has been created, it does not become available on the Internet right away. After...
Protecting Sites from Hotlinking (Windows)
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Hotlinking (also called file leeching, remote linking, direct...
Protecting Webmail and Mail with SSL/TLS Certificates
When you use mail, bad actors can intercept, read, and tamper with your emails or email...
Protecting Your Website With an SSL/TLS Certificate
Registrar’s DNS Settings in Plesk
If you have external primary and secondary name servers that are authoritative for some of your...
Restricting Access to Content
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If you want to limit public access to specific areas of your website,...
Scheduling Tasks
If you need to run scripts on your hosting account at a specific time, use the task scheduler in...
Securing Connections with SSL/TLS Certificates
If your website accepts customers’ sensitive data (such as credit card information, for example),...
Securing Connections with the SSL It! Extension
Securing Connections with the SSL It! Extension
Watch the video tutorial
The SSL It!...
Set Up Your First Website
Now that you have a customer account and a domain name, the first thing you will want to do is...
Setting File and Directory Access Permissions
Setting File and Directory Access Permissions
To review or change the permissions set for files and directories on Linux systems:
Go to...
Site Descriptions
You can add some notes, or a description, to a site. This description will be displayed in the...
Uploading Content
You can upload content in one of the following ways:
Using FTP. This way is better when...
Uploading Content Using FTP
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, a method of transferring files over the Internet. To...
Uploading Content with File Manager
Watch the video tutorial
To upload a website from your computer to the Plesk server...
Viewing Statistics
To view the reports on disk space and traffic usage by your account:
If you have several...
Viewing Subscription Summary
When you subscribe to hosting services, a user account is created in Plesk to allow you to manage...
Viewing Website Error Log
To view the error log for a particular website
Go to Websites & Domains > the site’s...
Web Applications
Web Applications
You can significantly increase your website functionality by using...
Website Status
The website status defines whether a website is available over the Internet and what hosting...
Websites and Domains
As described in the chapter Quick Start with Plesk, creating your web presence always starts with...