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How to install Plesk for Linux

Kuzma Ivanov
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  • Plesk for Linux

Question

How to install Plesk on Linux?

Answer

Note: Plesk installation requires a fresh Linux server with an access to the Internet. Before the installation, make sure the server meets Plesk Software Requirements.

Choose an installation method that suites you most:

 

Plesk Web Installer
  1. Go to https://get.plesk.com/.

  2. Enter your server's IP address/hostname and server's root password / add a private key.

    Optional: Select Install OS updates before starting the Plesk installation.

  3. Click Next.


     
  4. Input your email address to create a new Plesk 360 account or log in to exiting one.

  5. Accept the terms of the End-User License Agreement and click Install.



     

  6. The installation will begin.



     

  7. When the installation is finished, your Plesk server will be granted a technical hostname that will be secured with a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate within the next couple of minutes.



     

  8. To log in to Plesk, click on the button. If the Plesk login page has not been secured yet, ignore the warning about insecure connection and make an exception.
Command-line interface

 

Unattended installation (with default set if components)

  1. Connect to your server via SSH as a root user to begin the installation.

  2. Install Plesk with a basic set of components in one click, run the command:

    # sh <(curl https://autoinstall.plesk.com/one-click-installer || wget -O - https://autoinstall.plesk.com/one-click-installer)

     

    To learn more about a one-click installation, see:

 

Manual installation (with custom set of components)

  1. Connect to your server via SSH as a root user to begin the installation.

  2. Install Plesk with a custom set of components in one click, run the command:

    # sh <(curl https://autoinstall.plesk.com/plesk-installer || wget -O - https://autoinstall.plesk.com/plesk-installer)

     

    To learn more about an installation via CLI, see:

Web browser mode

 

If your server's IP address / hostname resolves from the Internet and the port 8447 is opened, Plesk installer can be launched in a web browser:

  1. Connect to your server via SSH as a root user to begin the installation.

  2. Download Plesk Installer:

    # wget https://autoinstall.plesk.com/plesk-installer

  3. Add execution permissions to Plesk Installer:

    # chmod +x plesk-installer

  4. Launch Plesk Installer with the command below:

    # ./plesk-installer --web-interface

  5. Open a web browser on your device and access Plesk Installer on port 8447 either using an IP address or a hostname. For example:

    PLESK_INFO: https://203.0.113.2:8447

    OR

    PLESK_INFO: https://server.example.com:8443

     

    To learn more about an installation via a browser, see:

Installing Plesk on a Cloud instance

 

To install Plesk on a cloud instance, follow the instructions for your cloud service provider: 

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