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Is it possible to use different SSL certificates for Plesk UI (over port 8443)?

Aleksandar Stoev
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Applicable to:

  • Plesk for Linux
  • Plesk for Windows

Question

Is it possible to use different SSL certificates if different Plesk UI hostnames are used?

For example, have different valid certificates for:

Answer

The functionality is yet to be implemented in Plesk. There is a feature request to implement the ability to secure reseller users' custom Plesk panel login URLs with SSL certificates. If you believe that this feature is a must-have, please vote for it on our Product Roadmap page:

 

Workaround

  1. Log into Plesk

  2. Navigate to Domains and create a domain with the name example.net
  3. Using the Domains > Add Domain Alias button, create the required aliases(example.com, example.xyz) for the example.net domain.
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  4. Navigate to Domains > example.net > SSL/TLS Certificates > Install a Let's Encrypt certificate and select the aliases to be included in the certificate, and request a certificate:
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  5. Navigate to Tools & Settings > SSL/TLS Certificates. Make sure the "Keep Plesk Secured" option is enabled and click [Change] at the Certificate for securing the Plesk line. Then select the certificate of the example.net domain:
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Warning: After applying the workaround, the Plesk control panel should be accessed via the 8443 port, e.g. https://example.com:8443

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