How to restart the Plesk service

Kuzma Ivanov

Updated July 03, 2025 21:31

Plesk for Windows kb: how-to Plesk for Linux ABT: Group A

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How to restart the Plesk service?

Plesk service can be restarted only with the direct access to the server.

Plesk for Linux

Connect to a Plesk server via SSH.
Run the following command to restart the Plesk services:

# systemctl restart sw-engine && systemctl restart sw-cp-server

Plesk for Windows Server

There are 3 different ways to restart the Plesk Management Service on Windows Server.

Restarting via Plesk Services Monitor
1. Connect to a Plesk server via RDP.
2. Start Plesk Services Monitor from the tray > Select Plesk Management Service under the Plesk Run-Time section > Click Restart.
Restarting via a command prompt
1. Connect to a Plesk server via RDP.
2. Start a command prompt as an Administrator and run the following commands one by one:
  
  C:\> net stop plesksrv
  net start plesksrv
Restarting via Services MMC
1. Connect to a Plesk server via RDP.
2. Start Services at Windows Start > All Programs > Windows Administrative Tools.
3. In the Services console, right-click on Plesk Management Service and click Restart.