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 How to change the default content for newly created domains in Plesk?

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Question

How to change the default content for newly created domains in Plesk?

Answer

Note: The solution is applicable by Plesk Administrators and Plesk resellers.

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Changing the default page via Plesk

  1. Download the following zip file, which contains files of default website:

  2. Modify the files inside this zip file according to your needs (website files are located inside the /httpdocs directory).

  3. Once done, go to Plesk > Tools & Settings > Virtual Host Template:

    Screenshot_2019-03-12_Tools_Settings_-_Plesk_Onyx_17_8_11.png

  4. Click Browse... (or Choose File) > Select the modified zip file > Click Send File:

    Screenshot_2019-03-12_Plesk_Onyx_17_8_11.png

Changing the default page via SSH & RDP

  • Modify the Default Virtual Host Templates:

    1. Connect to the Plesk server via SSH/RDP

    2. Modify the default template content inside the following directory:

      • On Linux: /var/www/vhosts/.skel/0/httpdocs/

      • On Windows Server (just paste this path in Windows Explorer to open): %plesk_vhosts%.skel\0\httpdocs\

  • Create or modify the Virtual Host Template for a Reseller:

    1. Connect to the Plesk server via SSH/RDP

    2. In Windows, start a command prompt as an Administrator

    3. Extract the Reseller ID with the following command:

      # plesk db "select id, cname, pname from clients where type='reseller'"

    4. Copy the default template folder with ID 0 with the Reseller ID. For example, if the Reseller ID is 2:

      • On Linux: Copy /var/www/vhosts/.skel/0 folder to /var/www/vhosts/.skel/2

      • On Windows Server: Copy %plesk_vhosts%.skel\0 folder to %plesk_vhosts%.skel\2

    5. Modify the Reseller template content inside the Reseller template directories. According to the example shown in step 4:

      • On Linux: /var/www/vhosts/.skel/2/httpdocs/

      • On Windows Server (just paste this path in Windows Explorer to open): %plesk_vhosts%.skel\2\httpdocs\

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    b_p

    What I just found out: It seems that not all of the files of the default skeleton are used when you create a subdomain: For instance, the error_docs are not copied into the newly created folder while cgi-bin is. This seems inconsistent and should be fixed!

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    Nikita Nikushkin

    Hi @b_p,

    The "error_docs" and "cgi_bin" folders are copied from the template only during the subscription/new webspace creation

    When the subdomain is created, it belongs to the existing subscription/webspace and thus, only "httpdocs" and "conf" directories are copied

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    Tedoc Web Management

    I added folders "tmp" and "session" in the default skeleton (same level as cgi-bin, error_docs, etcetera). Why does Plesk not add them with newly created webhostings?
    Need them there for special purpose.
    How can i activate this?

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    Anton Maslov

    Hi Tedoc Web Management. all additional folders should be placed to "webspace" folder, so it is like:

    /var/www/vhosts/.skel/0/webspace/tmp

    See documentation for details:

    https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/obsidian/administrator-guide/71983/

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