Plesk for Windows
kb: how-to
ABT: Group B
Applicable to:
- Plesk for Windows
Question
How to change the location for virtual hosts in Plesk for Windows Server?
Answer
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Connect to a Plesk server via RDP.
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Start Plesk Reconfigurator at Windows Start > All Programs > Plesk.
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In Plesk Reconfigurator, select Change Virtual Hosts location.
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Specify a new location for virtual hosts and click Next. All existing website data will be transferred to the new location as well.
Note: During this operation websites will be stopped.
Note: Network drive as virtual hosts location (e.g. NTFS hosted on AWS FSx) is not supported by Plesk yet. Vote for this feature on Plesk UserVoice.
Note: The new location folder must be empty.
Comments
2 comments
@Scott, already created websites will be transferred to the specified folder too and they will be down until the process ends. Thus, it's recommended to change the default vhost directory during maintenance timeframe when the server isn't loaded.
What effect will changing the vhosts location have on active sites? Will they be slow or become unavailable?
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