Set up Plesk in Ubuntu

In this guide, we will walk you through how to set up Plesk on Ubuntu 22.04, simplifying web management and hosting for your applications and websites.

Plesk is a web hosting and server management control panel that allows administrators and web hosting companies to manage thousands of virtual hosts on a single machine. It offers automation tools that reduce the time web professionals spend on managing websites and the server environment. Plesk supports both Linux/Unix and Windows operating systems, providing a graphical interface for managing websites, email accounts, databases, and more.

Prerequisite:

It works on all Linux distributions.

Operating System: Ubuntu 22.04

Minimum hardware requirements: 2GB RAM and 32GB of storage

A sudo user or root privileges.

Install Plesk Control Panel on Ubuntu 22.04

Plesk is a popular web hosting control panel that allows you to manage your hosting server. This guide covers the installation of Plesk on Ubuntu 22.04.

Update && Upgrade

Update System Packages Update your Ubuntu 20.04 server's package index:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Download Plesk Installer Use the curl command to download the Plesk installer script:

wget http://autoinstall.plesk.com/plesk-installer

Make Installer Executable Change the permissions to make the script executable:

sudo chmod 755 plesk-installer

Run Plesk Installer Execute the installer script to initiate the Plesk installation:

sudo ./plesk-installer

Hit “F” if you are using a fresh server. Or “q” if you need to back up your system data.

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Proceed with the advised approach.

Go forward with the Product Installation

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Post-Installation

After installing Plesk on Ubuntu 22.04, access the Plesk control panel by navigating to https://<YOUR_SERVER_IP:8443 your web browser. Log in using the admin credentials established during the installation.

Conclusion

Congratulations on successfully installing Plesk on your Ubuntu 22.04 server. With Plesk's intuitive interface, you can now effortlessly manage your websites, databases, and email accounts.