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# Set up Plesk in Ubuntu

**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
```

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**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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*Would you like to assist Plesk in enhancing its products by sharing information about encountered issues, including installation and upgrade problems? \[Y/n]:*

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*Proceed with the advised approach.*

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*Go forward with the Product Installation*

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*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.