Setting Up Reseller Plans Setting Up Reseller Plans Serving resellers is quite similar to serving hosting customers. If... (Plesk for Linux) Mailbox Quota Notifications Mail users receive email notifications when more than 95% of their mailbox disk space is... (Plesk for Windows) Changing Clients’ MySQL Server Data Location In Plesk for Windows, you can move the clients’ MySQL server data to another location. It is... Accessing and Working with Files There are two ways to work with shared files: If you need to work with the files frequently,... Accessing and Working with Files There are two ways to work with shared files: If you need to work with the files frequently,... Accessing and Working with Files There are two ways to work with shared files: If you need to work with the files frequently,... Adding and Removing Database Servers Adding External Database Servers to Plesk To use external database servers with your hosting... Administrator’s Interface Language Administrator’s Interface Language To change the interface language and other settings for your... Antispam Tools To protect your users from spam, you can use the following tools with your Plesk: SpamAssassin... Antivirus Software Antivirus Software To provide your email users with anti-virus protection, you can use either... Appearance and Branding Appearance and Branding Plesk provides you an ability to change visual appearance and branding... Appearance and Branding Branding and Themes You can configure your own branding for Plesk by modifying page titles and... Automatic Email Notifications In Plesk, you can set up automatic email notifications to inform yourself as well as your... Backing Up Individual Accounts and Sites To back up a user account with or without sites: Click Customers. Locate and click the... Backing Up and Restoration With the data backup and restore functions provided by your Plesk, you can do the following:... Backing Up the Entire Server To back up the server configuration settings and all user data you have on your hosting machine:... Backup Logs When Plesk starts performing a backup, it reports the progress to a log. Backup logs contain only... Changing Database Administrator’s Credentials In most cases, to change the credentials with which Plesk accesses a database server, you should... Changing the URL of the View Services Button Changing the URL of the View Services Button You can change the URL of the View Services button... Configuring Backup Settings for Remote SQL Servers If you want to back up databases hosted on a remote Microsoft SQL Server that you registered in... Configuring Remote Storage By default, Plesk stores backups in the server storage. However, this presents a risk. If the... Configuring Server-Wide Mail Settings By default, Plesk works in cooperation with mail server software, which provides email services... Configuring the Recursive DNS Plesk allows you to configure its DNS server to provide the recursive service for queries. With... Connecting to External Databases (Windows) If you want your users to access the data from an external database management system, you should... Connecting to Web Folders on Linux Systems To connect a Web Folder as a network drive to your Linux-based computer using GNOME Nautilus file... Connecting to Web Folders on Linux Systems To connect a Web Folder as a network drive to your Linux-based computer using GNOME Nautilus file... Connecting to Web Folders on Linux Systems To connect a Web Folder as a network drive to your Linux-based computer using GNOME Nautilus file... Connecting to Web Folders on Mac OS To connect a Web Folder as a network drive to your Mac OS X-based computer: Open Finder.... Connecting to Web Folders on Mac OS Connecting to Web Folders on Mac OS To connect a Web Folder as a network drive to your Mac OS... Connecting to Web Folders on Mac OS To connect a Web Folder as a network drive to your Mac OS X-based computer: Open Finder.... Connecting to Web Folders on Microsoft Windows Systems To connect a Web Folder to your computer running Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7:... Connecting to Web Folders on Microsoft Windows Systems Connecting to Web Folders on Microsoft Windows Systems To connect a Web Folder to your computer... Connecting to Web Folders on Microsoft Windows Systems To connect a Web Folder to your computer running Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7:... Converting Resellers into Customers Converting Resellers into Customers Reseller accounts can be converted into customer accounts.... Customers & Resallers Customers and Resellers When you start your hosting business, you should define how you will... Customizing the Plesk Interface Customizing the Plesk Interface To those looking to personalize their Plesk experience, we offer... DKIM, SPF, and DMARC Protection DKIM, SPF, and DMARC Protection Plesk supports a number of anti-spam solutions for validation of... DNS Your Plesk works in cooperation with a DNS server which enables you to run the DNS service on the... DNS Blackhole Lists You can use free and paid subscription blackhole lists with your server. To switch on spam... DNS Template Plesk comes with a DNS server out of the box and allows both customers and the server... DNS Zones for Subdomains By default, DNS records for subdomains in Plesk are included in the parent domains’ DNS zones.... Database Hosting Preferences Whenever a Plesk user creates a new database, you can have Plesk automatically add a prefix to... Database Management Tools Database management tools provide a web interface for the administration of databases. The tools... Database Servers Plesk needs database servers for storing its own databases, databases used by its components (for... Database User Roles and Permissions Plesk provides user roles for MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server database users. The roles act as... Disabling Microsoft SQL Server Database Dumps Upload By default, customers that have the ability to create Microsoft SQL Server databases are also... Downloading Backup Files from Server To download a backup file from the Plesk’s storage: Find the corresponding backup file in... File Sharing With File Sharing, you can store files on the server, share them with your employees, or make... File Sharing Settings You can access file sharing settings in both Service Provider (Tools & Settings > File... File Sharing Settings You can access file sharing settings in both Service Provider (Tools & Settings > File... Greylisting (Linux) When the greylisting support components are installed on the server, greylisting protection is... Helping Resellers Manage Their Subscriptions Helping Resellers Manage Their Subscriptions Your resellers have different levels of technical... Hiding the Presence Builder Buttons Hiding the Presence Builder Buttons You can hide the Presence Builder buttons only through... Hiding the Twitter Follow Button You can hide the Twitter Follow button only by adding the following lines to the panel.ini... Hiding the View Services Button Hiding the View Services Button You can hide the View Services button both through the command... Hosting Plans and Subscriptions Hosting Plans and Subscriptions A hosting plan is a set of hosting resources and services you... How to Access Webmail Using Plesk 10 - Plesk How to Access Webmail - Plesk  You can access webmail directly via URL or from within the Plesk... How to Log In and Preview - Plesk Log In and Preview - Plesk The following information and instructions are applicable to Plesk 11... Incremental Backup What is an incremental backup? Plesk supports two types of backup: Full. Each time you create... Interface Preferences Interface Preferences Changing Plesk View Depending on your goals, Plesk provides two different... Link to Provider’s Website Link to Provider’s Website This button redirects customers to your site where they can purchase... Location of the Follow Button The button is located in the Server Administration Panel, in the page footer. Location of the Link to Provider’s Website Location of the Link to Provider’s Website Server Administration Panel > Tools & Settings... Logging in to Plesk for the first time Logging in to Plesk for the first time After successful installation using the Plesk... Mail By default, your Plesk works in cooperation with a mail server, which enables you to run the mail... Mail Queue (Linux) Mail sent to and from your server passes through the mail queue. Sometimes messages can get stuck... Mailing Lists To provide the mailing lists functionality to your customers, you need to install and (in case of... Manage Databases Within the Plesk Webhosting Panel Introduction Plesk is a great tool that can allow you to manage your databases for any domain... Managing Customers Managing Customers After you have created a customer account, you can perform the following... Managing Subscriptions Managing Subscriptions After you have subscribed a customer to a service plan, you can perform... Mass Email Notifications Plesk enables you to send bulk email notifications to some or all of your resellers and... Moving Databases to Another Subscription When you move a site to another subscription, you should also move a database if the site uses... Offer Additional Services Offer Additional Services In addition to the hosting services and features provided by your... Plesk Without a DNS Server You can exclude the DNS server component from your Plesk installation. To do this, use the custom... Plesk in Restricted Mode Restricted Mode (known before as Custom View) limits the number of tools available to the Plesk... Protection from Mail Interception Plesk users can maliciously set up domains with names that are identical to the domain names of... Protection from Mail Interception Plesk users can maliciously set up domains with names that are identical to the domain names of... Providing Redundant DNS Servers Many registrars require the registrant to provide the addresses of at least two separate name... Registrar’s DNS Settings in Plesk Registrar’s DNS Settings in Plesk If you have external primary and secondary name servers that... Relationship Between Plans and Subscriptions Relationship Between Plans and Subscriptions Normally, a subscription is associated with a... Remote Access to Databases For security reasons, you can specify access settings for database users, in order to allow or... Remote SmarterMail Support (Windows) Instead of using a local mail server, you can integrate Plesk with a remote SmarterMail server.... Removing Backup Files from Server To remove a backup file from the backup storage in Plesk: Go to Tools & Settings>... Removing Mail Functionality from the Customer Panel If you want to use a mail server running on a separate machine, or want to prohibit your users... Reseller Plans Reseller Plans If your business model employs resellers, plans and subscriptions work in almost... Restoring Data from Backup Archives You can only restore backups made in Plesk Onyx 17.0 and later. To restore data from backup... Restricting DNS Zones Transfer By default, transfer of DNS zones is allowed only for name servers designated by NS records... Restricting Users’ Access to Other Users’ DNS Zones By default, users can create new subdomains and domain aliases in the DNS zones belonging to... Scheduling Backups To schedule backing up of data: Go to Tools & Settings> Backup Manager > Schedule.... Server-wide Black and White Lists To reject connections from specific mail servers: Go to Tools & Settings> Mail Server... Serving Non-Technical Customers Serving Non-Technical Customers Some of your customers may lack technical background in system... Setting Up Add-on Plans Setting Up Add-on Plans Add-on plans extend the amount of resources and services provided with a... Setting Up Hosting Plans Setting Up Hosting Plans To create a hosting service plan in Plesk, run the Service Plans >... Setting Up Supported Languages Setting Up Supported Languages Plesk includes language packs, the translations of user interface... Slave DNS Server This section describes how to integrate Plesk with an external Linux-based slave DNS server. The... SpamAssassin Spam Filter The SpamAssassin spam filter identifies spam messages among emails sent to mailboxes hosted on... Specify Plan Properties Specify Plan Properties When creating a plan, you are prompted to specify a number of service... Subscribing Customers to Plans Subscribing Customers to Plans If you do not use billing automation, then to start serving a... Subscribing Resellers to Plans Subscribing Resellers to Plans If you do not use billing automation, then to start serving a... Switching Off the DNS Service By default, Plesk server acts as a primary name server for all hosted domains. However, if you do... The Plesk GUI Plesk tools for performing server and account management tasks are divided between three web... Uploading Backup Files to Server Uploading Backup Files to Server To upload a backup file to the Plesk’s storage, go to Tools... Using BIND Instead of Microsoft DNS (Windows) On Windows, there are two DNS servers available as Plesk components: Microsoft DNS and BIND. The... Using DNSSEC (Linux) Using DNSSEC (Linux) DNSSEC is the extension of the DNS protocol that allows signing of DNS data... Using External DNS Servers Using External DNS Servers Although Plesk provides all the instruments to run DNS on your... Using Other Mail Server Software Using Other Mail Server Software Using Other Mail Server Software (Linux) Plesk for Linux is... Using Plesk Without the Mail Server Using the mail server in Plesk is optional. Plesk for Linux allows you to switch off (uninstall)... Webmail Software You can install on the server a number of webmail software packages and select which of them... setting up Adding and Removing Custom Buttons Adding and Removing Custom Buttons For easy access to Internet resources from the Plesk...