How to install SSL certificates in Plesk

How to install SSL certificates in Plesk

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to install SSL certificates.

Click the SSL Certificates option.

SSL certificates are used to establish secure communication channels on the internet, and for verifying website identity.

Let’s go ahead and add an SSL certificate.

Give the new certificate a name.

Make sure all of the information here is correct, then click Request.

Now click the new certificate’s name.

Scroll down to the CSR section (CSR stands for Certificate Signing Request).

Here is your new certificate request and private key, which you will need to copy and paste to an SSL vendor when purchasing a certificate.

Once you’ve purchased the certificate, you will need to upload the file or paste it as text here.

Let’s return to the SSL Certificates page.

Now let’s learn how to add a self-signed certificate.

This time, click the Self-Signed button.

Be aware that using a self-signed certificate will show a message to your visitors warning that the certificate may not be trusted or valid.

We now have to configure our domain to use this certificate. Click Hosting Settings.

Locate the Security section, ensure SSL support is turned on, and select your new certificate in the drop down.

Then click OK.

That’s it! The domain has been configured to use our new self-signed certificate.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to install an SSL certificate in Plesk.

How to add a domain alias to your account in Plesk

How to add a domain alias to your account in Plesk

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to add a domain alias.

Click the Add Domain Alias button.

Enter the domain alias name you want to create.

If you have more than one domain in your account, choose the domain you want this new domain alias to point to.

When ready, click OK.

In most cases you’ll want to leave the settings options checked.

That’s it! The new domain alias has been created, and you can manage it from here.

Removing domain aliases is just as easy.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to add a domain alias to your account in Plesk.

How to password protect a directory in Plesk

How to password protect a directory in Plesk

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to password protect directories.

Click the Password-Protected Directories option.

Click Add Protected Directory.

Enter the name of the directory you want to protect, then click OK.

The directory is now protected, however we now have to create at least one user that can access it. Click the directory name.

Then click Add New User.

Give this new user a username and password, then click OK.

That’s it! The user was created. Be sure to create a separate account for each person who should have access to that directory.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to password protect directories in Plesk.

How to create additional FTP accounts in Plesk

How to create additional FTP accounts in Plesk

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to create additional FTP accounts.

Click the FTP Access option for this domain.

If you have multiple users that need to use FTP to upload files to your websites, you can create separate accounts for each of them.

Click Add New FTP Account.

Enter an FTP account name for this new account.

You can also set the home directory here, if you want to restrict this user to a certain directory.

Enter and confirm a password.

When ready, click OK.

To delete an FTP account, simply select it, and click Remove.

That’s it! The new FTP account has been created.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create additional FTP accounts in Plesk.

How to setup scheduled tasks in Plesk

How to setup scheduled tasks in Plesk

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to setup scheduled tasks.

Click the Scheduled Tasks link here on the right.

Before adding a task, let’s click Settings.

Set your time zone, then click OK.

Now let’s create the task… click Add Task.

Specify the command to run, including the path to where the command is.

Then specify when and how often you want the task to run.

Enter a description…

Then specify how often and who to send notifications to.

When ready, click OK.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to setup scheduled tasks in Plesk.

That’s it! The scheduled task has been created, and the task will run at the specified times until it’s removed.

How to access webmail in Plesk

How to access webmail in Plesk

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to access webmail.

You can either browse the URL webmail.yourdomain.com (where yourdomain.com is your domain name), or click the Mail tab.

From here, you can access webmail for a specific email address by clicking the webmail icon on the far right.

First though, let’s make sure we have the correct webmail application setup. Click Mail Settings.

Select the domain you want to configure webmail for, then click Webmail.

Select the webmail application you want to use, then click OK.

Now we can proceed to access webmail.

Clicking this icon will open the webmail application we just set.

If you prefer, you can setup your account to work with an email client such as Outlook, Thunderbird or Macmail.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to access webmail through Plesk.

How to perform website backups in Plesk

How to perform website backups in Plesk

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to backup our website.

Click the Backup Manager link here on the right.

From here you can run an instant backup of your site, or schedule backups to occur in the future.

To backup your site instantly, click Backup.

Decide what content you wish to backup, and whether it’s to be a full or incremental backup.

Configure your backup settings, then click OK.

That’s it! Your backup has begun.

If you want to setup scheduled backups, click Schedule.

Click to activate this backup task, then set the backup frequency.

Set how long to keep the backup files…

… then configure the rest of the backup settings, before clicking OK.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to backup your website in Plesk.

That’s it! The backup task was successfully scheduled, and backups will now occur automatically at the intervals chosen.

How to change your Plesk password

How to change your Plesk password

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to change your Plesk password.

Click your login username here.

Then click Edit Profile.

This is the General tab, where you can change your email address or account password.

To change your password, enter and confirm a new password in these fields.

Then click OK.

That’s it! Your password has been changed, and you’ll need to use the new password when logging in from now on.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to change your Plesk password.

How to setup web users in Plesk

How to setup web users in Plesk

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to setup web users.

Click the Web Users option.

You can host personal web pages in your account without them having their own domain name.

You do this by creating a new web user for the website.

Enter a username and password for this new web user.

Then select the options you want this web user to have.

Click OK.

That’s it! The new web user has been created, and they can now manage their own website under your domain.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to setup web users in Plesk.

How to edit your contact information in Plesk

How to edit your contact information in Plesk

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to edit your contact information.

Click the Account tab.

Then click the My Profile button.

Click the Contact Details tab.

This is where you can edit your contact information in Plesk. Make any changes you want, then click OK.

That’s it! your contact information has been changed.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to edit your contact information.

When finished, click OK.

How to setup a database in Plesk

How to setup a database in Plesk

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to setup a database.

Click the Databases option.

If your website uses custom data processing apps or is designed to generate web pages dynamically, you’ll likely need a database for storing and retrieving data.

To create a database, click Add Database.

Give the database a name, and select the related site.

Next create a user for the database, which is how Plesk will access the database.

When ready, click OK.

That’s it! The new database has been created and is ready for use.

To manage the database from within Plesk, click the phpMyAdmin link.

This is where you would go to manage your database.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to setup a database in Plesk.

How to create and manage user roles in Plesk

How to create and manage user roles in Plesk

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to create and manage user roles.

Click the Users tab.

Then click the User Roles tab.

User roles allow you to configure how much access each type of user has to your account.

These are predefined user roles that are automatically created by Plesk. You can review and modify them, or you can create your own custom roles.

Use this button to create a new role.

Give this new role a name, and then grant access to the services you want these users to have access to.

When finished, click OK.

You can edit any of the user roles by clicking on their name…

That’s it! We’ve just created a new user role.

… then make the changes you want, and click OK when finished.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create and manage user roles.

How to setup a WordPress site in Plesk

How to setup a WordPress site in Plesk

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to setup a WordPress website.

If you see a WordPress link here on the right, you can click it… otherwise, click the Applications tab.

Then click WordPress.

From here you can learn more about the WordPress app… or just install it.

That’s it! WordPress has been installed, and we can now begin to manage our new website.

You can modify your WordPress settings, including changing your site name.

You can also manage WordPress Plugins…

… and manage WordPress Themes directly from here in Plesk.

You can even login to your WordPress admin, or change your admin password… from here in Plesk.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to setup a WordPress site in Plesk.

How to create and manage user accounts in Plesk

How to create and manage user accounts in Plesk

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to create and manage user accounts.

Click the Users tab.

If you want to allow other users to access Plesk to manage websites, applications, or email under your domains, you need to create a user account for them.

To create a new user account, click Create User Account.

Enter a contact name, and an email address they’ll use to login to Plesk.

Choose a role for the new user.

Then choose which subscriptions to allow this user access to.

Assign the new user a password, then click OK.

To edit a user, simply click their name.

That’s it! The new user has been created.

Make whatever changes you want, then click OK.

Then click Change Settings.

Or select the user from the list here, then click Remove.

To remove a user account, you can either click the Remove button here…

Click Yes to confirm.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create and manage user accounts.

How to login to Plesk

How to login to Plesk

To login to Plesk, first navigate to the Plesk login URL you were provided with.

Then enter your username and password.

If you’d like to change the interface language, you can do so here, provided there are additional languages available.

When ready, click Log in.

That’s it! You’re now logged in to your Plesk account, and can manage all the various aspects of your account.

When finished using Plesk, be sure to log out to prevent unauthorized users from gaining access.

To log out, hover over your username…

… then click Log out.

That’s it! You now know how to log in and out of Plesk.

How to create an email account in Plesk

How to create an email account in Plesk

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to create an email account.

Click the Mail tab.

Enter the new email address you want to create.

Then click Create Email Address.

Then enter and confirm a password for the email account.

You can assign the amount of storage space to allow.

Enter a description, then click OK.

That’s it! A new email account has been created.

To edit the email account, simply click it’s name.

You can edit the email account’s password or mailbox quota from here.

The Forwarding tab is where you can setup email forwarding.

You can also create email aliases…

… and setup an auto-reply for your email accounts.

Click the Mail Settings tab.

This is where you can edit settings for all email accounts within your domain.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create email accounts in Plesk.

How to create an email alias in Plesk

How to create an email alias in Plesk

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to create an email alias.

Click the Mail tab.

Then click on the email address for which you want to create an alias.

Click the Email Aliases tab.

Now enter one or more email aliases for this email address.

Click OK to create the aliases.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create email aliases in Plesk.

That’s it! Now when someone sends email to either admin@ or johnny@testsite.com, those emails will arrive in the john@testsite.com email account.

How to create a catchall email account in Plesk

How to create a catchall email account in Plesk

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to create a catchall email account.

Click the Mail tab.

Then click the Mail Settings tab.

Select the domain for which you want to create a catchall email account, then click Mail for Non-Existent Users.

Click the Forward to address option, then enter the address you want all these emails to go to.

Then click OK.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create a catchall email account in Plesk.

That’s it! Now when someone sends email to an address in this domain you haven’t setup, that email will go to john@testsite.com.

How to create an email forwarder in Plesk

How to create an email forwarder in Plesk

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to create an email forwarder.

Click the Mail tab.

Select the email address for which you want to create a forwarder…

Then click the Forwarding tab.

Click to switch on mail forwarding, then enter the email address to forward emails to.

When finished, click OK.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create an email forwarder in Plesk.

That’s it! Now when emails are sent to john@testsite.com, they’ll automatically be forwarded to johndoe@gmail.com as well.

How to enable auto-reply for an email account in Plesk

How to enable auto-reply for an email account in Plesk

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Plesk.

Now let’s learn how to enable auto-reply for an email account.

Click the Mail tab.

Select the email address for which you want to setup an auto-reply.

Then click the Auto-Reply tab.

Click to switch on auto-reply, then complete the form.

If you also want the original message forwarded to another email, enter it in the Forward to field.

When ready, click OK.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to enable auto-reply for an email account in Plesk.

That’s it! Now when an email is sent to john@testsite.com, the auto-reply message will automatically be sent back to the sender.