A Beginner's Guide to Plesk

What is Plesk?

Plesk is a control panel. That means it is a dashboard in your browser. It lets you run your website with buttons and menus. You do not need to type difficult commands. It works like the settings app on a phone.

Ask Hostvento support if Plesk is part of your plan.

Log in

1. Find your Plesk address, username and password in your welcome email.
2. Open the address in your browser. It often ends with :8443.
3. Type your username and password.

   

4. Click Log in.

A tour of the main menu

The menu is on the left side of the screen.

• Websites & Domains shows each site you host. It is the busiest area.
• Mail lets you make email addresses for your domain.
• Files or File Manager lets you see and upload website files.
• Databases lets you create a database. A database is where apps like WordPress store their data.
• Applications may list one-click apps you can install.
• Tools & Settings holds server settings. Hosting plans may hide it.

Common first tasks

Upload your website files

1. Click Websites & Domains.
2. Click File Manager under your domain.
3. Open the httpdocs folder. This is your public website folder.
4. Click Upload Files and choose your files.

Create an email address

1. Click Mail.
2. Click Create Email Address.
3. Type the name and a strong password.
4. Click OK.

Make a database

1. Click Websites & Domains, then Databases.
2. Click Add Database.
3. Type a name, then add a user and password.
4. Click OK.

Staying safe

• Use a strong password. Do not share it.
• Take backups before big changes.
• Do not delete files you do not know.

Quick recap

• Plesk is a dashboard for your website.
• Log in with the details from your welcome email.

  

  

• Use Websites & Domains for files, databases and settings.
• Always back up before big changes.