For information on how to manage your server with Plesk, please review the Plesk Customer's Guide. It covers the following topics:

• Quick Start with Plesk
  • Log In to Plesk
  • Overview of Plesk Interface
  • Set Up Your First Website
    • 1. Create Your Site
      • Presence Builder
      • Content Management Systems
      • Uploading Content
    • 2. Preview Your Site
    • 3. Submit Your Sites to Search Engines
  • Set Up Mail Accounts
    • 1. Create Mail Account
    • 2. Access Your Mailbox
      • Access from Webmail
      • Access from Microsoft Office Outlook 2019
      • Access from Microsoft Office Outlook 2016
      • Access from Windows Live Mail
      • Access from Mozilla Thunderbird
      • Access from Apple Mail
      • Access from iPhone
      • Access from Gmail on Android
  • View Site Visit Statistics
• Customer Account Administration
  • Changing Your Password and Contact Information
  • Viewing Subscription Summary
    • Allocated and Consumed Resources
    • Hosting Features Available for Your Websites
    • Permissions Available for Your Website
  • Viewing Statistics
    • Log Files
    • Tracing Failed Requests (Windows)
  • Managing Additional User Accounts
  • Creating Custom Buttons
• Websites and Domains
  • Domains and DNS
    • Adding and Removing Domains
    • Adding Subdomains
    • Adding Domain Aliases
    • Adding Wildcard Subdomains (Linux)
    • Adding a Domain Forwarder
    • Configuring DNS for a Domain
    • Configuring DNSSEC for a Domain
  • Hosting Settings
    • General Settings
      • Hosting Types
        • Website Hosting
        • Forwarding
        • Standard Forwarding
        • Frame Forwarding
        • Domains Without Web Hosting
      • Website Status
    • Web Scripting Settings
      • PHP Settings
      • PHP Handler Types
      • ASP.NET Settings (Windows)
    • Web Server Settings
      • Apache and Nginx Settings
        • Adjusting Apache and Nginx Settings
        • Configuring MIME Types
        • Configuring Apache Handlers
        • Denying Access to the Website
        • Configuring Index Files
        • Configuring the “Expires” Header
        • Configuring Additional Headers
        • Restricting the Ability to Follow Symbolic Links
        • Nginx-Only Hosting
        • Known limitations
        • Configuring Static Files Processing
        • Serve all static content via nginx
        • Serve only files with specific extensions via nginx
        • Serve all static and dynamic content via Apache
        • Enabling nginx caching
        • Nginx caching settings
        • “Cache requests with cookies“ setting
        • “Disable caching for locations“ setting
        • The Default Value of Server Settings
      • IIS Web Server Settings
        • Adjusting IIS Web Server Settings
        • Common Settings
        • Directory Security Settings
        • Access Restriction Settings
        • The Default Value of Server Settings
  • Website Content
    • Presence Builder
    • Content Management Systems
    • Uploading Content Using FTP
    • Uploading Content with File Manager
    • Setting File and Directory Access Permissions
    • Deploying Content Using Git
  • Restricting Access to Content
  • Site Descriptions
  • Previewing Websites
  • Web Applications
    • App Types
    • App Installation and Maintenance
    • App Databases
    • Access to Apps
    • Apps and Additional User Accounts
    • Installing Apps
    • Managing Apps
    • Granting Additional Users Access to Apps
    • Linking Apps and Additional User Accounts
    • Updating Apps
    • Managing PHP Project Dependencies with Composer
  • Viewing Website Error Log
  • Securing Connections with SSL/TLS Certificates
    • Securing Connections with the SSL It! Extension
      • Getting started with SSL It!
      • Securing websites with SSL/TLS certificates
      • Uploading SSL/TLS certificates
      • Renewing installed SSL/TLS certificates
      • Unassigning SSL/TLS certificates
      • Enhancing security of your websites
      • Evaluating the SSL security of your website
    • Protecting Webmail and Mail with SSL/TLS Certificates
    • Protecting Your Website With an SSL/TLS Certificate
    • Getting Free SSL/TLS Certificate from Let’s Encrypt
    • Purchasing an SSL/TLS Certificate via Plesk
    • Purchasing an SSL/TLS Certificate From a Certificate Authority
    • Protecting Your Website With a Self-Signed SSL/TLS Certificate
  • Protecting Sites from Hotlinking (Windows)
  • Extended Website Management
    • Working with a Staging Site
    • Setting Up Custom Error Pages
      • Setting Up Custom Error Pages on Windows Servers
      • Setting Up Custom Error Pages on Linux Servers
    • Hosting Personal Web Pages Under Your Domains
    • (Plesk for Windows) Limiting Bandwidth and Number of Connections to Websites
    • Using Virtual Directories (Windows)
      • Creating Virtual Directories
      • Configuring ASP.NET for Virtual Directories
      • Configuring PHP for Virtual Directories
      • Setting Up Access to Virtual Directories
      • Changing Virtual Directory Settings
      • Adding and Removing MIME Types
    • Setting Up IIS Application Pool (Windows)
    • Web Publishing with Web Deploy (Windows)
• Git Support
  • Using a Local Repository
    • Create a Git Repository
    • Push and Deploy the Files
    • Change Branch or Path
    • Select a Deploy Mode
    • Enable Additional Deployment Actions
    • View Commit Logs
    • Rename or Remove a Repository
  • Using remote Git hosting
    • Clone Git Repository
    • Using SSH Connection
    • Pull and Deploy the Files
    • Change Branch or Path
    • Select a Deploy Mode
    • Use Webhooks for Automatic Pull
    • Enable Additional Deployment Actions
    • View Commit Logs
    • Rename or Remove a Repository
• Ruby Support (Linux)
  • Manage Ruby Applications
  • Manage Ruby Versions via CLI
  • Run Rake tasks
• WordPress Toolkit
  • Installing WordPress
  • Managing WordPress Installations
  • Updating WordPress Installations
  • Backing up and Restoring WordPress Installations
  • Smart Updates
  • Managing Plugins
  • Managing Themes
  • Securing WordPress
  • Cloning a WordPress Website
  • Copying Data from One WordPress Website to Another
  • Restoring a WordPress Installation
  • Updating a Website URL
  • Protecting a Website with a Password
  • Setting up a Regular Run of wp-cron.php
  • Maintenance Mode
• Node.js Support
• Creating Websites with Presence Builder
  • Getting Familiar With Presence Builder
  • Creating a Website
  • Importing Sites from SiteBuilder 4.5
  • Editing Websites
    • Structure: Pages and Navigation
      • Adding and Removing Pages
      • Adding and Removing Navigation Links
    • Design: Design Templates, Layout, Styles, Color Scheme, and Header
      • Selecting a Website Design Template
      • Changing Your Website Layout
      • Selecting Website Colors, Background Images, Fonts, and Styles for Borders and Corners
      • Changing the Website Header Elements
    • Content: Text, Tables, Images, Video, Forms, and Scripts
      • Text, Tables, Hyperlinks, Flash Files, and Images
        • Hyperlinks, Links to Email Addresses, and Anchors
      • Image Gallery
      • Image Slider
      • Embedded Video
      • Contact Form
      • Blog
      • Commenting
      • Documents and Other Downloadable Files
      • Buttons for Sharing on Social Networks
      • Site Search
      • Online Store
      • Map
      • (Advanced) Custom Scripts
      • Advertisements
      • Twitter Feed
      • Amazon aStore
    • Multi-Language Websites
    • Settings and Tools for Webmasters
  • Saving and Loading Copies of a Website
  • Optimizing Sites for Mobile Devices
  • Publishing a Website to the Internet
  • Publishing a Website Copy to Facebook
  • Viewing Site Visits Statistics, Comments, and New Orders on the Dashboard
  • Deleting Websites
• FTP Access to Your Websites
  • Changing FTP Access Credentials
  • Adding FTP Accounts
  • Setting Up Anonymous FTP Access
• Mail Settings
  • Mail Settings of Domains
  • Adding Mail Accounts
  • Changing Mail Account Password
  • Setting Up Mail Forwarding
  • Creating Mail Aliases
  • Setting Up Auto-Reply
  • Protecting from Spam
  • Protecting from Viruses
  • Enabling DKIM Email Signing
  • Checking Disk Usage by Mailboxes
  • Changing Mailbox Size
  • Additional Services
  • Limiting Outgoing Mail
  • Using External Mail Servers (such as Gmail)
  • Using Mailing Lists (Windows)
• Scheduling Tasks
• Website Databases
  • Creating Databases
  • Accessing Databases
  • Viewing Connection Information
  • Copying Databases
  • Backing Up and Restoring Databases
  • Exporting and Importing Database Dumps
  • Managing Database User Accounts
  • Setting Up Custom Access Rules
  • Checking and Repairing Databases
  • Post-Restoration Database Repair (Windows)
  • Accessing Databases with ODBC (Windows)
  • Accessing Databases with Connection Strings
• Backing Up and Restoring Websites
  • Creating Backups
    • Creating a Manual Backup
    • Creating a Scheduled Backup
  • Restoring Backups
    • Restoring All Objects
    • Restoring Individual Objects
  • Configuring Remote Storage
    • FTP Storage
    • Amazon S3 Backup Storage
    • Google Drive Backup Storage
    • DigitalOcean Spaces Storage
    • S3-compatible storage
    • Microsoft OneDrive Backup Storage
    • Securing Backups in Remote Storage With a Password
  • Uploading, Downloading, and Removing Backups