Quick cheatsheet to identify your Plesk version and license edition from the terminal on Ubuntu and AlmaLinux (and Windows), with copy‑paste commands and one‑liners.
Granting server-wide access in Plesk doesn’t have to mean sharing the main admin account. This guide shows how to create and manage additional Administrator logins with admin_alias, avoid password leaks using PSA_PASSWORD, enable Restricted Mode for safer access, and script routine tasks. Copy-paste commands included, along with quick troubleshooting and audit ideas.
If /var is tight or you’ve mounted a larger disk, you can relocate Plesk’s backup storage and its temporary archive area in minutes. This guide walks through preparing new paths, updating /etc/psa/psa.conf for DUMP_D and DUMP_TMP_D, setting correct permissions, moving existing backups (including .discovered), restarting sw-cp-server, and testing. Includes notes on mounts and rollback so you can switch destinations safely without interrupting customer sites.
Learn how to run PostgreSQL 17 in a Docker container on your Plesk server with persistent storage, secure connections, and simple backups. This step-by-step guide covers both the Plesk UI and Docker CLI so you can choose the workflow that fits your needs.
By default, Plesk runs PHP-FPM as the same user that owns WordPress files — convenient for updates but risky for security. This guide shows how to separate runtime and deployment users so PHP can’t modify your codebase. The result: stronger WordPress security, with uploads and cache still working smoothly.
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