Plesk 8 Details

One Control Panel for all users

• Master Level: This view-from-the-top administration interface allows Sys Admins to manage multiple servers from a single console
• Server Administrator Level: Full control over server, resellers and end-users
• Reseller Client Level: Wide range of tools for hosting provisioning within the limits set by Server Administrator
• Domain Owner Level: Provides full control over single domain within limits set by Reseller or Server Administrator
• Mail User Level: Self-Management interface for a single Email account reduces support from domain owner

• Context-sensitive quick online help for all objects in the control panel
• Detailed context-sensitive online help for all interface pages
• Browsable online help with table of contents and index
• Brief introduction to new features upon first login
• Comprehensive Users Manuals
• Release notes with complete installation instructions
• Plesk New Feature How-to Resources
• Plesk Installation Guide
• Plesk SDK

• Multi-language support allows for unlimited languages to be plugged into the software's control panel
• Language Packs are manageable directly from control panel
• Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Dutch, Dutch (Belgium), German, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Spanish (Mexico), Turkish language (Add-on)
• Simultaneous multi-language usage at all levels. Users can select and change the working interface language in seconds
• Language selection on the login page

• Samba server is configurable through FileServer module
• Firewall configuration module
• NEW! Modules for management of Counter-Strike, Battlefield 1942 and Battlefield 2 game servers (Add-on)
• NEW! Watchdog 2.0 module for monitoring of system services with optional notifications and automatic restart
• NEW! RkHunter tool for detection of rootkits included in Watchdog module
• Virtual Private Network module
• NEW! Acronis TrueImage module (ATIS) creates complete backups of disk servers on demand as well as by schedule
• Migration of accounts from external systems (competitive and Plesk)
• Automated installation and upgrade of new Plesk components
• Automated Upload and retrieval of Plesk license keys
• Plesk Anti-virus by Dr. Web software integration
• Update system hostname from the control panel
• Add and remove skins from the control panel
• Configure conditional responses to events using Event Manager
• SPAM Filtering with SpamAssassin Software
• 17 pre-installed 'skins' plus custom skin creation
• Customizable (click and install) Plesk "Application Vault"
• Integrated server statistics (Disk Usage, Full Traffic Monitoring, System Uptime, RAM usage)
• Customizable Button creation with hyper linking and interface locale selection
• Quick Configure ColdFusion (Add-on)
• Private Folder Management
• Quick Configure Multi-tiered Help Desk System
• Quick Configure and manage applications such as Apache and FTP
• Quick Backup and restore (Full System, Client level or a single domain)
• Pre-integrated Mail server or use a third-party mail solution
• Pre-integrated DNS or use a third-party solution
• Quick Update time settings, by clock or by time zones
• Reboot or shutdown server
• Run, stop or restart services (Email, DNS, Apache, Stunnel, Tomcat etc:)
• Control Panel Branding (upload a new logo or change it in a skin
• Standard Unix/Linux security scheme which is proved to be secure on thousands Unix/Linux servers all over the world
• NEW! Quick and flexible mail configuration (POP3, SMTP authorization, open and closed relaying, white and black lists, MAPS spam protection, SPF verification)
• NEW! Mail queue viewer with search function and ability to delete problematic messages
• Automated DNS Templating for new domains
• NEW! Manage SSL certificates for domains and subdomains
• NEW! Create wildcard SSL certificates
• Manage Control Panel Sessions (Idle time, login attempts etc.)
• Choose default skin and language, change Admin's skin and language
• Manage MPC services
• Automate System Notifications (select notification events, select recipients, personalize the text, set expiration notifications and limits exceeded notifications)
• Pre-create and Automate Domain Parameters using Templates
• NEW! Register and use remote MySQL and PostgreSQL database servers as well as local servers
• NEW! Manage databases on local and remote database servers using WebAdmin under administrative account
• NEW! Create and Manage MySQL and PostgresSQL databases
• Pre-create and Automated Client/Reseller Parameters using Templates
• NEW! Monitor and Log User's while they work using the Action Log Management Interface
• Set and Automate Chronological System tasks Server-wide and per domain
• Pre-create and Upload Custom Domain Skeleton directories
• Select and Restrict IP's from access to the Control Panel

• Restrict the use of specific applications to specific users
• Bundle applications and server resources for targeted customer segments
• Automate new site deployment
• Template Domains and re-use them as default for quick Domain creation
• Track supported applications and allocated resources such as disk space, monthly bandwidth, number of webusers, mail user and other limits
• Create an unlimited number of targeted templates for Clients and Domains
• Bundle and meter top requested features such as multiple MySQL, PostgreSQL databases and webusers. Anonymous FTP access
• Choose different security options during site creation (allowing SSH access, scripting, allow scripting to webusers)
• NEW! Disable any button in Plesk interface and assign such customized Interface template to clients
• NEW! Assign customized Desktop presets to specific users
• NEW! Restrict access to Desktop or standard interface only

• Use International Characters in Domain names
• Manage site content with an optional Professional Website Editor
• Java SSH client integrated in the control panel
• Perform Domain backups to a repository, FTP server, or workstation
• Schedule domain backups on a Cron and preset backup files rotation
• Preview websites before DNS propagation
• Create Sub-domains
• Manage ColdFusion (Add-on)
• Add and Manage Site Applications to the Application Vault
• Manage site's dynamic content with new Site Builder
• Manage @domains
• Automatically create a new site with point-and-click ease, based on a domain template or custom requirements
• Automatically create DNS and appropriate application entries, such as Apache, FTP
• Upgrade the resources available to an existing site, manage permissions
• Manage all domains on the system with a single login
• Monitor bandwidth on a per site basis by traffic type: http/https, pop3, SMTP, IMAP, ftp, anonymous ftp.
• Webalizer is included for traffic statistics. Quick view traffic history
• Manage webusers
• Manage multiple MySQL and PostgreSQL (Add-on) databases per site
• Create email, mail groups, autoresponders
• Create protected directories (SSL and non-SSL), assign users to them
• NEW! Protect the cgi-bin directory or subdirectories within it
• Log Rotation Management
• Upload and manage site files using File-Manager
• Manage Anonymous FTP settings (bandwidth, incoming dir, simultaneous logins)
• Manage site using FrontPage Web-Admin
• Switch entire domain ON/OFF
• Create and manage Mail lists
• Use Crontab Manager
• Manage Tomcat (Add-on) and web applications
• NEW! Manage Domain skeleton
• NEW! Create Domain aliases

• Create bundles or applications and server resources for targeted customer segments
• Automate new site deployment by defining a domain template once
• Create an unlimited number of targeted domain templates for sites
• Rely on default templates created by admin
• Track supported applications and allocated resources such as disk space, monthly bandwidth and number of users
• Bundle and meter top requested features such as multiple MySQL, PostgreSQL (Add-on) databases and webusers. Anonymous FTP access
• NEW! Choose different security options during site creation (allowing SSH access, scripting, allow scripting to webusers)
• NEW! Restrict access to Desktop or standard interface only

• Support for international characters in domain names
• Manage site content with an optional Professional Website
• EditorUse Java SSH client integrated into the control panel
• Perform domain backup to repository, FTP server, or workstation
• Schedule domain backup, set up backup files rotation
• Preview site before DNS propagation
• Create sub domains
• Manage ColdFusion (Add-on)
• Add and Manage Site Applications in new Application Pack
• Manage site's dynamic content with new Site Builder (Add-on)
• Manage @domains
• Automatically create a new site with point-and-click ease, based on a domain template or custom requirements
• Automatically create DNS and appropriate application entries, such as Apache, FTP
• Upgrade the resources available to an existing site, manage permissions
• Manage all sold domains from a single login
• Monitor bandwidth on a per site basis by traffic type: http/https, pop3, SMTP, IMAP, ftp, anonymous ftp. Webalizer is included for traffic statistics. Quick view traffic history
• Manage webusers
• Manage multiple MySQL and PostgresSQL (Add-on) databases per site
• Create email, mail groups, autoresponders
• Create protected directories (SSL and non-SSL), assign users to them
• NEW! Protect the cgi-bin directory or subdirectories within it
• Log Rotation Management
• Upload and manage site files using File-Manager
• Manage Anonymous FTP settings (bandwidth, incoming dir, simultaneous logins)
• Manage site using FrontPage Web-Admin
• Switch entire domain ON/OFF
• Create and manage Mail lists
• Use Crontab Manager
• Manage Tomcat (Add-on) and web applications
• NEW! Manage Domain skeleton
• NEW! Create Domain aliases

• Use Java SSH client integrated into the control panel
• Perform domain backup to repository, FTP server, or workstation
• Schedule domain backup, set up backup files rotation
• Create sub domains
• Manage ColdFusion (Add-on)
• Add and Manage Site Applications in new Application Pack
• Manage site's dynamic content with new Site Builder (Add-on)
• Manage @domains
• Configure sites and update application settings
• Upload, manage, backup and restore site files
• Create webusers, allow them scripting capabilities, assign hard disk quota
• Manage multiple MySQL and PostgresSQL (Add-on) databases per site
• Monitor bandwidth on a per site basis by traffic type: http/https, pop3, SMTP, IMAP, ftp, anonymous ftp. See traffic history
• Analyze web logs via Webalizer
• Create protected directories (SSL and non-SSL), assign users to them
• NEW! Protect the cgi-bin directory or subdirectories within it
• Log Rotation Management
• Upload and manage site files using File-Manager
• Manage Anonymous FTP settings (bandwidth, incoming dir, simultaneous logins)
• Manage site using FrontPage Web-Admin
• Create and manage Mail lists
• Switch entire domain ON/OFF
• Use Crontab Manager
• Manage Tomcat (Add-on) and web applications
• NEW! Manage Domain skeleton
• NEW! Create Domain aliases

• Configure Dr.Web anti-virus protection
• SpamAssassin Configuration
• Includes email account creation, deletion, aliases, groups, redirects auto-responses, account on/off switching
• Allows for Mail Users private secure login access

• Configure Dr.Web anti-virus protection
• Manage mail preferences
• Set autoresponders, aliases and vacation messages
• Receive and review email anywhere, anytime, from any Web browser
• Change mailbox passwords
• Create mail groups and redirects
• Set Mailbox quotas

• Supports SSI, Suexec, SSL, log files, CGI-BIN, HTAccess, Custom error documents, Web users
• Multiple subdomain creation and types supported

• Anonymous FTP welcome message
• Extended Anonymous FTP configuration
• Supports anonymous FTP for name-and IP-based domains
• FTP Traffic statistic
• FTP limits and traffic settings

• NEW! Optional Dr.Web 4.33 anti-virus filtering
• Includes and supports mail aliases, autoresponders and vacation messages, forwarding, spam filters, mailing lists, POP3/IMAP servers
• Includes Web based email (IMP)
• NEW! SMTP authorization
• NEW! POP3 authorization, including APOP encrypted authentication
• NEW! Open / closed types of mail relaying
• NEW! Includes Optional SpamAssassin 3 anti-SPAM email filtering
• NEW! Optional SPF verification for incoming mail
• NEW! View the mail queue, identify and delete problematic messages from the control panel

• Includes ColdFusion Configuration Setup screen (Add-on)
• Support Microsoft FrontPage, scripting languages (Perl, Python, PHP, Perl / ASP), Tomcat JSP
• Any perl / php modules installed on server may be used for enhancing scripting capabilities
• NEW! PHP safe mode can be enabled and disabled per-domain
• NEW! Cron jobs control for administrators and users

• NEW! Supports both local and remote MySQL / PostgreSQL database servers
• Supports and manages multiple MySQL / PostgreSQL (Add-on) databases simultaneously
• NEW! Support PhpMyAdmin / PhpPGAdmin (Web-based database administration)
• NEW! MySQL 3.23.52 through 4.1."x" supported
• NEW! PostgreSQL 7.3 through 8."x" supported

• Automate DNS setup when creating a new site with help of server-wide DNS templates
• Flexible editing and fine-tuning DNS records
• Support for primary / secondary DNS servers, remote DNS servers, global access control lists for DNS zone transfers
• Supports domain names registration
• Quick DNS restoration supported
• NEW! Manage various timing parameters of the SOA (Start of Authority) record

• osCommerce pre-packaged in Application Pack
• Miva
• Automated Shops
• NetStores
• WebCreators

• Complete limiting parameters for disk space and traffic capabilities, number of users, mail names, databases and all other objects
• Hard limit settings for disk quota supported

• NEW! Reports can be scheduled and delivered automatically
• Provides detailed disk and traffic usage information by clients or domains, traffic history
• Provides detailed report about various objects created by administrator / client in Plesk: domains, web-users, databases, etc.
• Provides information about system services state and problems on local and remote Plesk an PSA servers
• Provides logging of actions performed by users in Plesk control panel and logging parameters tuning

• Support file and log analysis, access to raw log files
• Webalizer web traffic reports
• Log files rotation

• Optional chroot shell
• Optional Java SSH client integrated into the control panel
• Supports SSH, provides shell access control and various shells

• Optional Professional Website Editor (Add-on)
• Includes a WYSIWYG html viewer
• Includes a graphical file editor, with upload, download and attributes managers

• Perform domain backup to repository, FTP server, or workstation
• Supplies both server-wide and domain level backup and restore
• Schedule automated backups using Crontab manager
• Backup/Restore Utilities supports data migration between PSA servers

• Upload individual logos to establish and strengthen the brand presence of you and your resellers. Also it's allowed to create skin with your own logos and branding colors or fonts

• NEW! Create multiple customized Desktop presets
• NEW! Remove unwanted buttons and controls from control panel screens and create multiple Interface templates containing such customizations

• Customize your control panel look and feel, including logo placement, colors, navigation, icons, fonts and more using common CSS styles

• Integrate with complementary solutions from Plesk, SWsoft, as well as third-party providers

• Build new custom solutions using extensive command line interface tools and our new "Event Manager" and "Action Log" features in Plesk 7