Overview of installing Plesk onto a Contabo server:

Plesk is a is 3rd party web hosting control panel tool that can be included with your Contabo server. 

You can purchase Plesk servers on the website here or if you already have a Contabo server you can purchase it separately by contacting customer support. 

If you have purchased Plesk for an existing server you will need to reinstall your server with Plesk. You can find below the steps on how to do this via the Customer Panel.

How do I install Plesk on my sever?

1. Log in to the Customer Panel.
2. Navigate to Servers & Hosting on the left hand side of the page
3. Select VPS/VDS from the drop-down menu
4. Click on the three dots under More next to the corresponding server
5. Click Reinstall in the drop-down
6. Select the operating system you would like to re-install on your server together with Plesk
7. Select a license based on the selected image
8. Enter the password you would like to use for the new operating system.
9. Click Install when you're ready.

Important: This step is irreversible. Clicking Install starts the installation immediately, so please double-check that all settings are correct beforehand - changes can't be made once the process begins. This installation will also erase all existing data on the server. If your server currently holds any data, back it up before proceeding, as it cannot be recovered afterward.

How do I access Plesk after installation?

After you have successfully installed Plesk on your server, you can access it by your web browser entering the following URL:

https://[[Your Server IP Address]]:8443/

For example if your servers IP address was 255.255.255.255 you would enter the following URL:

 https://255.255.255.255:8843/

Once you have logged in to your server, you might have to enter an activation code in the "License Management" tool of Plesk. You can find this tool following the path "Tools & Settings" > "License Management" > "Install Key". Here, please enter your activation code which you should have received via email after purchasing Plesk with Contabo.

Video Content:

You can also watch a video on how to install Plesk here:

If you're having trouble accessing the video above, you can also watch it directly on Youtube here.