Configuring and Maintaining Your Server

After you have installed Plesk software on your server and configured the control panel, you need to configure your system and set up all services required for its operation. To configure your Plesk managed server through the control panel, follow the instructions provided in this chapter.

In this chapter:

Adding and Removing IP Addresses

Configuring Software Components Used by Plesk

Configuring DNS Services

Configuring Plesk to Operate Behind a Firewall

Configuring Mail Services

Configuring Plesk for Database Hosting

Configuring the Connection to External Database Management Systems

Enabling Support for Miva E-commerce Applications

Configuring ASP.NET

Configuring IIS Application Pool

Configuring Shared SSL and Master SSL Domain

Configuring Statistics

Configuring E-mail Notification System

Configuring Help Desk

Configuring Port Range for Passive FTP Mode

Adjusting System Date and Time

Starting, Stopping and Restarting Plesk Services

Scheduling Tasks

Delegating Administrative Privileges to Technical Support Engineers