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Install Plesk manually

This guide covers the manual installation of Plesk on a clean Linux server. Use these steps if you are using a minimal operating system without our pre-configured templates.

Recommended Method: The easiest way to get started with Plesk is to use one of our OS templates. You can select this directly in your PowerPanel during the OS installation process.

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Method 1: One-Click Installation (Fastest)

This is the quickest way to install Plesk with a standard set of components. A single command automatically downloads and runs the installer.

Requirements

Logged in as root user via SSH
Freshly installed, minimal operating system
Plesk One-Click Installer
sh <(curl https://autoinstall.plesk.com/one-click-installer || wget -O - https://autoinstall.plesk.com/one-click-installer)
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Method 2: Interactive Console Installation

This method gives you more control. You can use an interactive interface to select exactly which components should be installed.

Step 1: Download and prepare the installer

Download & Chmod
wget https://autoinstall.plesk.com/plesk-installer chmod +x plesk-installer

Step 2: Run the installer

Plesk Installer
./plesk-installer

Note: The installer will guide you interactively through the selection of the installation type (Recommended, Full, or Custom). Follow the instructions in your terminal.

Need more help with Plesk?

For detailed features, please refer to the official Plesk documentation. If you encounter technical issues, please open a ticket via the PowerPanel to contact our support team.