Installing Parallels Plesk Panel on Linux and FreeBSD

If you have one or few servers to which you want to install Parallels Plesk Panel, you should follow the instructions provided below in this section. If you need to install Parallels Plesk Panel on numerous servers, please refer to the chapter Installing Parallels Plesk Panel on Numerous Servers.

If you have not partitioned your hard drive yet, see the article at http://kb.parallels.com/article_17_819_en.html on partitioning tips.

Before installing Parallels Plesk Panel on FreeBSD, you should add the 'kern_securelevel_enable="NO"' entry to the /etc/rc.conf file on your server's file system, and then restart your server.

To install Parallels Plesk Panel software on a server:

Download the Parallels Products Installer utility that suits your operating system from http://www.parallels.com/en/download/plesk9/ and save it on your server's hard drive.
Change your working directory to the directory where the Parallels Products Installer utility resides, for example:
# cd /root/plesk
Set the execution permission for Parallels Products Installer:
# chmod +x parallels_products_installer_file_name
Run the Parallels Products Installer:
# ./parallels_products_installer_file_name
Read installation notes displayed on the screen and type 'n' to proceed to the next screen. Press ENTER.
Specify the source of Parallels Plesk Panel distribution package.
You can choose to install from a local medium, the official Parallels Plesk Panel Update server, or another site. By default, the official Parallels Plesk Panel Update server is selected.

If you wish to retrieve installation files from a local medium or network storage:
1. Type 's' and press ENTER.
2. To choose a local medium, type 1. To choose a network storage device, type 3. Press ENTER.
3. If you chose a local medium, specify the location of psa.inf configuration file. If you chose a network storage, specify the address. For example, http://example.com, http://192.168.10.10, ftp://192.168.10.10.
4. When finished selecting the source, type 'n' to proceed to the next step and press ENTER.
If you use a proxy server, specify the following settings:
1. Proxy host name and port number. To specify them, type 's', type the host name, type the port number, press ENTER to continue.
2. User name and password. If this proxy server requires authentication, type 'a', press ENTER, type user name and press ENTER, type password and press ENTER.
3. When finished with specifying proxy settings, type 'n' and press ENTER to continue with installation.
Select the product versions that you want to install: type the number corresponding to the product version you need and press ENTER, then type 'n' and press ENTER to continue. By default, the latest versions of Parallels Plesk Panel, Sitebuilder Web site creation and management system, and Single Sign-on support components are selected.
On a FreeBSD system, specify FreeBSD Ports Collection tarball URL, distfiles master site URL and Ports updating source, if required. It is recommended that you use the default settings. Press ENTER to continue.
Select the components that you wish to install. Specify the required parameters for the selected components, when prompted.
By default, typical installation is selected. It includes a minimal number of packages required for Parallels Plesk Panel to work.
- To install all components of Parallels Plesk Panel including all Parallels Plesk Panel modules and Web applications, select Full installation: type the corresponding number and press ENTER.
- To install only selected components, select Custom installation: type the corresponding number and press ENTER.
- To review the components that will be installed, type L and then press ENTER. The selected packages are marked with [*] symbols. The packages that are already installed and do not require updating are marked with [=] symbols. To select or deselect a package, type the corresponding number and press ENTER.
  Note: When there are several versions of a component available for installing, for example, PHP v. 4 and PHP v.5, then you can choose the version that you want to install.
To continue with installation, type 'n' and press ENTER. When prompted, confirm installing: type 'n' and press ENTER again.
The packages will be downloaded and installed. When the installation is finished, Parallels Plesk Panel will start automatically.
Now to complete the initial configuration, log in to the Parallels Plesk Panel running on your host at https://machine.domain.name:8443/ or https://IP-address:8443/. Use the username 'admin' and password 'setup' (both are case sensitive). For security reasons, change the password upon initial login.
Note: In Parallels Plesk Panel there is a port not protected by a secure SSL connection at http://machine.domain.name:8880/ or http://IP-address:8880/. This port is also used for RSS news feeds and Parallels Power Panel.

To install Parallels Plesk Panel software on a server through Parallels Products Installer Web interface (available starting from Parallels Products Installer 3.4.0):

Download the Parallels Products Installer utility that suits your operating system from http://www.parallels.com/en/download/plesk9/ and save it on your server's hard drive.
Change your working directory to the directory where the Parallels Products Installer utility resides, for example:
# cd /root/plesk
Set the execution permission for Parallels Products Installer:
# chmod +x parallels_products_installer_file_name
Run the Parallels Products Installer with the following option:
# ./parallels_products_installer_file_name --web-interface
Open your browser and enter https://machine.domain.name:8447/ or https://IP-address:8447/ in the address bar. The Parallels Product Installer Web interface opens. Log in as root.
Click Updates source and installation settings and specify the source of Parallels Plesk Panel distribution package:
- By default, the Official Parallels Updates server is selected. Specify the location where the installation files will be stored. By default, the installation files are stored in the /root/parallels directory.
- If you select a Mirror server, specify the .inf3 file location in the URL to the directory with .inf3 file field. Specify the location where the installation files will be stored. By default, the installation files are stored in the /root/parallels directory.
- If you select a Local media, specify the .inf3 file location in the Absolute path to the .inf3 file field.
If you use a proxy server, select the Connect using a proxy check box and specify the following settings:
- Specify proxy host name and port number in the Proxy address and port fields.
- If this proxy server requires authentication, select the Require authentication check box and specify user name and password.
Select the installation language and click Save to save the installation preferences and proceed to installation.
Click Install or Upgrade Product. You are taken to the products list.
Select the check box corresponding to Parallels Plesk Panel and the Parallels Plesk Panel product versions that you want to install. By default, the latest products versions are selected. You can also select Sitebuilder Web site creation and management system, Single Sign-on support, and Parallels Workstation components to be installed with Parallels Plesk Panel.
Select the installation type:
- By default, Typical installation is selected. It includes a minimal number of packages required for Parallels Plesk Panel to work.
- To install all components of Parallels Plesk Panel including all Parallels Plesk Panel modules and Web applications, select Full installation.
- To install only selected components, select Custom installation.
To review the components that will be installed, select the Preview components selection check box.
To continue with installation, click Continue.
If you selected to review components, you can see the list of available components. To select or deselect a component, select or clear the corresponding check box. To select or deselect all the components, click Select all or None respectively. To start installation, click Continue.
The packages will be downloaded and installed. When the installation is finished, you will see a notification saying "All products and components have been successfully installed and upgraded." Click OK. Parallels Plesk Panel will start automatically.
Now to complete the initial configuration, log in to the Parallels Plesk Panel running on your host at https://machine.domain.name:8443/ or https://IP-address:8443/. Use the username "admin" and password "setup" (both are case sensitive). For security reasons, change the password upon initial login.
Note: In Parallels Plesk Panel there is a port not protected by a secure SSL connection at http://machine.domain.name:8880/ or http://IP-address:8880/. This port is also used for RSS news feeds and Parallels Power Panel.

Once the installation is completed, a trial license key is installed for evaluation purposes. See the chapter Installing License Keys to learn how to obtain and install a new fully functional license key for your Parallels Plesk Panel.

To install a license key for Sitebuilder, refer to the Parallels Plesk Panel Administrator's Guide, section Enabling Integration with Sitebuilder.