Plesk Dashboard Overview and Navigation

Plesk provides a powerful, intuitive control panel for managing your {{COMPANY_NAME}} Windows hosting. This guide walks you through the main sections of the Plesk dashboard so you can quickly find the tools you need.

Home Dashboard

The Plesk home page displays:

• Quick Actions — One-click buttons for common tasks like adding a domain or creating a mailbox
• Active Subscriptions — Overview of your hosting plans and resource usage
• Notifications — Important messages from the system (updates, warnings, etc.)
• Resource Usage — Disk space, bandwidth, and other quota information

Tip: The left sidebar is your main navigation. Use it to jump between sections quickly.

Websites and Domains

The central hub for managing your web presence:

• Domain List — View all your domains, subdomains, and addon domains
• Hosting Settings — Configure document root, PHP/ASP.NET version, and web server settings
• DNS Settings — Manage DNS records (A, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV, etc.)
• SSL/TLS Certificates — Install and manage SSL certificates including free Let's Encrypt
• Apache and Nginx Settings — Fine-tune web server configuration
• Logs — Access and error logs for each domain
• Scheduled Tasks — Create Windows Task Scheduler entries
• Web Application Firewall — Configure ModSecurity rules

Managing a Domain

Click on any domain to see its individual management panel with options for:

• File management
• Database management
• Email configuration
• Application installation
• .NET settings
• IIS application pool configuration

Mail Section

Complete email management:

• Email Addresses — Create and manage mailboxes on your domains
• Forwarding — Set up email forwarding rules
• Autoresponders — Configure automatic replies
• Webmail — Access email via browser
• Mail Settings — Configure spam filters and mail server parameters
• Mailing Lists — Create group distribution lists

To create a new email account:

1. Click Mail in the left sidebar
2. Click Create Email Address
3. Enter the local part (before the @)
4. Set a password
5. Configure optional settings (mailbox size, forwarding)
6. Click OK

Files

Browser-based file management:

• File Manager — Upload, download, edit, and organize files
• FTP Access — View FTP credentials and create additional FTP accounts
• Drag-and-Drop Upload — Drag files from your desktop directly into the file manager
• Code Editor — Edit files with syntax highlighting
• Permissions — Set file and folder permissions

Databases

Manage your application databases:

• Database List — View all MSSQL and MySQL databases
• Add Database — Create new databases with dedicated users
• phpMyAdmin — Web-based MySQL management
• Connection Info — View connection strings for your application
• Import/Export — Import SQL dumps or export database backups
• User Management — Create and manage database users with specific permissions

Statistics

Monitor your hosting usage:

• Traffic — Bandwidth usage by domain over time
• Disk Space — Storage consumption breakdown
• FTP Statistics — File transfer activity
• Web Statistics — Visitor and page view reports (if AWStats or Webalizer is enabled)

Applications

One-click application deployment:

• Featured Applications — Popular apps like WordPress, Joomla, Drupal
• All Applications — Full catalog of installable applications
• Updates — Manage application updates

Account Settings

Manage your hosting account:

• Profile — Update contact information
• Password — Change your Plesk password
• Two-Factor Authentication — Enable 2FA for extra security
• Interface Settings — Customize dashboard appearance

Related Articles

• How to Login to Plesk Panel
• How to Reset Your Plesk Password
• Windows Hosting Features Overview

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