How to install Plesk on AlmaLinux -

Introduction

Plesk on AlmaLinux – Plesk is a paid tool for managing your web space, available for both Windows and Linux operating systems. It provides a suite for the management of your webserver, also including FTP services, mailing, DNS management and, in case of further needs, many extensions with which to expand the functionality of the tool.

In this tutorial you will discover all the main steps to install the Plesk hosting management panel on your AlmaLinux 8 server.

AlmaLinux is a new open-source fork with several improvements compared to CentOS. It maintains complete compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and receives continuous support from the CloudLinux community.

Manual installation of Plesk on AlmaLinux

Step 1 – Install Required Packages

$ sudo yum update -y

$ sudo yum install unzip curl wget perl-libwww-perl perl-Net-SSLeay perl-Archive-Tar ntp ntpdate httpd httpd-tools mod_ssl mod_fcgid mod_ruid2 mysql-devel postgresql-devel rsync git sudo -y

This will install all the required packages.

Step 2 – Configure NTP

Plesk requires the system date and time to be accurate. We’ll configure NTP for that:

$ sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org
$ sudo systemctl enable ntpd.service
$ sudo systemctl start ntpd.service

Check NTP sync status with:

$ sudo ntpstat

Step 3 – Configure Firewall

$ sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port={21,22,25,80,110,143,443,465,993,995,8443,8447}/tcp
$ sudo firewall-cmd --reload

Step 4 – Disable SELinux (AlmaLinux only)

On AlmaLinux, disable SELinux by editing /etc/sysconfig/selinux:

$ sudo sed -i 's/SELINUX=enforcing/SELINUX=disabled/g' /etc/sysconfig/selinux

Reboot the system for changes to take effect.

Step 5 – Create Plesk User

Create a user called psaadm for Plesk:

$ sudo useradd psaadm

And set a password:

$ sudo passwd psaadm

This user will be used to run Plesk services.

Step 6 – Download and Install Plesk

Now we’re ready to install Plesk.

Go to the Plesk downloads page and grab the Plesk installer for Linux:

$ sudo cd /tmp
$ wget https://download.plesk.com/plesk/plesk-installer/plesk-installer

Make the installer executable:

$ sudo chmod +x /tmp/plesk-installer

Finally, run the installer as root providing your license key:

sudo /tmp/plesk-installer --with-panel bind --license-key YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE

This will install Plesk with all components and apply the license key. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Once the installer finishes, Plesk will be installed and ready!

I suggest you hit “Y”

Go forward with the recommended option

Go forward with the Product Installation

Step 7 – Configure PostgreSQL for Plesk

Plesk requires access to a PostgreSQL database. We’ll configure a postgres user and database for Plesk.

Connect to PostgreSQL:

$ sudo su - postgres
$ sudo psql

Create a user called psa and set a password:

CREATE USER psa WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'strongpassword';

Create a database psa owned by user psa:

CREATE DATABASE psa OWNER psa;

Allow the user to connect remotely:

ALTER USER psa WITH LOGIN;

Exit PostgreSQL:

\q
exit

PostgreSQL is now ready for Plesk.

Step 8 – Configure MariaDB for Plesk (Optional)

If you want Plesk to also use MariaDB, follow these steps.

$ mysql -u root -p

Create a user psa and database psa:

CREATE USER 'psa'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'strongpassword';
CREATE DATABASE `psa` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 */;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `psa`.* TO 'psa'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Exit MariaDB:

exit

MariaDB is now ready for Plesk.

Step 10 – Access Plesk Web Interface

Plesk should now be installed and ready! You can access the Plesk web UI at:

http://your_server_ip:8443

Username: admin
Password: the one you set during installer

This is how the Plesk Control Panel looks from the inside.

That’s it! You now have Plesk installed on your AlmaLinux server. From the web UI you can create websites, emails, databases and manage all aspects of your hosting.

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