Windows Hosting (Plesk)

Plesk Windows Hosting Guide

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Contents (6 sections)

Plesk Windows Hosting

Accessing Plesk

Login from My Services > Hosting > Login to Panel (SSO)

Key Features

  • File Manager: Upload files to httpdocs folder
  • Email: Create email accounts and forwarders
  • Databases: SQL Server and MySQL support
  • IIS Settings: Web server configuration
  • SSL: Install certificates
  • .NET Support: ASP.NET application hosting

Website Files

Upload to the httpdocs folder (equivalent of public_html on Linux)

Differences from cPanel

  • Uses IIS web server (not Apache/Nginx)
  • Supports ASP.NET and Windows-specific technologies
  • File paths use backslashes
  • Document root is httpdocs (not public_html)

Common Tasks

  • Deploy .NET apps via Web Deploy or FTP
  • Manage IIS application pools
  • Configure URL Rewrite rules
  • Set up scheduled tasks (Windows equivalent of cron)

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