Plesk 8.6.1 - with every VPS

All Webfusion VPS solutions include Plesk 8.x and Virtuozzo control panel technology from Parallels. Plesk is a proven control panel solution for shared, virtual and dedicated hosting in Windows and Linux environments.

Total control

The Plesk control panel is a comprehensive server management tool that lets you configure your server through a simple web interface.

It allows you to control all aspects of your server, including DNS, virtual hosts, cron jobs, scheduled tasks, web services, scripting software, statistics and more.

Four levels of access

Administrator: The highest server login gives administrators the power and control they need to manage everything.
Client / reseller: Second tier login giving users domain creation rights. Clients can administer groups of domains.
Domain owner: Third tier login with predetermined access rights and a single domain admin interface.
Mail user: A fourth tier individual mail account. Users log in to their interface and manage passwords, spam filters and more.

Domain management

Deploy a new site with point-and-click ease, based on a domain template or custom requirements.
Automatically creates DNS and appropriate application entries, such as Apache, FTP & mail.
Create @ domains and sub domains.
Manage multiple domain aliases pointing to a single site. Eg www.webfusion.com and www.webfusion.co.uk.
Switch entire domains on or off.
Flexible editing and fine-tuning DNS records.

Site management

Automate new site deployment by defining a site template once.
Upload and manage site files using the file manager and HTML viewer.
Manage SSL certificates.
Create protected directories (SSL and non-SSL) and assign users to them.
Manage multiple databases for each site.
Create Crontab or scheduled tasks.
Add FrontPage extensions and manage site using FrontPage web admin panel.

Mail management

Configure mailboxes, aliases and forwarding.
Create autoresponders and holiday messages.
Create and manage MailMan mailing lists.
Configure and access webmail.
Manage POP3 and IMAP servers and administer SMTP mail relaying.
Configure virus protection.
Set-up white and black lists and spam protection.
Configure SpamAssassin email filtering (Plus & Pro accounts only).

Statistics and reporting

Track supported applications and allocated resources such as disk space, bandwidth, users and more.
Monitor bandwidth site-by-site, and even by the type of traffic.
Webalizer graphical useage statistics included for all sites.
Log rotation management with access to raw log files.
View your server's resource utilisation. Includes uptime, CPU, memory, disk space and network usage.

What's new in Plesk 8.6.1?

Easier to use than ever before

Plesk 8.6.1 features a cleaner and easier to use interface. Numerous skins are provided for individual tastes and corporate branding.

You can even even design custom skins. A new desktop feature improves the usability and operation of the whole control panel.

Towards platform parity

With features, skins, application packs, language packs and documentation provided for all the key operating systems, Plesk 8.6.1 works across all borders. With support for Ubuntu, RedHat, SuSE, Fedora Core, FreeBSD, Debian, CentOS, MacOS and Windows, Plesk 8.x helps to make all users equal.