Services and Components on Linux-based Hosting Service Nodes
Installed by Default
The following components are installed by default.
Name |
Description |
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Plesk Onyx |
Control panel software for managing hosting servers. It is integrated with CloudBlue Commerce. To manage the services controlled by Plesk, go to Provider Panel > Services > WebHosting Plesk > Service Nodes > Tools and Settings (in the Actions column) > Services Management. To learn more about Plesk, visit https://www.plesk.com/ and https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/onyx/administrator-guide/about-plesk.70559/. |
Apache 2.4 |
Web server. It is installed and configured with these modules:
To manage the Apache web server settings on hosting nodes, go to Provider Panel > Services > WebHosting Plesk > Service Nodes > Tools and Settings (in the Actions column) > Apache Web Server. To learn more, visit https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/onyx/administrator-guide/web-servers/apache-web-server-linux/optimizing-apache-web-server.72074/. |
Nginx 1.13.8 web server and reverse proxy server |
Web server. It is installed and switched on by default for serving static web content. To learn more, visit https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/onyx/administrator-guide/web-servers/apache-web-server-linux/apache-with-nginx.70837/. |
Postfix 2.11.11 |
SMTP server. To configure the global settings of the mail services, go to Provider Panel > Services > WebHosting Plesk > Service Nodes > Tools and Settings (in the Actions column) > Mail Server Settings. To learn more, visit https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/onyx/administrator-guide/mail/configuring-serverwide-mail-settings.59430/. |
Dovecot 2.3.1 |
IMAP/POP3 server. To configure the global settings of the mail services, go to Provider Panel > Services > WebHosting Plesk > Service Nodes > Tools and Settings (in the Actions column) > Mail Server Settings. To learn more, visit https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/onyx/administrator-guide/mail/configuring-serverwide-mail-settings.59430/. |
Roundcube 1.3.6 |
Webmail. To manage webmail, go to Provider Panel > Services > WebHosting Plesk > Service Nodes > Tools and Settings (in the Actions column) > Webmail. To learn more, visit https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/onyx/administrator-guide/mail/webmail-software.66411/. |
Horde IMP Webmail 6.2.21 |
Webmail. To manage webmail, go to Provider Panel > Services > WebHosting Plesk > Service Nodes > Tools and Settings (in the Actions column) > Webmail. To learn more, visit https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/onyx/administrator-guide/mail/webmail-software.66411/. |
SpamAssassin 3.4.1 |
Spam filter. It is installed and switched on by default. To manage the settings of the SpamAssassin spam filter, go to Provider Panel > Services > WebHosting Plesk > Service Nodes > Tools and Settings (in the Actions column) > Spam Filter. To learn more about SpamAssassin configuration, visit https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/onyx/administrator-guide/mail/antispam-tools/spamassassin-spam-filter.59432/. In addition to SpamAssassin, there are also spam preventions tools based on DomainKeys, DNS blackhole lists, and Sender Policy Framework (SPF). You can configure these tools in Provider Panel > Services > WebHosting Plesk > Service Nodes > Tools and Settings (in the Actions column) > Mail Server Settings. To learn more about them, visit https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/onyx/administrator-guide/mail/antispam-tools.59431/. |
IP Address Banning (Fail2Ban) 0.9.6 |
Automatically bans incoming connections from IP addresses and networks that generate malicious traffic directed at the hosting node. It is installed, but switched off by default. To manage the service, go to Provider Panel > Services > WebHosting Plesk > Service Nodes > Tools and Settings (in the Actions column) > IP Address Banning (Fail2Ban). To learn more, visit https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/onyx/administrator-guide/server-administration/protection-against-brute-force-attacks-fail2ban.73381/. |
Web Application Firewall (ModSecurity) 2.9.2 |
Provides protection against a wide range of attacks directed at web applications. It is installed, but is switched off by default. To manage the service, go to Provider Panel > Services > WebHosting Plesk > Service Nodes > Tools and Settings (in the Actions column) > Web Application Firewall (ModSecurity). To learn more, visit https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/onyx/administrator-guide/server-administration/web-application-firewall-modsecurity.73383/. |
MySQL 5.7.21 |
Installed and switched on. To learn more, visit https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/onyx/administrator-guide/database-servers.59427/. |
AWStats 7.7 |
Web statistics package. Installed and switched on. You can select the web statistics package that will be available to the hosting customers in service template settings (Provider Panel > Products > Service Templates > template name > Hosting Parameters tab). To learn more, refer to Setting Up Service Templates. |
Webalizer 2.01 |
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ProFTPD 1.3.6 |
FTP server. Installed and switched on. |
PHP versions:
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You can select the PHP version available to hosting customers in service template settings (Provider Panel > Products > Service Templates > template name > Hosting Parameters tab). To learn more, refer to Setting Up Service Templates. |
phpMyAdmin 4.7.7 |
Web-based database management tool for MySQL databases. |
Not Installed by Default
There are also a number of software components and services that are not installed by default. They are listed in the following table.
Name |
Description |
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Kaspersky Antivirus 8.5 |
Antivirus solution for email. |
Plesk Premium Antivirus 6.0.2. |
Antivirus solution for email. |
Qmail 1.03 |
Mail server. |
Courier IMAP Server 4.16.1 |
IMAP mail server. |
BIND 9.10.6-P1 |
DNS server. |
PostgreSQL server 9.5 |
Database management system on Linux nodes. |
MariaDB server 10.2 |
Database management system on Linux nodes. |
PHPPGadmin 5.1 |
Web-based tool for managing PostgreSQL databases. |