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Unmanaged vs. Managed Dedicated Servers: Which One’s Right for You?

Edited by: Jacqueline Johnson What’s Your Time Worth? Managed dedicated servers don’t require you to have internal staff doing what our data centers do to maintain hardware at its peak functionality. Between security, testing, upgrades, downloads, reboots, troubleshooting, and other associated necessities of server management, you’re apt to find a

How to Enable Ruby Support in Plesk Onyx

While Plesk offers users multiple languages to script in, if you’re a Plesk user who prefers the Ruby programming language, you might find Plesk’s out-of-the-box offerings less than desirable. Luckily, through the use of an extension, Plesk Onyx can support Ruby as well. With the Ruby extension, you’ll be deploying

How to Convert an Addon Domain to a Primary Domain in cPanel

With the latest release of cPanel, an excellent new feature has been added allowing users to easily convert an addon domain into a primary domain. If you need information on domain conversion, then this guide is for you. *NOTE: this method requires the user to have root access to the

How to Enable Docker Support in Plesk Onyx

One of the new features of Plesk Onyx is the ability for users to manage their docker containers entirely within their Plesk control panel. In this guide we’ll cover the steps necessary to activate Docker support in your Plesk Onyx environment. *Note: Docker support functionality is not available in Plesk

How to Enable Node.js Support in Plesk Onyx

Among its various features, Plesk Onyx offers support for the Node.js runtime environment. If you are unfamiliar with Node.js, it is an open-source, cross-platform, event-driven environment primarily used for developing server-side Web applications. In this guide, we’ll cover the process necessary to enable Node.js support on your Plesk Onyx account.

How to Install the WordPress Toolkit Using Plesk Onyx In 8 Easy Steps

What is the WordPress Toolkit? The WordPress Toolkit is an extension designed to streamline the installation and configuration of WordPress (WP) for servers using the Plesk control panel. By emphasizing one-click solutions for many of WordPress’s more time-consuming features, the WordPress Toolkit is designed to give users a more simplified

How to Install Let’s Encrypt in Plesk Onyx

Let’s Encrypt is a free SSL/TLS service provided by the Internet Security Research Group in an effort to create a more secure internet. If you’re a Plesk user, Let’s Encrypt can be added using a Plesk extension. In this guide, we’ll cover the process necessary to enable Let’s Encrypt on

How to Enable Protection Against Clickjacking in Plesk Onyx

If you’re a Plesk user running the Plesk Onyx control panel, your server might be vulnerable to a malicious technique known as clickjacking. For those unfamiliar with the term, clickjacking (also known as a “UI redress attack”) is a technique involving transparent overlays where a user is tricked into clicking

How to Repair MySQL Databases with the Plesk (Onyx) Repair Utility

The Plesk repair utility allows users to easily check and repair their Mysql database servers by verifying the integrity of their databases and database users. In this guide we’ll cover the steps necessary to check and repair your databases using the repair utility.   Repairing MySQL Databases with Plesk To