How to Set Up Plesk 360 on Ubuntu 24.04

Plesk 360 brings AI-assisted server management and improved security to the popular enterprise control panel. Here is how to set it up on Ubuntu 24.04.

Step 1 — Install Plesk

wget https://autoinstall.plesk.com/plesk-installer
chmod +x plesk-installer
./plesk-installer install plesk --preset recommended

Step 2 — Initial Configuration

https://your-server-ip:8443

Complete the setup wizard — set admin password, hostname and licence.

Step 3 — Install WordPress Toolkit

Plesk → Extensions → WordPress Toolkit → Install

Step 4 — Enable Nginx + Apache Stack

Plesk → Tools & Settings → Apache & Nginx → enable Nginx as reverse proxy

Step 5 — Configure SSL

Plesk → Tools & Settings → SSL/TLS Certificates → Let's Encrypt → enable for all domains

Step 6 — Harden Security

# Run security advisor
plesk repair web --fix-permissions

Conclusion

Plesk 360 is ideal for enterprise hosting environments. Our team provides Plesk server management and optimisation.