How to perform a dist-upgrade?
Warning: The dist-upgrade procedure is complex, hence you may want to consider migrating instead as explained in Plesk Migration and Transfer Guide.
Warning: The dist-upgrade procedure can not be performed in a containerized environment. If the environment is not known, contact the server provider in order to know if the server or the environment is a container
Warning: For servers running Plesk versions below 18.0.45, always use Plesk-Archive repository in sources.list file by replacing "autoinstall.plesk.com" with "autoinstall-archives.plesk.com" in the following instructions
Warning: The dist-upgrade process cannot be performed on containers due technical limitations. By design a container virtualization does not contain operating system images but instead use a shared base OS while isolates applications/services only.
The dist-upgrade procedure is supported for the following Plesk versions and operating systems:
| Supported for | Plesk version |
|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22 > Ubuntu 24 | Plesk Obsidian 18.0.61 and above |
| Ubuntu 20 > Ubuntu 22 | Plesk Obsidian 18.0.44 and above |
| Ubuntu 20 on ARM > Ubuntu 22 on ARM | Plesk Obsidian 18.0.46 and above |
| Ubuntu 18 > Ubuntu 20 | Plesk Obsidian 18.0.33 and above |
| Ubuntu 16 > Ubuntu 18 | Plesk Obsidian 18.0.30 and above |
| Debian 11 > Debian 12 |
Plesk Obsidian 18.0.57 and above |
| Debian 10 > Debian 11 | Plesk Obsidian 18.0.42 and above |
| Debian 9 > Debian 10 | Plesk Obsidian 18.0.30 and above |
If you have never performed dist-upgrade before, it is recommended to test it first as follows:
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Install the previous version of OS on a test server or inside a virtual machine. Upgrade it using the instructions provided in the documentation by the OS vendor:
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Solve all potential problems and make sure Plesk is working after the upgrade before proceeding with the upgrade on the production server.
If you want or need Plesk to assist on this task or to do it on your behalf, place a request to Plesk Professional Services team here: Plesk Professional Services: Administrative Services
Ubuntu distributions
Dist-upgrade from Ubuntu 22 (Jammy Jellyfish) to Ubuntu 24 (Noble Numbat) - Manual step by step process
Warning: The dist-upgrade process from Ubuntu 22.04 to Ubuntu 24.04 is supported on x64 CPUs from Plesk Obsidian 18.0.61 version and later.
Warning: Plesk Premium Email extension depends on Kolab which does not yet support Ubuntu 24. Remove the extension before proceeding with the dist-upgrade.
Preparing server for upgrade
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Create a full server backup. Before the upgrade, make a full server backup (which includes a full backup of all the databases). Also, notify the customers about upcoming downtime of one to three hours
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Connect to the server via SSH
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Change to root user by using the following command:
# sudo su -
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Remove packages which were installed by dependencies but are not required:
# apt-get autoremove
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Execute the command below to be sure that system is up-to-date:
# plesk sbin pum --update
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Run the command to make Plesk up-to-date:
# plesk installer update
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Install aptitude:
# apt-get install aptitude
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Remove repository lists that are related to Plesk:
# rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/plesk*.list…