Site preview doesn’t work on Plesk server: Error 404 Not Found

Symptoms

• Unable to open Site Preview, it redirects to another URL with one of the following errors:

  HTTP Error 404.4 - Not Found
  The resource you are looking for does not have a handler associated with it.
  Error Code: 0x8007007b

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  HTTP Error 404.0 - Not Found
  The resource you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
  Error Code: 0x80070002

• When Default Quick Preview is set in Tools & Settings > Website Preview the following error is shown in Plesk UI:

  ERR [panel] websrvmng failed: Site sitepreview doesn't exist
  at (WebServerMap::get line 189)
  at startHosting(sitepreview)(WebServerAdapter::startHosting line 772)
  at execute console command --start-vhost(vconsoleapp::start line 122)
  at execute "C:Program Files (x86)Pleskadminbin64websrvmng" --start-vhost "--vhostname=sitepreview"(vconsoleapp::run line 139)
  (Error code 1)

Cause

Site preview misconfiguration.

Resolution

1. Connect to the server via RDP.

2. Open Windows Command Prompt (CMD) as Administrator.

3. Reconfigure site preview using the following command:

   C:> "%plesk_cli%repair.exe" --reconfigure-site-preview