Question
How to connect to a Plesk server via SSH?
Answer
Warning: If your Plesk server is managed by a hosting provider, please contact the company that hosts your server and ask for the SSH connection details. For any issues during the connection, contact your hosting support department.
Note: It is necessary to have root access to the Plesk server to apply the solutions described in the Plesk Knowledge Base.
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Install SSH Terminal from the Extensions catalog.
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Access the SSH console from:
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Plesk > Tools & Settings > SSH Terminal
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Plesk > Extensions > My Extensions > SSH Terminal
Note: To insert the text from buffer into SSH terminal, use the key combination Shift + Insert.
To copy the text from SSH Terminal, select it and use the combination Ctrl + Insert
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On Linux, use the Terminal console which is available in all Linux distributions:
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Open Terminal console at Applications > Terminal:
Note: The location of the Terminal console depends on the installed Linux OS distribution.
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Run the command below to establish an SSH connection:
Note: Replace the username, the IP address 203.0.13.2, and port 22 with the corresponding SSH login credentials of the remote server.
# ssh -p22 [email protected]
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On Mac OS, use the Terminal app which is available in every Mac OS distribution.