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How to add a new IP address to a Plesk server

Question

How to add a new IP address in Plesk?

Answer

A new IP address can be added either via the Plesk interface or a command-line interface directly on the Plesk server. Both methods are described below.

Adding IP address via Plesk

Log in to Plesk.
Go to Tools & Settings and click IP Addresses (Tools & Resources)
On the IP Addresses page, click Add IP Address.
On the Add IP address page, specify a new IP address in the IP address and subnet mask field.

Additional information
- If the specified IP address is private, specify its Public IP address, so this IP address will be reachable from the Internet.
- Select IP address type – shared or dedicated.
- To add a new IP address with a custom subnet mask, specify “IP address/subnet mask” in one line without spaces. Example: 203.0.113.2/255.255.255.192
Click OK to add the new IP address.

For more information about IP address management, visit:
- Plesk Documentation: IP Addresses Management

Adding IP address via a command-line interface on Linux

Connect to a Plesk server via SSH.
Use the plesk bin ipmanage command to add a new IP address.

Example:

Below is an example of adding the IP address 203.0.113.2 with the subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and the shared IP address type on the eth0 network interface:

# plesk bin ipmanage –create 203.0.113.2 -type shared -mask 255.255.255.0 -interface “eth0“

where:
- 203.0.113.2 – an IP address that is going to be added
- shared – a type of an IP address in Plesk (shared/exclusive)
- 255.255.255.0 (default value) – a network mask
- “eth0” – a network interface name
For more information about IP address management via the CLI on Linux, see:
- Reference for Command-Line Utilities, Plesk for Linux: ipmanage: IP Addresses

Adding IP address via a command-line interface on Windows Server

Connect to a Plesk server via RDP.
Start a command prompt as an Administrator and use the plesk bin ipmanage command to add a new IP address.

Example:

Below is an example of adding the IP address 203.0.113.2 with the subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and the shared IP address type on the “Local Area Connection” network interface:

C:> plesk bin ipmanage –create 203.0.113.2 -type shared -mask 255.255.255.0 -interface ““Local Area Connection”“

where:
- 203.0.113.2 – an IP address that is going to be added
- shared – a type of an IP address in Plesk (shared/exclusive)
- 255.255.255.0 (default value) – a network mask
- “”Local Area Connection”” – a network interface name
For more information about IP address management via the CLI on Windows Server, see:
- Reference for Command-Line Utilities, Plesk for Microsoft Windows: ipmanage.exe: IP Addresses

Additional Information

If the IP address has already been added to the network interface by means of operating system tools, to register this IP address in Plesk, go to Tools & Settings > IP Addresses and click Re-read or run the following command in a command-line interface:

# plesk bin ipmanage –reread
To add a new IP address in Plesk on a cloud service, visit this KB article.