How to prepare installation image for further deployment

Question

It is needed to export the configuration settings of current installation and use it for further deployment.

How to prepare this?

Answer

Follow these steps to create a snapshot/image:

1. Install Plesk on a virtual server (Linux Windows);

2. Prepare Plesk for cloning, this involves configuring a number of parameters using command line interface;

   For instructions on how to prepare a Plesk instance for cloning, see Preparing Plesk for Linux for Cloning or Preparing Plesk for Windows for Cloning .

3. Stop the virtual server and create a snapshot;

4. Use the snapshot to create new virtual servers

Additional information

Deploying Plesk Servers by Cloning