How to uninstall Plesk for Linux

Question

How to uninstall Plesk for Linux?

Answer

Warning: After Plesk uninstallation, some system services may stop working due to their close integration with Plesk. Before removing Plesk for Linux, it is recommended to create a server snapshot to have a system restore point.

Note: Due to a Plesk Installer bug with ID PI-498, it is not possible to remove Plesk installed on Debian/Ubuntu-based distributions:

    - Debian 12
    - Debian 11
    - Debian 10
    - Debian 9
    - Debian 8
    - Ubuntu 22.04
    - Ubuntu 20.04
    - Ubuntu 18.04
    - Ubuntu 16.04

As a workaround, it is recommend to redeploy a server from scratch.

To remove Plesk from CentOS/RHEL-based distributions, follow these steps:

1. Connect to the Plesk server via SSH.

2. Run the following command to remove Plesk and all its components:

   # plesk installer --remove-everything