You log in to Plesk via the control panel address from your welcome email — usually your domain name followed by port 8443 — with the username and password you received from your hosting provider.
What is Plesk?
Plesk is the control panel of your hosting: the place where you manage everything around your website and email, without technical commands.
There you manage email addresses, files, databases, backups and security certificates, among other things. You can read exactly what hosting involves in what is web hosting.
Logging in step by step
- 1Look up the welcome email from your hosting providerIt contains the panel address, your username and your password.
- 2Open the panel address in your browserThat is usually
https://uwdomein.nl:8443, or a server name with that same port 8443 after it. - 3Do you see a warning about the secure connection?Then check that you have copied the address exactly, including
https://and the port number. - 4Enter your username and password, and confirm
- 5Is two-step verification set up?Then also enter the code from your authenticator app.
After logging in, you arrive at the dashboard. These are the sections you will need most often:
Websites & Domains
Files, certificates and settings.
Your email addresses.
Forgotten password
- 1On the login page, click the link to reset your password
- 2Enter the email address linked to your Plesk account
- 3Choose a new passwordYou will receive a message about this in your mailbox.
Good to knowDoes that not work, for example because the linked address no longer exists? Then your hosting provider can reset the account.
Lost the login address?
That happens a lot: the welcome email is from years ago. Are you an InnoDIGI client? Then you can request your Plesk address from us, and we will send you the correct details.
Feel free to ask for it via our contact page.
Please noteDo not use login links from unknown emails. Always go via the address you were given by your own hosting provider.
Logging in safely
- A unique, long passwordOne you do not use anywhere else, and that you keep in a password manager.
- Two-step verification onSwitch it on if it is available.
- No public or shared deviceDo not log in there.
- Do not share your main accountRather have a separate account created for someone else.
What do you do next?
One of the most common tasks after logging in is creating a mailbox. You can read those steps in creating an email address in Plesk.
You will find more about our hosting platform at Plesk web hosting in the Netherlands.