Servers
Last modified: June 8, 2022
Overview
The Servers tab contains the Servers Inventory table, which displays each server’s name, server type (Plesk, etc.), status, and two action buttons:
Log in to the server’s Plesk interface.
Synchronize data from the server to 360.
Add a server
The server must have Plesk version 18.0.37 or later installed.
If the server uses a self-signed or invalid certificate, 360 will display a security warning. You must replace the self-signed or invalid certificate with one signed by a Certificate Authority before you can add the server to 360.
Add a server from 360
To add a server to 360, perform the following steps:
Click the plus symbol (
+
). A new window will appear.Enter the server’s hostname and port (for example,
example.com:8443
).Click Proceed. The server’s Plesk login screen will appear.
Click Confirm to connect the server and Deny to cancel.
Add a server from Plesk
To add a server to 360 from the Plesk interface, perform the following steps:
From Plesk’s top navigation bar, click the cloud icon.
Click Connect. The 360 interface will appear.
Either log in with your email address and password or sign up for a new account. A new window will appear.
Click Confirm to connect the server and Deny to cancel.
Add a server from Plesk using the CLI
You can use the CLI to connect a Plesk server to 360. 360 uses API tokens for authentication. For more information on API tokens, read our API Token documentation.
Reading an API token from a file
- The following example assumes you are storing your API token in the
/path/to/file/with/secret
location. - The API token in the
/path/to/file/with/secret
file must have read and write permissions set for the file owner.
To connect your Plesk server to 360 via the CLI by reading an API token from a file, use the following command:
plesk ext platform360 --connect-server -p360-key-file /path/to/file/with/secret
Entering an API token manually
To connect your Plesk server to 360 via the CLI by entering the API token manually, use the following command:
plesk ext platform360 --connect-server -p360-key-file
Using the Plesk REST API
If you wish to use the Plesk REST API to install 360 on a Plesk server, you must set the P360_API_KEY
environment variable. To set the P360_API_KEY
environment variable, use the following commands:
export P360_API_KEY=<API_TOKEN_STRING>
plesk ext platform360 --connect-server
Use the following command to unset the P360_API_KEY
environment variable for security purposes when you are done:
unset P360_API_KEY
Disconnect a server
To disconnect a server from the 360 interface, perform the following steps:
Select the checkbox in the server’s row.
Click Disconnect. A confirmation window will appear.
Click Disconnect.
To disconnect a server from the Plesk interface, perform the following steps:
From Plesk’s top navigation bar, click the cloud icon.
Click Disconnect from Plesk 360. The Plesk 360 interface will appear.
Select the checkbox in the server’s row.
Click Disconnect. A confirmation window will appear.
Click Disconnect.
Server details
Click the server’s name to open the Server details sidebar.
The Server details sidebar displays the following tabs:
Overview - This tab displays general information about the server.
Go to Plesk - Log in to the server’s Plesk interface.
Disconnect - Disconnect the server from 360.
Sync - Update the server’s information in 360.
Notes - To add notes to a server, click Add or Edit and enter the notes.
Address - The server’s main URL.
Server State - The server’s status.
Product - The server type (Plesk, etc.).
Clients - This tab displays a table of the server’s user accounts. Click the button go to client’s profile in Plesk.