This article explains how to create and manage users for a Plesk account. User accounts allow you to provide access to specific people who can then reach Plesk to run websites, applications, or email under your domains.

Creating a user

  1. Step 1: Log in to Plesk

    Access your Plesk control panel. If you do not know about the login process in the Plesk account, please check this article.

  2. Step 2: Navigate to Users

    In the left sidebar, click Users.

  3. Step 3: Create new user account

    On the Users page, click Create User Account.

  4. Step 4: Enter general information

    On the Create User Account page, under General Information:

    • In the Contact name text box, type a name for the contact.
    • In the Email address text box, type the email address of the user. You can use a current or existing external email address or generate a new email address that uses your domain.

  5. Step 5: Assign user role

    In the User Role list box, select the user role that you want to assign to the user. For information about how to manage user roles in Plesk, please read this article.

  6. Step 6: Grant subscription access

    Select the subscription or subscriptions in the Access to subscriptions list box for which you want the user to have access. For information about how to manage subscriptions in Plesk, please see this article.

  7. Step 7: Configure Plesk preferences

    Under Plesk Preferences:

    • In the Username text box, type a username for the user.
    • In the Password and Confirm password text boxes, type a password for the user. Alternatively, you can click the Generate option and Plesk generates a strong, random password for you.
    • Select the language for the user in the Plesk language list box.
    • Confirm the User is active checkbox is selected.

  8. Step 8: Complete user creation

    Click OK. Plesk creates the user.

Managing a user

  1. Step 1: Log in to Plesk

    Access your Plesk control panel. If you do not know about the login process in the Plesk account, please check this article.

  2. Step 2: Navigate to Users

    In the left sidebar, click Users.

  3. Step 3: Select user to manage

    On the Users page, click the name of the user you want to manage.

  4. Step 4: Access user settings

    On the user account page, click Change Settings.

  5. Step 5: Update and save changes

    Change the settings you want to modify, and then click OK. Plesk updates the user account.

Removing a user

If you no longer want a user to have access to your account, you can remove them at any time.

  1. Step 1: Log in to Plesk

    Access your Plesk control panel. If you do not know about the login process in the Plesk account, please check this article.

  2. Step 2: Navigate to Users

    In the left sidebar, click Users.

  3. Step 3: Select user to remove

    On the Users page, select the checkbox next to the name of the user you want to remove.

  4. Step 4: Delete user account

    Click Remove, and then click Yes. Plesk deletes the user account.