This guide shows you how to manage system services in Plesk by starting, stopping, or restarting them through the Plesk control panel. This is useful when you need to troubleshoot service issues or apply configuration changes that require a service restart.

How to Manage System Services

  1. Step 1: Log in to Plesk

    Access your Plesk control panel by entering server_ip:8880 in your browser's address bar and log in with your server password.

    Plesk login screen

  2. Step 2: Navigate to Services Management

    Click on Tools and Settings in the left sidebar, then select Services Management from the Server Management section.

    Tools and Settings menu in Plesk

  3. Step 3: Manage Services

    In the Services Management interface, you can now start, stop, or restart any system service by clicking the corresponding action button next to the service name.

    Services Management interface showing service controls