This guide explains how to upload website content to your Plesk server using the built-in File Manager. You can upload individual files, multiple files, directories, or import files directly from external URLs.

How to Upload Content

  1. Step 1: Navigate to File Manager

    Go to Websites & Domains > domain name > Files.

  2. Step 2: Choose Upload Method

    Click the upload button and select one of the following options:

    • Upload File: Click this option to upload a single file. Locate and select the file you want to upload.
    • Upload Directory: Click this option to upload single files, multiple files, or entire directories. Drag files or directories to the dashed line box.
    • Import file via URL: Specify the file URL and click import to upload a file from another website or FTP server. For example: https://example.com/image.png or ftps://user:password@example.com/example.tar

    Note: You cannot upload files larger than 2 GB by default. You can change the maximum upload size if your Plesk account has administrative privileges.

    Note: File Manager supports various protocols for file import: HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and FTPS. The username and password in the URL path may be optional or mandatory, depending on the protocol.

  3. Step 3: Extract Archive (if applicable)

    If you uploaded an archive file, click the row corresponding to the archive, then click Extract Files. If the directory contains files whose names match the archive files, select the "Replace existing files" checkbox to overwrite them.

    Note: File Manager can extract files from the following archive formats: ZIP, RAR, TAR, TGZ, and TAR.GZ.

  4. Step 4: Confirm Extraction

    Click OK to complete the extraction process.

Editing Files in File Manager

You can edit website pages directly in File Manager using one of three built-in editors:

  • HTML editor: A WYSIWYG editor that automatically adds required HTML tags. Best for users not familiar with HTML.
  • Code editor: Opens HTML files as text with HTML syntax highlighting. Best for users who want to insert HTML tags manually.
  • Text editor: Opens HTML files as plain text.

If you install the Rich Editor extension, you can also use it to edit HTML files. Rich Editor is a WYSIWYG editor like HTML Editor but with additional features such as a built-in spellchecker.

To edit a file in File Manager:

  1. Hover over the file. The corresponding line will become highlighted.
  2. Click to open the file context menu.
  3. Click Edit in … Editor (the button name depends on the editor you want to use).

Searching for Files in File Manager

You can search for files in File Manager by filename only, content only, or both. To select the search type, click the options icon next to the search field and choose the desired search type.

If your Plesk account has administrator privileges, you can speed up searches by:

  • Excluding large files
  • (Plesk for Windows) Excluding binary files

These changes take effect immediately and apply to all users on the Plesk server.

To exclude files larger than a specific size (in bytes) from content search:

Add the following lines to the panel.ini file:

[fileManager]
search.maxScannedContentSize =

For example, to skip files larger than 20 MB during content search:

[fileManager]
search.maxScannedContentSize = 20971520

(Plesk for Windows) To exclude binary files from content search:

Add the following lines to the panel.ini file:

[fileManager]
search.winExcludeExtensions =

For example, to exclude EXE and JPG files from search:

[fileManager]
search.winExcludeExtensions = exe
search.winExcludeExtensions = jpg