Using the License Manager feature you can
The license manager is available to the administrator even if a license key is expired.
When you download Plesk from the SWsoft website, it goes with the default key. This key has limited functionality. To upgrade the default key to the license key with basic Plesk functionality, do the following:
Select the Server shortcut in the navigation pane.
Click the License Management icon on the Server administration page.
On the License Management page, click the Order Control Panel Upgrades icon.
This will take you to the SWsoft online store that will open in a separate browser window. When there, please select the desired features for your license, provide the purchase details and billing address, specify the payment method, and place your order. Once you placed it, your order will be sent to the online store operator. The new key will be sent to your e-mail when your order is processed.
Here you will only be able to order Domains upgrade. By ordering upgrade to a certain number of domains, you buy thus the new license key with the basic Plesk functionality and the ordered number of domains included. The Master upgrade will be unavailable until your default key is changed to the ordinary one.
After you received the new key, save the license key file on your local machine.
When the file is saved, get back to the License Management page in your Plesk control panel and select the Upload Key icon. This will take you to the License Installation page.
On this page, specify the path to the license key file location: enter the path into the input field provided, or click Browse to browse for the desired location.
Click OK to submit the settings, or Cancel to return to the previous page without submitting any changes.
Plesk allows you to order add-ons (additional features) for your control panel directly from your control panel. To order add-ons for your control panel, follow these steps:
Select the Server shortcut in the navigation pane.
On the Server administration page, click the License Management icon.
On the License Management page, click the Order Control Panel Add-Ons icon.
This will take you to the SWsoft online store that will open in a separate browser window. When there, please select the desired features for your license, provide the purchase details and billing address, specify the payment method, and place your order. Once you placed it, your order will be sent to the online store operator. You will be notified by e-mail when your order is processed.
After you received the e-mail notification on a successful processing of your order, get back to the License Management page in your Plesk control panel and select the Retrieve Keys icon to retrieve the ordered license key. Plesk will retrieve the purchased license key from the license keys management system and automatically upload it to your control panel.
Plesk allows you to order upgrades for your control panel directly from your control panel. To order upgrades for your control panel, follow these steps:
Select the Server shortcut in the navigation pane.
Click the License Management icon on the Server administration page.
On the License Management page, click the Order Control Panel Upgrades icon.
This will take you to the SWsoft online store that will open in a separate browser window. When there, please select the desired features for your license, provide the purchase details and billing address, specify the payment method, and place your order. Once you placed it, your order will be sent to the online store operator. You will be notified on your e-mail when your order is processed.
If you have a default license key installed on your Plesk, you will only be able to have Domains upgrade. By ordering upgrade to a certain number of domains, you buy thus the new license key with the basic Plesk functionality and the ordered number of domains included. The Master upgrade will be unavailable until your default key is changed to the ordinary one.
After you received the e-mail notification on a successful processing of your order, get back to the License Management page in your Plesk control panel and select the Retrieve Keys icon to retrieve the ordered license key. Plesk will retrieve the purchased license key from the license keys management system and automatically upload it to your control panel.
You can manually upload any desired license key file from your local machine to your Plesk control panel. To do that, follow these steps:
Select the Server shortcut in the navigation pane.
Click the License Management icon on the Server administration page.
On the License Management page, click the Upload Key icon. This will take you to the License Installation page.
On this page, specify the path to the license key file location: enter the path into the input field provided, or click Browse to browse for the desired location.
Select the checkbox next to "Replace the currently installed license key with the selected one" to confirm that you wish the license key that is currently installed in the system to be replaced with the new one. If this checkbox is not selected, the uploading process will abort.
If you use more resources than allowed by the license key you are installing, you will not be able to operate Plesk. However, if you want to prevent the program from comparing the amount of used system resources and those limited by the license key, select the "Do not check the limits on resource usage defined by the key" checkbox. This might be helpful if you want to temporarily install a license key that covers less resources, in order to be able to upgrade it through the control panel.
Click OK to submit the settings, or Cancel to return to the previous page without submitting any changes.
To roll back a license key installation, click Roll Back Key. A page will open displaying the properties of the previously used license key, the control panel will revert to. Click OK.
If your license key has expired, you will be able to log in to your Plesk control panel. However, you will only be able to use License Manager while all other functionality will be unavailable. Your customers, however, will not be able to log in to Plesk at all. At the same time, all your services and services of your clients will remain activated, meaning that you and your clients will be able to use your domains, subdomains, etc.
Additional keys are license keys for add-ons (additional features for your Plesk), such as site applications and Dr.Web antivirus program which are not included in the basic Plesk license key.
To access the additional license keys management functions, on the License management page, click the Additional License Keys tab.
To retrieve the ordered additional key, click the Retrieve Keys icon. Plesk will retrieve the license key and automatically upload it to your control panel.
To manually upload the desired additional license key file from your local machine to your Plesk control panel, click the Upload Key icon. You will be taken to the page where you will be asked to specify the path to the license key file location.
To download the desired additional key to your local machine, click the diskette icon of the corresponding additional key. The File Download dialog window will open. Click Save, specify the file location and then click Save again. The file will be saved on your local machine.
To remove one or several aditional keys from Plesk, select the corresponding checkboxes and click Remove Selected.
To roll back to the previously used license key, click the Roll Back Key icon, then select the check box to confirm the operation and click OK.