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In this version of Plesk, you can extend the functionality of your control panel without upgrade. This can be done by installing additional functional components, available as modules developed by SWsoft, Inc. or third parties.
The modules can be easily installed, removed, and configured directly from the control panel.
The modules come as a single RPM package, a self-extracting shell script, or in any other form suitable to your operating system. If you wish, you can also install the module from the command line. When you install the module on server using the control panel, you are taken to the module’s configuration screen.
Plesk comes shipped with Firewall and Game Server modules. By installing the Firewall module, you add firewall functionality to your Plesk. The Game Server module enables Plesk to create, configure and manage game servers.
The modules are not installed automatically during installation of Plesk; you should install them if needed. You can install a module to the Plesk server in two ways: from the control panel (recommended), and from the command line.
In order to install a module to Plesk server:
1. Login as admin to the control panel, select the Modules shortcut in the navigation pane, click Manage Modules, click Add new module, then select a module package file, and click OK.
Or
2. Login as root to the server, where Plesk is installed. Run the command /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/modulemng --install --file=<module_filename>.
Example: /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/modulemng --install --file=cs-gs-1.0.0-rh9.build72041021.16.i586.rpm
The Firewall and Game Server modules that come with Plesk are located in the directory /opt/modules in Plesk distribution.
Some modules might require you to install a license key in order to be able to use them. You can check out the terms of usage on the module manufacturer’s web site, or look them up in the control panel’s Modules management screen: for each module installed there is a corresponding list entry accompanied by an icon, which shows whether license key is required. There are three types of icon that indicate the following:
To access the modules management section, login as admin to the control panel, select the Modules shortcut in the navigation pane, and click Manage Modules.
If a module is provided by SWsoft, Inc. and requires a license key, you can obtain it from SWsoft, Inc. using the License Manager function.
In other cases, you should obtain the information on installation of license keys for modules from the module manufacturer.
Configuration steps vary depending on each module. Once you install a module on the server using the control panel, you are taken to the module’s configuration screen.
If you installed the module from the command line, you need to configure it via Plesk.
To access the module configuration screen:
1. Select the Modules shortcut in the navigation pane, and then click the button labeled with module’s name.
Or
2. Select the Modules shortcut in the navigation pane, and then click Manage Modules. In the list of modules, click the module’s name presented as link.
You can remove modules from Plesk in two ways: from the control panel (recommended), and from the command line.
To remove a module using a control panel:
1. Login as admin to the control panel, select the Modules shortcut in the navigation pane, click Manage Modules, then select a checkbox corresponding to the module you wish to remove, and click Remove Selected.
Or
2. Login as root to the server, where Plesk is installed. Run the command /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/modulemng --remove --module=<module_codename>.
Example: /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/modulemng --remove --module=cs-gs
You can look up a module’s codename by running the following command:
# echo "SELECT name, display_name FROM psa.Modules;" | mysql -u admin –p<admin_password> psa