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This chapter describes what is required in order to be able to install Plesk on your server as well as what changes will be made in the process of installation to the server environment. Please familiarize yourself with this information before proceeding with installing Plesk.
You must install Plesk 6.0 on a clean server; specifically only the operating system should be installed. SWsoft will not be held liable for damages as a result of installing Plesk on a server with anything other than a fresh installation of the operating system for which the Plesk installation was intended.
Following are the various requirements that must be met in order to be able to install Plesk 6.0 on your server.
The Plesk 6.0 is available for the following platforms:
Theoretically, Plesk should work on all versions of Linux (e.g. Caldera OpenLinux, Debian Linux, et cetera), but SWsoft has not tested the software on all versions and cannot guarantee the product's performance. The current release runs on specified versions of RedHat Linux. Future releases of Plesk may run on other Linux versions.
Minimal hardware requirements for the Plesk 6.0 installation are the same as that of the operating system being installed for use with Plesk 6.0.
Table 2.1. Recommended hardware configuration.
| Number of domains | Amount of RAM | Processor |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 256 MB | Pentium II |
| 500 | 512 MB | Pentium III |
| 1500 | 2000 MB | dual Pentium III |
| 2000 | 4000 MB | dual Pentium 4 |
By default Plesk is entirely installed into the /usr/local/psa directory. It is important to partition the hard drive accordingly.
Plesk requires that the network components including inetd/xinetd be properly installed in the system before installation of the Plesk software.
The following packages must be installed in your system before installing Plesk 6.0.
Table 2.3. The package requirements for the RedHat® Linux-based Plesk servers.