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1. Obtain the installer script Download the installer script:

# wget https://autoinstall.plesk.com/plesk-installer

Enable execution mode for the downloaded installer script:

# chmod +x ./plesk-installer

2. Launch the installer with necessary options To install Plesk without requiring any user input, run the installer script providing all the necessary information through the corresponding options:

# sh ./plesk-installer install <RELEASE> <OPTIONS>

The following parameters are used to define the specific Plesk release you wish to install.

Parameter	Use	Explanation
Product ID	install plesk	‘plesk’ is the product ID for Plesk. Install the recommended set of components of the latest generally available release of Plesk: # ./plesk-installer install plesk If no product ID is specified explicitly, ‘plesk’ is used by default.
Release version	install PLESK_18_0_71	Specify the release by the exact release version. # ./plesk-installer install PLESK_18_0_71
Release ID	install PLESK_18_0_71	Specify the release by the release ID. # ./plesk-installer install PLESK_18_0_71 Use the list-all command to view all the available release IDs: # ./plesk-installer list-all

The following options are used to specify additional information.

Option	Use	Explanation
--source	--source <URL> or --source <PATH>	Packages source options define the location where the installer should obtain the Plesk packages for installation. You can use either --source <URL> to specify the URL of a mirror of the Plesk updates server, or --source <PATH> if the packages are found locally on the file system. If you use neither, the Plesk packages will be retrieved from the Plesk updates server. For information on managing local mirror repositories, see Mirroring Plesk Autoinstall Servers.
--preset	--preset <PRESET>	Choose one of the predefined sets of components for installation: Recommended, Full, or Custom. # ./plesk-installer install PLESK_18_0_71 --preset Full
--with	--with <COMPONENTS>	Add listed components to the selected preset. # ./plesk-installer install PLESK_18_0_71 \ --preset Full --with git docker
--without	--without <COMPONENTS>	Exclude listed components from the selected preset. # ./plesk-installer install PLESK_18_0_71 \ --preset Full --without java
--components	--components <COMPONENTS>	Install only listed components. # ./plesk-installer install PLESK_18_0_71 --components panel postgresql Use the list --components command to view all the available components: # ./plesk-installer list PLESK_18_0_71 --components

To view the available installer commands, run:

# ./plesk-installer help

To view information on the extended option-based interface, run:

# ./plesk-installer --help-options

# Example 1: Installing Plesk from a mirror, specific components The following command installs Plesk Obsidian 18.0.71 (release ID is `PLESK_18_0_71`) from a mirror set up on the server `mirror.example.com` accessible via HTTP. The installation files will be temporarily stored in `/tmp/panel`. The installed components are the base Plesk packages, the PostgreSQL server, and the SpamAssassin spam filter.

# ./plesk-installer install PLESK_18_0_71 \
    --source http://mirror.example.com/ \
    --target /tmp/panel \
    --components base postgresql spamassassin

# Example 2: Installing Plesk on a number of servers, recommended configuration This script performs a typical installation of the latest Plesk version on the specified servers.

#!/bin/sh

SERVERS_LIST="node1.example.com node2.example.com"

for current_server in $SERVERS_LIST; do
    ssh -f root@$current_server 'wget https://autoinstall.plesk.com/plesk-installer -O - | sh /dev/stdin \
        --source https://autoinstall.plesk.com/ \
        --target /tmp/plesk-installation \
        --preset "Recommended"'
done