Useful CLI Commands for Plesk

Subscription/Site Management

Domain Aliases

To create a domain alias that only redirects to the main domain without creating a new site, use the following domalias command:

plesk bin domalias --create aliasdomain.net -domain maindomain.net

See domalias: Domain Aliases for more information.

User Management

Create an Additional Administrator

PSA_PASSWORD="$password" plesk bin admin_alias \
  --create $username \
  -passwd '' \
  -contact "$display_name" \
  -comment "$comment" \
  -email "$email"

See admin_alias: Additional Administrator Accounts for more information.

Server Configuration

Disable TLSv1 and TLSv1.1

# /usr/local/psa/bin/server_pref -s | grep ssl-protocols
ssl-protocols: TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3

/usr/local/psa/bin/server_pref -u -ssl-protocols "TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3"

# /usr/local/psa/bin/server_pref -s | grep ssl-protocols
ssl-protocols: TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3

## Other Commands

### Fail2Ban Management

```bash
# Show list of trusted IPs
plesk bin ip_ban -t

# Add additional IPs to the trusted list
plesk bin ip_ban --add-trusted "1.2.3.4 5.6.7.8 9.10.11.12"

# Show list of banned IPs
plesk bin ip_ban -b

# Unban an IP
plesk bin ip_ban --unban 1.2.3.4

See ip_ban: IP Address Banning (Fail2Ban) for more information.