Plesk account security

How to change your Plesk password

Update the password used for direct access to the Plesk Customer Panel without changing unrelated UKC or FTP credentials.

Easiest accessLogin to Plesk button
In PleskEdit Profile
Only changesPlesk panel password

Choose the credential you actually need to change

Your UKC Client Area login, Plesk panel account and website's FTP/system user can have different passwords. This guide changes the password for direct Plesk panel access.

Use secure single sign-on from UKC

  1. Sign in to the UKC Client Area.
  2. Open Services and select the hosting service.
  3. Choose Login to Plesk and wait for the panel to open.

The button creates a secure one-time panel session, so you do not need to know the direct Plesk password merely to manage the hosting account.

Open My Services

Change the panel password

  1. Select your username at the top of Plesk.
  2. Choose Edit Profile or open My Profile.
  3. Enter and confirm a strong new password.
  4. Save with OK or Apply.
  5. Store the new password in a password manager before signing out.

This does not normally change other passwords

UKC Client Area
Used for billing, domains and support
FTP / system user
Used by file transfer and sometimes SSH
Mailbox password
Used by webmail and email applications
Database users
Used by websites and database tools

Changing one of these when you intended another can stop applications or saved connections from working.

If direct Plesk login is unavailable

Use the UKC Login to Plesk button first. If single sign-on fails or you need the direct username reset, contact support from the account that owns the hosting service.

Cannot enter the Plesk panel?

Tell us the hosting domain, whether the UKC single sign-on button opens Plesk, and the exact error. Never send an existing password in a ticket.

Request Plesk access help

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