How to reset Plesk admin password

Managed VPS

It’s possible to reset the password for your Managed VPS Plesk control panel at anytime via your Layershift Dashboard at dashboard.layershift.com .

• Log in to dashboard.layershift.com using your username and password or the Magic Link.
• Access the Servers section
• Select the server
• Reset password
• Copy the new password and click on the Login button

Cloud VPS

It’s possible to reset the password for your Cloud VPS Plesk control panel at anytime via your Layershift account at control.layershift.com .

• Make sure your correct subscription is selected in the top right-hand drop-down menu.

• Go to the Home tab:

• Next, browse to the System tab and click on the icon for Parallels Plesk Panel to enter the information page for your Plesk Control Panel.

• Once the page has loaded you’ll need to click the button Reset Password and the system will automatically generate a new password for the administrator account. The password will be emailed to both the technical and administrator contact email addresses. You will then be able to login to your Plesk Control Panel with the login name ‘admin’ and your newly generated password.