Make WordPress Hosting Easy with Plesk on Linode

Name: Make WordPress Hosting Easy with Plesk on Linode
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Host your WordPress website on Linode and simplify WordPress WebOps with Plesk hosting platform

Created byPlesk University

Last updated 4/2020

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What you'll learn

Set up a private virtual server with the Plesk hosting platform on Linode.
Deploy a new WordPress website or move your existing website to your new server.
Use the Plesk WordPress Toolkit extension to secure, update, and maintain your WordPress website.

Course content

6 sections • 23 lectures • 45m total length

Introduction2:15

Overview of the Plesk Platform3:13
Pointing Your Domain Name to Your Server Using DomainConnect2:28
Pointing Your Domain Name to Your Server Using Host Records2:57
Configure your domain to point to your Plesk server by creating host names and setting custom name servers at your registrar, then monitor DNS propagation for up to 24 hours.
Pointing Your Domain Name to Your Server Using Linode DNS3:56
Delegate your domain to Linode DNS, create a slave zone, enable zone transfers, set reverse DNS, and update registrar name servers to ns1.linode.com through ns5.linode.com.
Securing Your Plesk Server3:08
Use the advisor extension to apply security recommendations, enable Let's Encrypt SSL certificates, and manage hostname and automatic renewals to boost your Plesk server's security and rating.

Before we continue…0:49
Upgrade the WordPress toolkit license on the Plesk on Linode server to unlock full features, enable smart updates, and host up to 30 sites with one-click deployment.
Introducing WordPress Toolkit2:55
Explore the WordPress toolkit, a powerful Plesk extension that streamlines deployment, security, staging, testing, and production updates, reducing downtime and manual maintenance.
Creating a New WordPress Website1:14
Importing Your Existing WordPress Website to Plesk1:24
Managing a Remote WordPress Website1:23
Securing Your WordPress Websites1:22
Secure all WordPress sites by running a security check, applying critical and recommended measures, and optionally reverting problematic configurations, ensuring status reaches 100 percent secure.
Updating WordPress on Your Website2:40
Setting up Automatic Updates for WordPress Websites1:06
Creating a Staging Environment1:00
Publishing from Staging to Production1:09

Introduction0:34
Configure email settings for your WordPress site to send messages from your domain, using the built-in VPS mail server and plugins, and optimize settings to reduce spam.
Setting Up the Domain's Mail DNS Records: MX, SPF, DKIM3:04
Setting Up WordPress to Send Mail through Plesk's Mail Service2:27
Configure WordPress to send mail through a hosted email service by creating a domain mailbox, installing the WP mail plugin, and testing delivery via SMTP relay.

Requirements

Basic understanding of concepts such as "website," "IP address," "firewall," "server," and "DNS".

Description

Do you need a private cloud server with fully-managed WordPress hosting for your website, but don’t want to overpay for services?

If your answer is yes, then this course is for you!

In this course, we will guide you through the following actions:

Deploy a cloud server on Linode with just a few clicks.
Deploy a new WordPress website or move your existing website to your new cloud server with the help of a simple yet powerful Plesk cloud platform, available as an application via the Linode catalog.
Point your website’s name to your server at your registrar, or start hosting your website’s DNS zone on Linode Domains hosting service.
Protect connections to your website with a free SSL/TLS certificate.
Simplify time-consuming WordPress maintenance tasks, such as security, regular updates, and creating a staging environment with the WordPress Toolkit extension to Plesk.
Make sure that email originating on your cloud server reaches its destination and doesn’t end up in the spam folder.

You don’t have to possess any special knowledge to follow along in this course. We will guide you through every action and explain the necessary terms as we go.

Start hosting your WordPress website on your own cloud server by Linode today!

Who this course is for:

Beginner web professionals curious about website hosting on Linode.
Web professionals interested in moving from a shared hosting setup to a private virtual server in the cloud.

Make WordPress Hosting Easy with Plesk on Linode

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 2min

Deploying a Plesk Server on Linode3 lectures • 6min

Getting Started with Plesk5 lectures • 16min

Managing WordPress Websites with the WordPress Toolkit10 lectures • 15min

Using Plesk Mail Services3 lectures • 6min

Conclusion1 lecture • 1min

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