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Question

On a Plesk for Linux server, it is required to configure a redirect to the Plesk login page on port 8443 from the Web Server's Default Page or website that exists in Plesk.

How can it be done?


Answer

Warning: Configuring the redirect will result in an inability to issue/renew Let's Encrypt certificate due to the Let's Encrypt requests are performed with ports 80/443

                        Configure a redirect from the Web Server's Default Page

1.Connect to the server via SSH

2.Create the file /var/www/vhosts/default/htdocs/.htaccess:

# touch /var/www/vhosts/default/htdocs/.htaccess

3.Add the following content to it using text editor:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^203.0.113.2$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^203.0.113.3$
RewriteRule ^.*$ https://example.com:8443/ [R,L]
Redirect 301 / https://example.com:8443/
Note: 203.0.113.2, 203.0.113.3 and example.com should be replaced with public IP addresses and hostname of the server respectively.


                      Configure a redirect from a domain that exists in Plesk

1.Log in to Plesk GUI

2.Go to Domains > example.org > Apache & nginx Settings

3.Add the following additional directives:

• If the field Additional nginx directives is present, add the following content to it's beginning:

return 301 https://example.com:8443/;

• If the field Additional nginx directives is absent, add the following content to both fields Additional directives for HTTP and Additional directives for HTTPS:

Redirect "/" "https://example.com:8443/"
Note: example.com should be replaced with the hostname of the server.