Installing Plesk on VirtualBox

This describes how to install a virtual server with Ubuntu 16.04 and
Plesk 17.0 on Oracle VirtualBox using
an ISO-image.

1. Download the ISO-image

   Download plesk-17.0-ubuntu-16.04-amd64.iso from
   http://autoinstall.plesk.com/iso/.

2. Create the virtual server

   Open the VirtualBox interface.

   

   Click New to create a new virtual machine.

   

   Specify the name for the virtual machine, the operating system and
   the memory size. Refer to Hardware
   Requirements
   for information on memory requirements.

   

   Configure the hard disk. Click Create to complete the creation of
   the virtual server.

   

3. Power on the virtual server

   The virtual server will be powered off by default. Click Start to
   power on the virtual server.

   

   The system will request the source from which to start the virtual
   server.

   

   Find the ISO-image you downloaded and enter it as the source. Click
   Start to begin installation.

4. Install and configure the operating system

   The process of installing the operating system will commence.

   

   Provide all the necessary information to complete the process.

5. First login

   When the installation of the operating system is complete, the
   virtual server will restart.

   

   When you enter, you will see a message informing you that Plesk
   installation is in progress.

   

   If you wish, you can monitor the progress of Plesk installation by
   running the following command:

   # tail -f /var/log/plesk/install/autoinstaller3.log
   

   When Plesk installation is complete, you will see the following
   message:

   

   Plesk is now installed.