{"id":4077,"date":"2024-01-15T16:23:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T15:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.combell.nl\/en\/help\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=4077"},"modified":"2024-01-15T16:23:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T15:23:57","slug":"getting-started-with-your-vps","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.combell.nl\/en\/help\/kb\/getting-started-with-your-vps\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting started with your VPS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Your Virtual Private Server (VPS) allows you to host web applications and websites. In this article, we will discuss the main functionalities you can from our control panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s a Managed VPS, so we do a lot for you!<br><\/strong>No hassle of installing Plesk and keeping it up to date. We do that for you, so you can get started right away! We also manage your firewall to keep your VPS secure at all times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ht-block-toc  is-style-outline htoc htoc--position-wide toc-list-style-plain\" data-htoc-state=\"expanded\"><span class=\"htoc__title\"><span class=\"ht_toc_title\">IN THIS ARTICLE<\/span><span class=\"htoc__toggle\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"><g fill=\"#444\"><path d=\"M15 7H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1z\"><\/path><path d=\"M15 1H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1zM15 13H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span><div class=\"htoc__itemswrap\"><ul class=\"ht_toc_list\"><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#h-access-your-vps-dashboard\">Access your VPS dashboard<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-activate-plesk-and-get-started\">Activate Plesk and get started<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-check-your-backups\">Check your backups<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-access-your-vps-dashboard\">Access your VPS dashboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow these steps in our <a href=\"https:\/\/my.combell.nl\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">control panel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>At the top, go to \u201cMy products\u201d and select \u201cVPS\u201d<\/li><li>Click on \u201cManage VPS\u201d next to the VPS you want to manage<\/li><li>Click on \u201cOpen VPS dashboard\u201d on the right<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you are in the VPS dashboard, where you will get an overview of your VPS and all its settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-activate-plesk-and-get-started\">Activate Plesk and get started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow these steps in our <a href=\"https:\/\/my.combell.nl\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">control panel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>At the top, go to \u201cMy products\u201d and select \u201cVPS\u201d<\/li><li>Click on \u201cManage VPS\u201d next to the VPS you want to manage<\/li><li>Click on \u201cOpen VPS dashboard\u201d on the right<\/li><li>Click on the &#8220;Plesk control panel&#8221; button at the top to manage your VPS via Plesk.<\/li><li>The first time, you will have to choose a username and password.<\/li><li>Done? You are ready to manage your VPS via the Plesk control panel.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon\"><strong>Questions about using Plesk?<br><\/strong>Check our articles on our knowledge base or <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.plesk.com\/en-US\/obsidian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">search all the Plesk manuals yourself<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-check-your-backups\">Check your backups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Backups are crucial to protect your data. Follow these steps to manage backups:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Go to your VPS dashboard and scroll down to Backups<\/li><li>Here you can view all your available backups and restore them if necessary<\/li><li>To restore a backup, click the three dots on the right and then &#8220;Restore&#8221;<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your Virtual Private Server (VPS) allows you to host web applications and websites. In this article, we will discuss the main functionalities you can from our control panel. It&#8217;s a Managed VPS, so we do a lot for you!No hassle of installing Plesk and keeping it up to date. 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