Part 1
Retrieve the full license key from Plesk using the web control panel License Manager.
Backup and download the key.
# cp /etc/psa/psa.key /var/www/vhosts/<domain>/httpdocs/
Visit http://<domain>/psa.key
Part 2
Then run the offline installer script…
wget -q -O - http://www.atomicorp.com/installers/aooi |sh
or tweak it slightly…
# wget http://3es.atomicrocketturtle.com/tests/aooi-installer.sh
# chmod +x aooi-installer.sh
Edit the script
# vi aooi-installer.sh
:%s/www.gtlib.gatech.edu/mirror.linux.duke.edu/g
:wq
Run the install
# ./aooi-installer.sh
Open a serial console and watch what happens during reboots etc.
Part 3
Login as root with password ‘atomic555’
Change the root password
# passwd
Copy my firewall scripts to server and customise with new machinename
/root/fw.on
/root/fw.off
/root/getfw.sh
/etc/rc.d/rc.firewall_off
Make them all executable
# chmod +x /root/fw.on /root/fw.on /root/fw.off /root/getfw.sh /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall_off
Write and install an iptables firewall
# ./getfw.sh
Part 4
Install latest Plesk (don’t use auto-installer psa_installer_v3.2.0_build070705.20_os_CentOS_4.3_x86_64 – busted)
# wget http://download1.swsoft.com/Plesk/Plesk8.2/CentOS4.3/psa_installer_v3.1.2_build070321.17_os_CentOS_4_x86_64
# chmod +x psa_installer_v3.1.2_build070321.17_os_CentOS_4_x86_64
# ./psa_installer_v3.1.2_build070321.17_os_CentOS_4_x86_64
You can login to plesk at https://<domain>:8443/
user: admin
pass: setup
Once you’ve logged in change your password
Part 5
Add yourself a user account so you don’t have to login as root
# useradd <username>
# passwd <username>
If you’re going to be using the Plesk migration manager, add your new user to the ‘wheel’ group and enable sudo
# usermod -a -G wheel <username>
uncomment %wheel line in /etc/sudoers
Part 6
Update yum to use atomic channel and run an update
# wget -q -O - http://www.atomicorp.com/installers/atomic.sh | sh
# yum update
If it complains about dependencies involving php-pear
# yum install php-pear
# yum update
Part 7
Make sure you are using all the latest conf files. Use my ‘rpmnew.sh’ manager script to speed the job.
Make sure httpd service is running (probably have to move /etc/php.d/ioncube-loader.ini)
Part 8
Buy and install ASL channel
# wget -q -O - http://www.atomicorp.com/installers/install-asl.sh |sh
Further tweaks
Set kernel to attempt reboot (panic) on oops
