How to Modify the Web Server’s Default Page for Domains with no Hosting and in Disabled Status

November 13, 2023 / Domain and DNS

In this article, we have explained how to modify the Web server’s default page for domains with no hosting and in disabled status.

Follow the steps-

  1. Modifying the web server’s default page-
    1. Access the Plesk server using SSH (Linux)/ RDP (Windows server).
    2. Modify the index.html file or substitute it with your own. The file is found-
      1. On Linux server-
        /var/www/vhosts/default/htdocs/
      2. On Windows Server-
        %plesk_vhosts%default\htdocs\
        Important note- Please be aware that only index.html is accepted as an index file.
  2. Configuring an established domain to display when accessing domains without hosting or in a disabled state-
    1. Log in to Plesk.
    2. Select the “Tools & Settings” option.
      tools and settings
    3. Click the “IP Addresses” sub-option under the “Tools & Resources” category.
      IP addresses
    4. Select the “IP address” and set the “Default Site”.
      default site
    5. Click the “OK” button, and you will get a success message.ok
    6. Navigate to the “Tools & Settings” option and click the “Customize Plesk URL” under “General settings”.
      customise plesk URL
    7. Select the “No custom URLs. Only https://<server-IP-or-hostname>:8443” option and click on the “OK” button.
      no custom
  3. Establishing the display of the Plesk login page when accessing domains without hosting or in a disabled state-
    1. Log in to Plesk.
    2. Select “Tools & Settings” and then click on the “Customize Plesk URL” sub-option under “General settings”.
    3. Select the option, “All domains and subdomains that resolve to the server IP address but are not used for hosting”.all domains
    4. Click on the “OK” button.

This way, you can modify the Web server’s default page for domains with no hosting and in disabled status. Hope you liked our article.

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