2. Choose a Release Tier

One more step before installing Plesk is to choose the proper Plesk version depending on its release tier.

Each major version of Plesk passes through a number of development stages. It is natural that on earlier stages, some of newly implemented features may not be in their final state and may require some further modification. The functionality of suñh features in subsequent Plesk versions is improved as they receive more customer feedback over time. To indicate the stage of the current Plesk version, we assign one of the following release tiers to it: Testing release, Early Adopter release, General release, and Late Adopter release. The decision on what tier to use is absolutely up to you. For example, consider installing the early adopter release if you want to try new features before the general availability of Plesk. On the other hand, if you want to get the solution that received all major updates and is successfully used by a number of service providers, wait until Plesk gets the late adopter release status (it may be a couple of months after the general release).

Choose one of the following:

During the manual installation, selection of a release tier is one of the installation wizard steps. If an installation is automated by a script, you should specify a certain tier using Installer options. For users of Virtuozzo templates, the general release is the only option.