Upgrading Plesk

If you are using one of the earlier Plesk versions, you can choose between two ways of upgrading to Plesk 12.5: in-place upgrade or upgrade by transfer. Choosing the upgrade way is up to you. Next in this section we will provide basic considerations on both ways.

Important: If you upgrade from Plesk 9 or earlier, you should perform additional steps to complete transition to the new business model used since Plesk 10. The instructions on what to do after upgrading from Plesk 9 and earlier are provided in the chapter Completing Upgrade from Plesk 9 and Earlier Versions.

In-Place Plesk Upgrading

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In-place upgrading implies updating Plesk components within one server. This way of upgrading has the following pros and cons:

Learn how to perform in-place upgrade in In-Place Plesk Upgrading.

Upgrading Plesk by Transfer

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Upgrade by transfer means moving Plesk data (subscriptions, accounts, and so on) from a server with an earlier Plesk version (source) to the server with a clean Plesk 12.5 installation (destination). This way of upgrading has the following pros and cons:

Learn how to perform upgrade by transfer in Upgrading Plesk by Transfer.

In this chapter:

In-Place Plesk Upgrading

Upgrading Plesk by Transfer

Completing Upgrade from Plesk 9 and Earlier Versions