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Plesk Key Administrator

Plesk Key Administrator

Jan 29, 2025

Overview

Plesk Key Administrator is a wholesaler of web hosting-related services and products. Plesk Key Administrator module for HostBill is a perfect tool for reselling Plesk Key Administrator. 

Activating the module

  1. If the module is included in your HostBill edition you can download it from your client portal.

  2. If the module is not included in your HostBill edition you can purchase it from our marketplace and then download it from the client area.

  3. Once you download the module extract it in the main HostBill directory.

  4. Go to Settings → Modules → Hosting Modules, find and activate Plesk Key Administrator module.

Connecting HostBill with Plesk Key Administrator

  1. Proceed to Settings → Apps → Add new App

  2. From Applications list select Plesk Key Administrator

  3. Enter:

      4. Verify entered credentials by clicking Test Connection to check if HostBill can connect
      5. Save Changes

 

Adding Plesk Key Administrator Product

  1. In HostBill go to Settings → Products & Services, and Add new order page

  2. From Order Types select Other Services

  3. After creating order page add new product in it, provide its name and Save changes

  4. From Connect with App section select Plesk Key Administrator and app server created in previous steps.

At the beginning you need to choose the Main License, which will determine the product.

Additional options:

  • To allow users to choose the IP address when placing the order, check the IP Address on sign-up checkbox.

  • Additionally, you can check the Additional Licenses checkbox which will generate a list of additional licenses as components for the product and will allow users to choose additional licenses.

  • Additionally, you can check the Additional Features checkbox which will generate a list of additional features as components for the product and will allow users to choose additional features.

You can change available option names, remove unwanted sublicenses/features or set pricing in Components → Forms:

 

When mentioned additional options are enabled, customer will have them available during order as a multi-select


Once ordered, admin can check/manage list of features, IP addresses and list of additional licenses from admin portal

For more generic product configuration details including price, automation, emails settings refer to Product Configuration article.

 

Note about email templates

If you wish your automated emails to contain License Key (i.e. in automated "Account Created" email set in Emails tab of Product Configuration) use following email variable in your template:
{$service.extra_details.code} 

 

Configuring Client Functions   

In Products & Services → Your Order Page → Your Product → Client Functions you can control what features customer will have access to in client portal, by clicking Enable/Disable next to the given option.
Use Edit button to adjust function appearance in the client portal.

For Plesk Key Administrator you can enable the following client functions dedicated to this module:

  1. License details - displays license details

  2. Change IP Address - used to change IP address that Plesk license is bound to

As well as number of standard client functions, such as 

  1. Change Billing Cycle

  2. Change Label

  3. Change Ownership

  4. Edit Forms

  5. Graphs

  6. Login Details

  7. Manual Service Renew

  8. New Direct Link

  9. Related Services

  10. Service Auto Renewal