Ports used by Plesk
The following is a list of ports and protocols used by Plesk services. Plesk Service Name Open Ports / Ports Used Administrative interface of Plesk over HTTPS TCP 8443 Administrative interface of Plesk over HTTP TCP 8880 Samba…
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