Plesk control panel is a powerful and user-friendly tool for managing web hosting operations on Linux and Windows servers. Over time, configuration errors, SSL issues, or service conflicts may occur. In this case, Plesk's built-in repair tool comes into play. The plesk repair web -y command automatically detects and attempts to fix all issues related to web services. In this article, we will discuss in detail what this command does, how to use it, and what it fixes.

Command:

plesk repair web -y

Parameter Explanations

plesk repair web: Checks and repairs the entire web server configuration if necessary.
-y: Automatically answers "yes" to all operations, runs without waiting for interaction.

What Does It Repair?

This command performs automatic checks and corrections in the following areas:

Apache/Nginx configuration files (virtual host config)
SSL/TLS certificate assignments
HTTP/HTTPS redirections
Domain web service relationships
Web server configuration errors (conf files)
Conflicts with Plesk template files
Corrupted or missing configuration files

When to Use?

If one of the websites does not open or you get errors such as "502 Bad Gateway", "Service Unavailable"
If Apache or Nginx restart commands fail
If domain names on Plesk are not properly connected to IP addresses
If a certificate warning still appears after SSL installation

Sample Output (Abbreviated):

Reinstalling SSL/TLS certificates ............................... [OK]
Applying the default SSL/TLS certificate to all IP addresses .... [OK]
Repairing web server configuration for all domains .............. [OK]

Things to Consider

This command may affect all domains on the system. It is recommended to take a backup before running it on critical servers.
Manually made custom configurations (custom vhost, custom apache modules) may be overwritten.
Web services are restarted after the repair.

Alternative and Additional Commands

Repair for only one domain:

plesk repair web example.com -y

SSL specific repair:

plesk repair ssl -y

Full system scan:

plesk repair all -y

The plesk repair web -y command is a powerful tool that automatically and quickly resolves configuration issues related to web services on a Plesk-based server. It is one of the first commands to turn to, especially in cases of corrupted web configurations, missing SSL assignments, or Apache/Nginx issues. When used carefully and consciously, it stabilizes web services.