# Configuring and Maintaining Your Server

After you have installed Plesk software on your server and configured the control panel, you need to configure your system and set up all services required for its operation. In order to configure your Plesk managed server via the control panel follow the instructions provided in this chapter.

In this chapter:

Adding and Removing IP Addresses

Configuring DNS Services

Configuring Mail Services

Configuring Plesk for Database Hosting

Enabling Support for Adobe ColdFusion

Enabling Support for Miva E-commerce Applications

Configuring Statistics

Configuring E-mail Notification System

Configuring Help Desk

Adjusting System Date and Time

Starting, Stopping and Restarting Services

Enabling Piped Logs for Web Server to Avoid Disruption of Web Services

Monitoring Mail Server Message Queue and Troubleshooting Mail Congestion

Scheduling Tasks

Extending Plesk Capabilities with Modules