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Question Best practices for hosting multiple educational institution websites on Plesk?

samirdalipi

New Pleskian
Hello everyone,

I'm currently managing web hosting infrastructure for an educational institution and we're facing some interesting challenges that I'd love to get the community's input on.

We're running multiple websites on Plesk - including the main college website, department portals, student information systems, and partnership program sites. As our institution grows internationally, we're dealing with:

1. **SSL Certificate Management** - With multiple domains and subdomains, what's the most efficient way to manage SSL certificates in Plesk? Are wildcard certificates better for educational institutions with many subdomains?

2. **Resource Allocation** - How do you properly allocate resources between different sites when traffic varies significantly (exam periods vs. summer)?

3. **Backup Strategy** - What backup strategies work best for educational sites that need to maintain historical records?

4. **Multi-language Support** - Any recommendations for hosting sites that need to serve content in multiple languages efficiently?

We're particularly focused on maintaining high uptime and security since we handle sensitive student data. I work with AAB College in Albania and manage multiple international partnerships.

Would appreciate any advice from others managing educational hosting environments!

Thanks in advance for your insights.
 
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