Rebooting a Virtual Private Server (VPS)

This article will go over how to reboot your Virtual Private Server (VPS) in the event you need to restart it. This can be useful if your server is not responding or if you have made changes that require a reboot to take effect.

Note: This is only applicable to Self Managed VPS’s, Fully Managed VPS’s are rebooted by our support team on request if needed.

Pre-checks

Before rebooting, we recommend checking console first or SSH and noting down any errors that have been logged prior to issuing the restart command.

How do I reboot my VPS?

Method 1: Using SSH

1. Log in to your VPS using SSH.
2. Once logged in, issue the following command to reboot the server:

   sudo reboot

3. This will initiate a reboot of your VPS.

Method 2: Through VIPcontrol

1. Log to VIPcontrol.
2. Click on the My Services option on the top of the page > VPS from the menu below.
3. Hit the Manage button for the VPS that you wish to reboot.
4. Select the Power Management option under the Manage area on the left.
5. Click on the Manage button > choose Reboot Server > Confirm.

Once the command has been issued, please allow 5-10 minutes for the service to return. You can check it’s reboot progress via the console.