Go to Servers and click Manage next to the server.
2
Click the button you need
Choose Boot, Shutdown, Restart or Power Off. A button is greyed out when it doesn’t apply, for example Boot while the server is already running.
The power buttons on the Overview tab
3
Confirm
Shutdown, Restart and Power Off ask you to confirm, for example Are you sure you want to shutdown this server? → Shutdown. Boot starts straight away, with no confirmation.
4
Check the result
After a few seconds the status badge at the top right changes to RUNNING (green) or STOPPED (red), and the action appears in the task log at the bottom of the page.
A stopped server: only Boot and Rebuild are available
Asks the operating system to close everything and turn off safely.
Normal shutdowns. This is the safe way to turn the server off.
Restart
Restarts the server. Also available from the circular-arrow icon under the server’s name.
After updates or changes, or when something is stuck.
Power Off
Cuts the power immediately, like pulling the plug.
Only when the server is frozen and Shutdown doesn’t work.
Power Off doesn’t let programs save their work, so files or databases can be damaged. Try Shutdown first and wait a minute or two before using Power Off.
If Shutdown doesn’t seem to do anything, your server may not respond to shutdown requests (common with custom installs). Open the VNC console to see what’s happening.
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