Always give your operating system a clean shutdown
Before restarting your VPS, always perform a proper shutdown from within the operating system.
- Linux: Run
shutdown -h now or halt from the command line.
- Windows: Select Start → Power → Shut down, or run
shutdown /s /t 0 from Command Prompt or PowerShell.
Once the operating system has shut down completely, start the VPS again using the START button in the VPS Management Portal. This is the preferred way to perform a clean cold boot and helps prevent filesystem corruption or data loss.
Start. Stop. Restart.
If your service is currently in SHUTDOWN state, you can Start your VPS. You always have the option to Restart your VPS. Restart fires a Stop, followed by Start command, regardless of the machines state.
If your service is currently in RUNNING state, you can Stop (Shutdown) your VPS. You always have the option to Restart your VPS. Restart fires a Stop, followed by Start command, regardless of the machines state.
Stop and Restart from a technical perspective
Both the Stop and Restart buttons terminate the hypervisor process which is managing your VPS. In addition, a Restart also initiates a fresh start of your virtual machine on a new hypervisor process. If you had a VNC/noVNC console open, you need to restart VNC/noVNC console too. Please always consider a clean shutdown through your operating system before stopping or restarting your virtual machine.Last modified on July 3, 2026
