> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.edisglobal.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Power Cycle or Reboot a VPS > Power-cycle or reboot a VPS through the EDIS Global KVM management portal, or use a shutdown command followed by a power-on action from the dashboard. ## Clean & safe shutdown (and start) You can trigger a shutdown with **"shutdown -h now"** or **"halt"** at the command prompt of your OS, followed by a **"START"** through the KVM management portal. This should be your preferred way to give your machine a clean cold-boot. ## Start / stop and restart buttons If your service is currently in **SHUTDOWN** state, you can **Start** your VPS. Regardless of the current state, you always have the option to **Restart** your VPS. Reboot VPS If your service is currently in **RUNNING** state, you can **Stop** (Shutdown) your VPS. You always have the option to **Restart** your VPS. Reboot VPS ## 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 first!