Restart Your VPS

Restart your VPS using software or hardware reboot

You may need to restart your VPS to apply updates, resolve issues, or perform maintenance. There are two types of restarts available.

Prerequisites

• A VPS with OnetSolutions
• An OnetSolutions account

Restart Methods

Software Reboot

A software reboot gracefully shuts down and restarts your operating system. This is the recommended method for routine restarts.

Via Command Line (Linux):

sudo reboot

Via Control Panel: Go to the “Power Supply” section in VPS Management and click the restart button.

Your VPS will be available again in approximately 3 minutes.

Hardware Reboot

A hardware reboot simulates a physical power cycle. Use this when a software reboot fails or the system is unresponsive.

Via Control Panel: Go to the “Power Supply” section in VPS Management and select hardware reboot.

Hardware reboot may cause disk issues if the system is not properly shut down. Only use this when necessary.

Your VPS will be available again in approximately 5 minutes.

When to Restart

Common reasons to restart your VPS:

• After kernel updates
• After installing new system packages
• To apply configuration changes
• To resolve system performance issues