Managing the power state of your server is a fundamental task. VPSgrid provides four primary power actions within your control panel:
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Start: Initiates the boot sequence for a powered-off VM.
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Stop (Graceful): Sends a signal to the OS (via QEMU Guest Agent) to shut down services safely before cutting power.
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Reboot: Performs a warm restart of the operating system.
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Hard Reboot: Immediately cycles power. Use this only if the operating system is completely unresponsive and a graceful stop fails.
Best Practice: Always attempt a graceful shutdown or reboot from within your OS (e.g., sudo reboot in Linux) before using the hardware-level power buttons in the portal to prevent disk corruption.
If you have any questions about getting started, please reach out to us at support@vpsgrid.net.
