Server Reboot

There are two types of reboots: soft reboot (via OS) and hard reboot (forced from the panel). Always use soft reboot when possible.

The correct and safe way to reboot:

reboot

or:

shutdown -r now

With a 5-minute delay (useful to notify connected users):

shutdown -r +5 "The server will reboot in 5 minutes"

Cancel a scheduled reboot:

shutdown -c

Use this option only if the server is unresponsive and you cannot access via SSH:

Hard reboot is equivalent to pulling the power plug. It can cause data loss if operations are in progress or filesystems are not yet synced. Use it only as a last resort.

• Log into the control panel
• Select your server
• Click Reboot or Hard Reset

From your computer, you can monitor the server coming back online with:

ping SERVER_IP

Or directly with SSH in a loop:

until ssh root@SERVER_IP 'echo online'; do sleep 5; done

If the server is not back online after 5 minutes, check the panel for errors or use the VNC console to see what's happening.

• VPS: typically 30–90 seconds
• VDS: typically 1–3 minutes

After logging in, you can check the system logs:

# Last reboot
last reboot

# Kernel log (useful for crashes)
journalctl -b -1 -p err

# Complete log of the last boot
journalctl -b -1