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Reinstall the operating system

A reinstall wipes the disk and installs a fresh OS. You do it yourself from the service page, no ticket needed.

  1. Services → click the server → Reinstall in the VPS control card.
  2. Choose the operating system from the list.
  3. Set a new root password, or press Generate and copy it somewhere safe.
  4. Tick I understand all data will be permanently erased and press Reinstall now.

The task runs for a few minutes; the status is shown in Tasks. When it finishes, connect over SSH with the new password. Your IP addresses do not change.

Warning: everything on the server is deleted, including backups stored on the same disk. Copy anything you need first.

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