VPS - Management from the OVHcloud Control Panel

Objective

Understand the VPS management interface.
Identify essential information.
Know where to perform the main actions.

Requirements

An active VPS offer in your OVHcloud Control Panel

Warning

Some VPS features mentioned on this page are not available in OVHcloud Local Zones.

Please visit our Local Zones page for more information.

OVHcloud Control Panel Access

Direct link: VPS management
Navigation path: Bare Metal Cloud > Virtual private servers > Select your VPS

Instructions

This guide helps you understand the VPS management interface in the OVHcloud Control Panel, identify essential information and use the main available actions (reinstallation, reboot, backup, configuration).

Content overview

Dashboard
Your VPS
Your configuration
IP
Backup
My offer
Reboot your VPS
Reinstall your VPS

Dashboard

The Home tab is the main dashboard of your VPS.

It centralises key information about the service and provides access to essential management actions.

Your VPS

Find below the basic information about your VPS and the service status. Click on the tabs below to display the details.

Name

Boot

OS/Distribution

Zone/Location

To customise the name of your VPS, click on the ... button and select Change the name. This feature is useful for easier navigation in the Control Panel when managing multiple VPS services. However, the internal service name remains in the format VPS-XXXXXXX.VPS.ovh.net.

This is the currently installed operating system. Use the ... button to reinstall the same operating system or choose another one from the available options.

Warning

A reinstallation will delete all data currently hosted on the VPS (except for additional disks).

Info

If you ordered a Windows VPS, you can only choose a Windows OS for reinstallation. Similarly, if Windows was not selected during the order, it cannot be installed after the VPS is delivered.

Once the system is installed, you are responsible for applying the operating system security updates. You can find more information in the section "Reinstall your VPS" as well as in our guide "Securing a VPS".

Your configuration

Click on the tabs below to display the details of this section.

Model

vCores/Memory/Storage

Additional disks

This item indicates the commercial reference identifying the VPS model, corresponding to the VPS offers on our website.

IP

Click on the tabs below to display the details of this section.

IPv4

IPv6/Gateway

Secondary DNS

The main public IPv4 address of the VPS is automatically configured during installation. Find more information on IP management in our guide "Configuring an alias IP address".

Backup

These options refer to additional VPS services for backing up and restoring your system.

Snapshot

Automated backup

A snapshot on a VPS is an instant backup of the server's state, allowing you to quickly restore the system in case of a problem. The Snapshot option allows you to create a manual snapshot as a single restore point.

A daily system backup (excluding additional disks) is automatically performed and kept for 24 hours (applicable only to services ordered from August 7, 2025). By switching to the "Premium Automated Backup" option, you will have the last 7 daily backups of your VPS, which you can use for mounting and restoring.
Compared to manual snapshots, this feature increases data security by creating multiple restore points at regular intervals.

Find all information on the backup solutions available for your service on the VPS product page and in our respective guides.

My offer

This section presents the most important information regarding the billing of your service. Find all information on this subject in our respective guides.

VPS functions available in the "Home" tab

Warning

OVHcloud provides services whose configuration and management are your responsibility. It is therefore your responsibility to ensure their proper functioning.

This guide is intended to assist you with common tasks. However, we recommend that you contact a specialised service provider or our community if you encounter difficulties or doubts regarding the administration, use or implementation of services on a server.

Reboot your VPS

A reboot may be necessary to apply configuration updates or to resolve a malfunction. Where possible, perform a "software reboot" from the server's graphical interface (Windows, Plesk, etc.) or via the command line below:

sudo reboot

However, you can perform a forced reboot at any time in your OVHcloud Control Panel. From the Home tab, click on the ... button next to Boot in the Your VPS section. Select Reboot my VPS and click Confirm in the window that appears.

Reinstall your VPS

The reinstallation of your VPS can be done from your Control Panel. This operation is generally used in case of system problems, environment change or to start with a clean installation.

Click on the ... button to the right of OS/Distribution, then on Reinstall my VPS.

In the window that appears, choose an operating system from the drop-down list. The options offered are images compatible with an OVHcloud VPS and are immediately functional after installation.

If you have selected a compatible operating system, you can provide a public key to be automatically installed. Two options are available:

Manually copy the key string and paste it into the Your SSH Public Key field.
If you have previously stored a public key in your OVHcloud Control Panel, select the desired key from the SSH Key to pre-install drop-down menu.

For more information on this topic, consult our guides:

If you have selected an SSH key and do not need a password to connect, enable the option I do not wish to receive my VPS authentication codes by email.

Warning

Reinstallation will format all the server's disks. It is strongly recommended to create a snapshot of your VPS before proceeding, so that you can return to the previous state in case of a problem.

Info

Licenses

Some operating systems or proprietary platforms, such as Plesk or cPanel, require licenses that generate additional costs. Licenses can be managed from your Control Panel: go to the Bare Metal Cloud section, then click on Licenses in the left-hand navigation bar.

To have a Windows operating system running on a VPS, you must have previously chosen it in the ordering process. A VPS with another OS installed cannot be reinstalled with Windows via the method described above.

The reinstallation process can take a few minutes.

Go further

VPS FAQ

SSH Introduction

Securing a VPS

How to recover access to the server in case of lost user password

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