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How to Forcefully or Gracefully Shut Down the VPS in SolusVM 2 Print

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You can shut down the VPS in two ways - forcefully or gracefully in SolusVM 2.

How to Gracefully shut down the VPS in SolusVM 2?


1.
Log in to your SolusVM 2 Control Panel.


2. Under Projects, click on the project that contains your VPS.
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3. Click on the appropriate VPS.
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4. Click on Stop.
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5. Click Yes to confirm.
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It may take some time for the VPS to shut down. Then, it will display a message.


For forceful shutdown, you can click the Power Off option in SolusVM 2.

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How to shut down the VPS via the Command Line?

(This option is similar to pulling the power cord from your computer, and there is a chance for data loss.)


1. Log in to your SSH Client.


2. Enter the following command:

poweroff


The VPS will shut down as soon as the command is executed.


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