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You can control the power state of your VPS directly from the Opus Host control panel or from the command line over SSH. Understanding the difference between Stop, Restart, and Force Stop is important — choosing the wrong action at the wrong time can interrupt running services or, in the worst case, leave your filesystem in an inconsistent state.

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From the control panel

1

Log in and select your VPS

Log in to the Opus Host control panel and click on the VPS you want to manage from your dashboard.
2

Locate the power buttons

Find the power control buttons in the top-right corner of your VPS dashboard. You will see Start, Stop, Restart, and Force Stop options.
3

Click the desired action

Click Start, Stop, or Restart depending on what you need. A confirmation prompt may appear for destructive actions — read it carefully before confirming.
4

Wait for the status indicator to update

Watch the status indicator next to your VPS name. It will cycle through intermediate states (e.g., Stopping… or Rebooting…) before settling on the new state such as Running or Stopped.

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From SSH

If you are already connected to your VPS over SSH, you can trigger a graceful reboot or shutdown directly from the command line without visiting the control panel.
Using these commands gives the operating system time to stop services, flush disk buffers, and cleanly unmount filesystems before powering off — which is always preferable to a forced stop.

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When to use each action

Force Stop cuts power immediately without flushing disk buffers or stopping running processes. Only use it if your server is completely unresponsive and a graceful stop has failed — it can cause filesystem corruption and data loss.
Before stopping your VPS for maintenance, manually stop your key services first to allow for a graceful shutdown. For example:
This ensures active connections are drained and no data is lost mid-write.