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Reinstall the OS of your VPS Cloud / VPS Lite
This guide explains how to reset a Cloud VPS / VPS Lite.
This procedure erases all content from the operating system volume (/dev/vda). The data storage volume (/dev/vdb) is not affected by the reset.
Attention: depending on the installed operating system, the system volume may be named /dev/vda or /dev/sda; likewise for the data volume /dev/vdb or /dev/sdb! Therefore, it is necessary to replace these indications with those corresponding to your situation.
Resetting the Cloud VPS / VPS Lite OS
To access the VPS:
- Log in to the Infomaniak Manager (manager.infomaniak.com) from a web browser like Brave or Edge
- Click on the icon in the top right corner of the interface (or navigate through the left side menu, for example)
- Select VPS (Cloud Computing universe)
- Click on the name of the relevant item in the displayed table
- Click on the Reset button
- Follow the displayed instructions to complete the reset
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