Managing VMs

Managing Virtual Machines

Learn how to control, monitor, and manage your VMs through the control panel.

VM Dashboard

Click on any VM to access its dashboard. Here you'll find quick actions, status information, and navigation to detailed management pages.

Screenshot: VM Dashboard overview page

Overview

Quick actions, status, and basic VM information

Metrics

CPU, memory, disk, and network graphs

Networking

IP addresses, bandwidth, and private networks

Firewall

Inbound and outbound traffic rules

Backups

Snapshots and restore points

Resize

Adjust CPU, RAM, and storage

Power Actions

Control your VM's power state from the Overview page.

Start

Boot a stopped VM. The VM will start with its current configuration and disk contents.

Stop

Gracefully shut down the VM. Sends an ACPI shutdown signal, giving the OS time to close applications.

Stopped VMs continue to consume disk storage but not CPU/RAM resources.

Restart

Reboot the VM. Equivalent to a graceful shutdown followed by a start.

Suspend

Pause the VM and save its memory state. When resumed, the VM continues exactly where it left off.

Tip: Suspend is faster than Stop/Start since there's no boot sequence. Ideal for development workflows.

Console Access

Access your VM's console directly from the browser. Useful when SSH is not available or for troubleshooting boot issues.

Navigate to your VM's Overview page
Click Console in the quick actions
A new window opens with VNC console access

Screenshot: VNC Console window

The console works even when SSH is unavailable, making it ideal for recovery scenarios or first-time setup.

Resizing a VM

Adjust your VM's resources as your needs change. Navigate to the Resize tab to modify CPU, RAM, or storage.

CPU and RAM

Can be changed while the VM is running (hot resize) or stopped. A restart may be required for changes to take effect.

Storage

Can be increased at any time. Storage cannot be decreased. You may need to extend the filesystem inside the VM.

Screenshot: VM Resize page with sliders

After increasing disk: You'll need to extend the partition and filesystem inside your VM. For Linux, use growpart and resize2fs.

Deleting a VM

To delete a VM, go to the VM's Settings or use the delete option from the VM list.

This action is permanent

Deleting a VM destroys all data on the VM's disk. Create a backup first if you need to preserve any data.

Navigate to your VM's Overview page
Click the Delete button
Type the VM name to confirm
Click Delete VM

VM States

Your VM can be in one of several states:

State	Description
Running	VM is running and accessible
Stopped	VM is powered off
Starting	VM is booting up
Stopping	VM is shutting down
Provisioning	VM is being created
Error	VM encountered an error (contact support)