
{"id":507,"date":"2024-09-18T02:10:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T02:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/?p=507"},"modified":"2026-02-04T09:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:36:09","slug":"how-to-reinstall-a-vps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/how-to-reinstall-a-vps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reinstall a VPS?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The server may need to be reinstalled due to reasons such as operating system corruption or instability, faulty or incomplete updates, or performance issues with an unidentified source. The server reinstallation process involves deleting the current operating system and all data on the server, then reinstalling the system from scratch.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to reinstall your server, you can follow the steps below after taking your backups before proceeding.<\/p>\n<p>Note: Server backups must be taken by users. Once the server is reset, all existing data will be deleted and cannot be recovered. If you have backed up your data, you can follow the steps below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First, log in to the customer panel.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/how-can-i-access-my-fastpanda-customer-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click<\/a>\u00a0here for more detailed information about logging in to the customer panel.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;VPS&#8221; option in the left menu.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/VPS.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1848\" title=\"VPS\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/VPS.png\" alt=\"VPS\" width=\"1919\" height=\"883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/VPS.png 1919w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/VPS-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/VPS-1024x471.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/VPS-768x353.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/VPS-1536x707.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/VPS-60x28.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/VPS-150x69.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>On the opened page, you will see your existing VPS server packages. Click the &#8220;Manage Product&#8221; button for the active server service you want to access the server management page for.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsmanage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsmanage.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1918\" height=\"879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsmanage.png 1918w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsmanage-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsmanage-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsmanage-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsmanage-1536x704.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsmanage-60x27.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsmanage-150x69.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1918px) 100vw, 1918px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On the page, you will see information about your server along with management buttons. Click the &#8220;OS &amp; Panel&#8221; button located in the right-hand menu.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/OS-Panel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1895\" title=\"OS Panel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/OS-Panel.png\" alt=\"OS Panel\" width=\"1919\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/OS-Panel.png 1919w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/OS-Panel-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/OS-Panel-1024x470.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/OS-Panel-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/OS-Panel-1536x704.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/OS-Panel-60x28.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/OS-Panel-150x69.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On the page that opens, you will find the \u2018Reinstall\u2019 button to reinstall your server. Click the \u2018Reinstall\u2019 button.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Reinstall.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1896\" title=\"Reinstall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Reinstall.png\" alt=\"Reinstall\" width=\"1916\" height=\"877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Reinstall.png 1916w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Reinstall-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Reinstall-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Reinstall-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Reinstall-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Reinstall-60x27.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Reinstall-150x69.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1916px) 100vw, 1916px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are sure that you have taken backups, check the box &#8220;I recognize that all my files will be deleted and cannot be restored,&#8221; then click the &#8220;Reinstall&#8221; button.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VPS-Reinstall.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1897\" title=\"VPS Reinstall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VPS-Reinstall.png\" alt=\"VPS Reinstall\" width=\"1919\" height=\"877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VPS-Reinstall.png 1919w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VPS-Reinstall-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VPS-Reinstall-1024x468.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VPS-Reinstall-768x351.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VPS-Reinstall-1536x702.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VPS-Reinstall-60x27.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VPS-Reinstall-150x69.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>This will start the server reinstallation process. You can monitor the process from the Server Status section. If the status shows &#8220;reinstalling,&#8221; it means the server setup is still in progress. If it shows &#8220;started,&#8221; the server installation has been completed. You can then check your server access and start using it by restoring your backups.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VPS-Status.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1898\" title=\"VPS Status\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VPS-Status.png\" alt=\"VPS Status\" width=\"1919\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VPS-Status.png 1919w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VPS-Status-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VPS-Status-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VPS-Status-768x351.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VPS-Status-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VPS-Status-60x27.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VPS-Status-150x69.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The server may need to be reinstalled due to reasons such as operating system corruption or instability, faulty or incomplete updates, or performance issues with an unidentified source. The server reinstallation process involves deleting the current operating system and all data on the server, then reinstalling the system from scratch. 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