> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.quantumproxies.net/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Managing your VPS

> Power actions, web console, password reset, and everything else you can do from the Dashboard.

Once your VPS is active, head to **Dashboard → Servers** and click it to open the management panel.

## Power actions

You can control the state of your VPS with one click:

* **Start** — boot a stopped VM.
* **Reboot** — graceful restart.
* **Stop** — shut it down (the VM still exists and bills as usual).
* **Force stop** — only use this if the VM is unresponsive; it's the equivalent of pulling the power cable.

<Warning>
  **Force stop** can corrupt the file system if a write was in progress. Use it only when a clean shutdown doesn't work.
</Warning>

## Web console (VNC)

Locked out via SSH? Forgot a firewall rule that blocked yourself off? The web console gets you back in.

Click **Open Console** from the VPS detail page — a new browser tab opens with a live VNC session connected directly to your VM. It works exactly like a physical monitor and keyboard plugged into the server.

<Tip>
  The console is the safest recovery tool. If anything goes wrong with networking, SSH, or RDP, you can almost always fix it from here.
</Tip>

## Reset password

Forgot your root / Administrator password? Reset it in seconds:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the VPS">
    From **Dashboard → Servers**, click the VPS you want to reset.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click 'Reset Password'">
    Enter a new password.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Done">
    The new password is applied **live** — no reboot required. On Linux, you can use it immediately for SSH. On Windows, it's applied to the **Administrator** account within a couple of seconds and you can RDP straight in.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  On Windows, the very first password reset can take up to \~10 seconds because we also normalize the local admin account name. Subsequent resets are instant.
</Note>

<Tip>
  If a reset fails, the VPS is almost always still booting or powered off. Make sure it's **started**, wait about a minute, then try again. If it keeps failing, [contact support](mailto:team@quantumproxies.net).
</Tip>

## Upgrade your plan

Outgrown your current plan? You can move a VPS up to a larger plan (Plank → Broglie → Einstein) in place — without rebuilding the machine or losing data.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the VPS">
    From **Dashboard → Servers**, click the VPS you want to upgrade. The **Upgrade plan** card shows your current plan.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click 'Upgrade plan'">
    A dialog lists the larger plans you can move to, each showing its **RAM, vCPU, disk** and the **prorated price** for the rest of your billing period. Pick one.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm">
    You're charged the **prorated difference immediately**, and the server **reboots briefly (\~1–2 min)** to apply the new resources. Your **disk and all data are preserved**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Upgrades are **VPS-only** (dedicated servers aren't upgraded this way) and move in one direction — you can go up a plan, not down. The **Upgrade plan** button is unavailable while a VPS is still **building**, **suspended**, or has a **cancellation scheduled**.
</Note>

## Resource usage

The detail panel shows live metrics for:

* **CPU** usage
* **RAM** usage
* **Disk** usage
* **Network** I/O

Use these to spot when you're approaching plan limits or when a runaway process is eating resources.

## Connecting to your VPS

### Linux (Ubuntu / Debian)

Use SSH from your terminal:

```bash theme={null}
ssh ubuntu@<your-vps-ip>
# or for Debian images:
ssh debian@<your-vps-ip>
```

You'll be prompted for the password shown on the VPS detail page (or the latest one you reset to).

### Windows Server 2022

Use **Remote Desktop (RDP)**:

* **Host:** your VPS IP
* **User:** `Administrator`
* **Password:** the auto-generated password shown on the VPS detail page (or the latest one you reset to)

On macOS, install **Microsoft Remote Desktop** from the App Store. On Windows, use the built-in **Remote Desktop Connection** app.

## Extra IPs

If you bought extra IPs at checkout, they're listed in the VPS detail panel. Each one is a fully routed public IPv4 address attached to your machine — you can use them to bind multiple services on the same port, run reverse proxies, or distribute outgoing traffic.

<Tip>
  On Linux, extra IPs are configured automatically via cloud-init. On Windows, you may need to add them manually in **Network Adapter → IPv4 Properties → Advanced**.
</Tip>