Manage a server

Managing a server is where you control everything about it — power, rebuilds, recovery, networking, and what it costs you. This is for anyone who needs to check on, fix, or fine-tune a server they're running in InfraNest.

Overview

• Control a server's power state, rebuild it from an image, or boot into a recovery environment.
• Protect it from accidental deletion.
• Manage its public network, private networks, IPv6, and reverse DNS.
• See a full breakdown of everything the server is costing you, not just the plan price.

Control power and lifecycle

1. Open the server you want to manage.
2. Go to the Power & Maintenance tab.
3. Use Power to reboot, Shutdown, Power on, Power off, or do a Power Reset.
4. Use Rebuild to reinstall the server from an image.
5. Use Rescue to boot into a recovery environment if the server won't start normally — this turns on Rescue mode enabled.
6. Use Reset root password if you need a new one, or attach and remove an ISO from the ISO Images tab.
7. Use Console to open a live web console straight to the server.

WarningRebuild reinstalls the server from scratch and erases its current contents. Take a Snapshot first if you might need the data.

Protect a server from deletion

1. Open the server.
2. Find the delete protection setting (shown as Delete protection is off or Delete protection enabled).
3. Turn it on so the server can't be removed by accident.

Manage networking

1. Open the server and go to the Networking tab.
2. Manage the Public network, attach or review a Private network, configure IPv6, and set reverse DNS with Edit reverse DNS (see Set reverse DNS (PTR)).

Check what this server costs

1. Open the server and find the Cost panel.
2. Review the Monthly price — read from your provider where possible, or set yourself using Change.
3. Check whether backups, any Attached volumes, IP addresses, or Snapshot are adding to the total.
4. Add any cost the provider doesn't know about — like a licence or support — yourself.

NoteA server's public IPv4 is usually billed separately from the server itself with most providers, so it's listed as its own line rather than folded into the plan price. Each line here is counted once — the same volume or snapshot isn't also billed separately in your Spend report. Prices shown exclude VAT and are estimates; your provider's invoice is the final word.

Tips

• Every action you take on a server — power changes, rebuilds, password resets — is recorded in your Audit Log, so you can always check back on what happened and when.