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title: How to Forcefully or Gracefully Shut Down the VPS in SolusVM
description: "You can shut down the VPS in two ways - forcefully or gracefully in SolusVM. ## How to Gracefully shut down the VPS in SolusVM? **1.** Log in to your SolusVM Control Panel. **2.** If you have multiple VPSs, select…"
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updated: "2025-01-08"
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# How to Forcefully or Gracefully Shut Down the VPS in SolusVM

You can shut down the VPS in two ways - forcefully or gracefully in SolusVM.

## How to Gracefully shut down the VPS in SolusVM?

**1.** Log in to your SolusVM Control Panel.

**2.** If you have multiple VPSs, select the appropriate one.
![](/img/solusvm-select-vps.gif)

**3.** Click on **Shutdown**.
![](/img/solusvm-shutdown-vps.gif)

**4.** Click **Yes** to confirm.
![](/img/solusvm-shutdown-confirmation.gif)

It may take some time for the VPS to shut down. Then, it will display a message.

For forceful shutdown, you can click the **Power Off** option in SolusVM.

![](/img/solusvm-force-shut-down.gif)

## How to shut down the VPS via the Command Line?

(This option is similar to pulling the power cord from your computer, and there is a chance for data loss.)

**1.** Log in to your SSH Client.

**2.** Enter the following command:

```markup
poweroff
```

The VPS will shut down as soon as the command is executed.