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title: How to Forcefully or Gracefully Shut Down the VPS in Virtualizor
description: "You can shut down the VPS in two ways - forcefully or gracefully in Virtualizor. ## How to Gracefully shut down the VPS in Virtualizor? **1**. Log in to your Virtualizor Control Panel. **2**. From the left side panel, click…"
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# How to Forcefully or Gracefully Shut Down the VPS in Virtualizor

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

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

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

**2**. From the left side panel, click on **List VPS**.

![](/img/virtualizor-list-vps-menu.gif)

**3**. Hover your mouse on the appropriate VPS, and that line will be highlighted. Then click on the **Manage** icon in the highlighted line.

![](/img/virtualizor-click-manage-vps.gif)

**4**. On the top right side, click on the **Stop** icon.

![](/img/virtualizor-gracefully-shutdown.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 Virtualizor.

![](/img/virtualizor-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:

`poweroff`

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