Managing VPS in Dash
Open Servers in Dash and select View details on a VPS. The header shows the name, a VPS label, the status, and the hostname and main IP address. Every VPS has Overview, Management, and Billing tabs. Firewall, Add-ons, and Statistics appear only on a VPS that has them.
Overview tab
Read-only details in three panels:
- Summary: plan, operating system, location, vCPU cores (Processor on GPU VPS), memory, storage, bandwidth, and uplink.
- Network: hostname, primary IPv4, IPv6, and additional IPs (View more).
- Billing: cycle, renewal date, renewal setting, and the date it was provisioned.
On Linux Premium, Windows Basic, Windows Premium, and Forex VPS, Bandwidth also shows the traffic used in the current cycle, outbound and inbound together, such as 0.17 GB used. When the plan has a traffic allowance, a bar shows how much of it is used: green, then orange from 70%, and red from 90%. Hover over the figure to see when the cycle resets. A traffic cycle is one month, counted from the day the VPS started, whatever its billing cycle. This is the total for the cycle. The Network chart on the Statistics tab shows the traffic rate over the period you choose.
The Billing panel follows the VPS's state:
| State | Shows |
|---|---|
| Waiting for setup | Waiting for activation |
| Active | Renews and the date |
| Cancellation scheduled | Runs until and the date |
| Suspended | Suspended at and a View invoice link. The header adds Scheduled for termination on a date. |
| Terminated or cancelled | Ended and the date |
The Operating system row shows the image you ordered and doesn't change after a reinstall.
Management tab
Shown only while the VPS is Active. Each card appears only when it's available for this VPS:
| Card | What it's for |
|---|---|
| Power | Power state, refresh, Power off, Power on, Reboot |
| Console | Open HTML console: the VPS's screen and keyboard in your browser |
| Reinstall operating system | Request a clean install from our team. Erases the VPS. |
If an Active VPS shows no cards, contact Customer Care. Steps are in Common VPS actions.
Firewall tab
The VPS's own firewall: turn it on or off, write inbound and outbound rules, and set what happens to traffic no rule matches. It's on Linux Premium, Windows Basic, Windows Premium, and Forex VPS, while the VPS is Active. The rules are entirely yours. Dash doesn't keep any port open for you, so a rule can block your own access. See Set up the firewall.
Add-ons tab
The add-ons on this VPS, and the ones you can add to it. Each add-on shows its price and its status. It appears while the VPS is Active, when the VPS has an add-on or its plan offers one. See Buy, change, or remove an add-on.
Statistics tab
Usage charts for Linux Premium, Windows Basic, Windows Premium, and Forex VPS. Choose a Metric and a Period:
| Metric | Unit |
|---|---|
| CPU | % |
| Memory | MB used |
| Network | Mbit/s, out and in |
| Disk operations | operations/s, read and write |
| Disk throughput | MB/s, read and write |
The periods are Last hour, Last 8 hours, Last week, Last month, and Last 3 months. Each chart shows the latest value and the peak. Network also shows how much data went out and came in during the period.
Billing tab
Invoices for this VPS, plus the Renewal, Billing cycle, and Danger zone cards. See VPS billing and lifecycle.