Start, Stop, and Reboot Server Safely
Overview
Managing power states for cloud servers requires care. CloudAIPilot interacts directly with the cloud provider APIs to execute these commands cleanly.
Available Actions
From the Server Overview tab, you have access to power controls:
- Soft Reboot: Sends an ACPI signal to gracefully shut down services (Nginx, databases) before restarting the VM. *Always use this first.*
- Hard Reboot: Instantly cuts power and restarts. Use only if the server is completely locked up and a soft reboot fails. Risk: Can corrupt databases.
- Stop: Shuts down the VM. You will still be billed by your cloud provider for the allocated disk space, but usually not for the CPU/RAM.
- Start: Boots a stopped VM.
Human-in-the-Loop Safety
If the server is tagged with the Production environment, clicking "Hard Reboot" or "Stop" will trigger a mandatory confirmation dialog. If you have Granular RBAC configured, Member roles are completely blocked from stopping Production servers.