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Reinstall OS

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/vms/:vm_id/reinstall

Recreates the system disk and destroys its data. Extra disks are kept unless wipe_extra_disks=true. Supply either a password or SSH public key; omit both to reuse the installation access settings. Both together are invalid. VPS identity, network and paid term are preserved.

Send a unique Idempotency-Key for each intended action. If the response is lost, retry with the same key and unchanged parameters; do not create a new key for the same purchase.

HTTP 202 accepts the request; it does not confirm completion. Save the order_id or operation id and check its status.

Request rules and errors · Lifecycle · Webhooks

Optional cloud-config JSON object, not a YAML string. Maximum 65536 bytes after server JSON serialization (non-ASCII characters are escaped). users, packages, runcmd and write_files must be arrays when present. Networking, hostname and primary access are managed by the platform. Retain the same object when retrying. Its result is reported separately in guest_initialization; cloud_init contents are not returned in orders or webhooks.

Latest installation result: succeeded means cloud-init finished; failed / cloud_init_failed means custom configuration failed; unknown / guest_initialization_timeout means the result was not confirmed within 15 minutes. failed and unknown do not mean a running VPS was not created: its order may be completed and reinstallation succeeded. null means no result is available. Does not confirm application health.

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