How to Delete a Virtual Private Server

At OVHcloud, deleting a VPS is an easy process. This article will detail two different options for deleting your VPS.

Warning: Any failover IPs or licenses attached to your server will need to be deleted separately. Not doing so will incur the continued cost of using these services including parking fees for the failover IPs.

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• Deleting a VPS

Deleting a VPS

Warning: If you choose to delete your service now, you will have to follow a link from an email that is sent to you. The service will not be deleted until this link is clicked and the subsequent form is filled out.

To delete your VPS, log into the OVHcloud Manager. Click Server at the top of the screen and then select your VPS from the drop-down menu on the left-hand sidebar.

In the "Your VPS" box, click the ellipsis (...) next to the "Name" line and select Delete my VPS.

On the pop-up menu, choose whether to delete your VPS now or at the expiry date and click Confirm to confirm the deletion. If you have chosen to delete your service now, you will receive an email shortly with a link to delete the VPS. Click the link in the email and you will be taken to the following page:

Note: If you don't receive the email within an hour, and you have checked your Spam folder, please contact OVHcloud US support.

Let us know your reason for canceling and your planned next step and click the Confirm cancellation button at the bottom of the page. You will receive an email shortly confirming your cancellation.

Conclusion

Having read this article, you should now be able to delete your VPS with OVHcloud. To learn more about OVHcloud Virtual Private Servers, please check out more of our Virtual Private Servers articles.