{"id":16857,"date":"2024-01-31T18:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudpap.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=16857"},"modified":"2024-01-31T18:08:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:08:08","password":"","slug":"how-to-change-os-on-cloudpap","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/cloudpap.com\/blog\/docs\/how-to-change-os-on-cloudpap\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change OS on CloudPap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you&#8217;ve bought a VPS but don&#8217;t know the current operating system well, you can switch to a more familiar one. Let&#8217;s explore changing our VPS\/Server OS in this guide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Log in to your CloudPap dashboard. Click Change OS on the VM you want to change the operating system:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudpap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-7-1024x544.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16858\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudpap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-7-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/cloudpap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-7-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudpap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-7.png 1917w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You will get a list of the available operating systems to choose from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudpap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-8-1024x544.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16859\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudpap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-8-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/cloudpap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-8-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudpap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-8.png 1917w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You will get a warning notifying you that changing an OS will wipe away all your data. Make sure to back up the data in your VM before proceeding. Click Change OS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudpap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-9-1024x544.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16860\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudpap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-9-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/cloudpap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-9-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudpap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-9.png 1917w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s it, you will receive a confirmation message notifying you that the OS has been changed. The new credentials will be sent to your email. The process will take about 10-15 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve bought a VPS but don&#8217;t know the current operating system well, you can switch to a more familiar one. Let&#8217;s explore changing our VPS\/Server OS in this guide. Log in to your CloudPap dashboard. 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