Category: Recovery
- You confirmed reinstall is required and less destructive options were considered.
- Snapshot or external backup exists for any data you must preserve.
- You have replacement credentials, scripts, and deployment notes ready.
- Open server actions in dashboard and select Reinstall.
- Choose target operating system image and confirm data wipe warning.
- Attach SSH key or set new secure credentials for post-reinstall access.
- Start reinstall and monitor progress until status is running.
- Reconnect to server and apply baseline updates and hardening.
- Restore application data and reapply service configuration from backup.
- Validate app health checks before routing production traffic back.
- Server boots into expected OS after reinstall.
- SSH access works with newly configured credentials.
- Core services and application endpoints pass health checks.
- Starting reinstall without confirming recoverable backups.
- Forgetting to reapply firewall and security controls after clean OS install.
- Pointing traffic to server before application restoration is complete.