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# Protecting a VPS

How to protect a VPS

## What does protecting a VPS do?

Enabling protection disables the button that lets you reinstall a VPS. 

## How to protect a server?

Start by logging in to our [virtualization panel](https://virt.crunchbits.com/), then clicking `Manage` next to the VPS that you'd like to protect.

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Then you'll be presented with a management screen, on which at the top-left, you'll see a padlock icon. Please click on that icon.&#x20;

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Afterward, you'll get a pop up, on which you should click the `Protect` button to confirm that you'd like that server to be protected.

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Then, once a server is protected, the padlock icon will turn into a golden color, and the `Rebuild` button will be grayed out.

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## How to unprotect a VPS?

Start by logging in to our [virtualization panel](https://virt.crunchbits.com/), then clicking `Manage` next to the VPS that you'd like to protect.

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Then you'll be presented with a management screen, on which at the top-left, you'll see a golden padlock icon. Please click on that icon.&#x20;

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Then, confirm that you'd like to unprotect a VPS on the popup by clicking on the `Disable` button.

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Afterward, the padlock icon should turn back to being white, and the `Reinstall` button should be once again active.&#x20;


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