How to Manage Change the Hostname on a Vultr Bare Metal Instance

Updated on September 25, 2024

Changing the default hostname on an instance modifies the default server configuration and reinstalls the operating system.

Follow this guide to change the hostname on a Vultr Bare Metal instance using the Vultr Customer Portal.

  • Vultr Customer Portal
  1. Navigate to Products and click Compute.

    Navigate to Products in the Vultr Customer Portal

  2. Click your target Bare Metal instance name to open its management page.

    Open the Instance management panel

  3. Navigate to the Settings tab.

    Navigate to the settings tab

  4. Click Change Hostname on the left navigation menu.

    Click Change Hostname

  5. Replace the existing value with your new hostname.

  6. Check the confirmation prompt and click Change Hostname to apply your new hostname changes.

    Apply the new Bare Metal hostname