How to Change the Hostname on a Vultr Cloud Compute Instance

1 min readUpdated 4 November 2026

Rename a Vultr Cloud Compute instance via Console or Terraform. The OS is reinstalled, so all server data is wiped.

Changing the hostname on an instance modifies the default server configuration and reinstalls the operating system. This operation erases all data on the instance.

Follow this guide to change the hostname on a Vultr Cloud Compute instance using the Vultr Console or Terraform.

Warning

Changing the hostname reinstalls the operating system and wipes all data on your server.

Navigate to Compute and click Instances.
Click your target Vultr Cloud Compute instance to open its management page.
Navigate to the Settings tab.
Find and click Change Hostname on the left navigation menu.
Replace the existing value with your new hostname.
Click Reinstall to change your instance hostname.
Select the checkbox in the confirmation prompt and click Change Hostname to apply the new hostname.

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