How to Change the Startup Script on a Vultr Cloud Compute Instance

1 min readUpdated 4 November 2026

Switch the startup script on a Vultr Cloud Compute instance. The file system is wiped and the default OS reinstalled.

Startup scripts allow you to automate specific configurations during the operating system installation. Changing the startup script on an instance wipes the file system and reinstalls the default operating system.

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

Warning

Changing the startup script on an instance wipes all data and reinstalls the operating system.

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 Startup Script on the left navigation menu.
Select your target startup script, or select None to remove the existing startup script.
Click Change Startup Script.
Select Yes, change the startup-script on this server in the confirmation prompt and click Change Startup Script to apply the new script.

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