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

1 min readUpdated 26 May 2026

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 will wipe all data and reinstall the operating system.

Navigate to Products and click Compute.
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.
Click Add Startup Script.
Enter a new script name and click the Type drop down to select the script type.
Add your startup script data and click Add Script to apply the script to your instance.
Navigate to Change StartUp Script in your instance settings to verify that the new script is added.
Select the startup script and click Change Startup Script.
Check the confirmation prompt and click Change Startup Script to apply the new script.

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