How to Change the Hostname on a Vultr Cloud GPU Instance

1 min readUpdated 4 November 2026

Set a new hostname on a Vultr Cloud GPU instance, which reinstalls the operating system, via Console or Terraform.

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 Cloud GPU instance using the Vultr Console or Terraform.

Navigate to Compute and click Instances.
Click your target Cloud GPU 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 your new hostname.

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