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Reinstall an instance ​

Reinstalling wipes the disk

Everything on the instance is deleted. Copy what you need first.

Open the instance and select Install. The OS tab lists our images. Pick one and select Install. The same page has Recipes and Snapshots tabs for restoring one of those instead.

The Advanced menu also has Reinstall, which asks for the target disk and a template.

The Advanced menu with Reinstall.
Reinstall in the Advanced menu.

Next step ​

Create snapshots and backups.