> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.latitude.sh/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Power management

To power cycle your server, go to the server's overview page and click on the status dropdown. Choose one of the available options.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/latitudesh/jTa6J8Hv5F4W4vnJ/images/product/18.Docs25Q4.PowerMgmt.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=jTa6J8Hv5F4W4vnJ&q=85&s=6bf8f169ab9642fa9c9d831c14abe0ed" alt="Power cycling a server from the Latitude.sh dashboard." width="2940" height="1450" data-path="images/product/18.Docs25Q4.PowerMgmt.png" />

On shutdown and reboot operations, the platform tries to gracefully shut down the machine before booting it again.

If the graceful shutdown operation fails, a subsequent request is sent to forcefully shut it down. If you prefer to manage this yourself, use the [power cycle endpoint](https://www.latitude.sh/docs/api-reference/create-server-action).

<Note title="Heads up">
  Shutting down a server does not pause billing. To avoid charges, you have to
  delete the server instead.
</Note>