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Cloud Servers Updated 2026-07-22

Manage a cloud server

View status, resources, and access for a cloud server in the Stack Harbor console — connect over SSH, reset the root password, and edit its details.

A server’s detail page is where you manage one cloud server end to end — check its status, see how much CPU, memory, and storage it has, connect to it, and edit details like its label and hostname. This page walks through the Overview tab, which the console opens by default.

Where to find it

Open Infrastructure → Servers in the sidebar and click a server in the list to open its detail page. The Overview tab is selected by default; the breadcrumb (Infrastructure › Servers › your server) shows where you are. The tab bar also holds Networking, Storage, Snapshots, and Activity for deeper views.

Read status and control the server

  • Status. The header shows the server’s label, its primary IP address, and a status pill such as Running.
  • Power. The Power menu at the top right changes the run state, such as starting, stopping, or rebooting the server.
  • Tools. The Tools menu next to it groups other server operations.
  • Resources. Four cards summarize CPU, Memory, Storage, and Snapshots. The example server has 2 production CPUs, 4 GB of RAM, and an 81 GB primary disk, with no snapshots yet. The CPU and Memory cards carry a Scale action; Storage and Snapshots carry a Manage action.

View and edit server details

The Server Details card holds the identity and configuration of the server:

  • Cloud Server ID — a fixed identifier the API and support use to refer to this server.
  • Label and Hostname — edit either with the pencil icon.
  • OS — the installed image, Debian 11.7 x64 in the example.
  • Built — when the server was provisioned.
  • Primary IP address — the server’s main address, with quick actions beside it.
  • Tags — click + add tag to group and filter your servers.
  • Auto Snapshots — a toggle, Off by default.
  • Firewall and SSH keys — each has a Manage link to its settings.

Connect to the server

The Server Access card on the right gives you three ways in:

  1. Root password. The password is masked. Use show to reveal it or the copy icon to copy it; Reset Root Password issues a new one.
  2. SSH. Copy the command from the CONNECT VIA SSH box and run it from your terminal. The default user is root:
ssh root@<server-ip>

The console pre-fills your server’s real IP address in that command.

  1. Browser console. Open web console starts a VNC session in a new tab — handy when SSH is unavailable, for example after a firewall change locks you out.

For reusable keys you can attach to a server when you build it, see SSH keys.

Notes, billing, and performance

  • Notes. Add a private note in the Notes box and click Save Note; notes are visible only to you.
  • Billing. A card shows the current month and this server’s month-to-date charge, with a Billing Details link for the full breakdown.
  • Performance. Near the bottom, a Performance strip reports last-24h figures for compute utilization, network traffic, and disk read/write and IOPS, with a Details link to full monitoring.

Good to know

  • This area is being expanded — the other tabs and the Power and Tools menus open into more options than this page covers.
  • Treat the root password like any credential — prefer SSH keys for day-to-day access, and reset the password if it is ever exposed.
  • Auto Snapshots stays off until you turn it on, so a new server has no automatic backups by default.

Once the server is running the way you want, turn on scheduled protection — see Snapshots and backups.