Report this

What is the reason for this report?

How do I power off a droplet from a command line (to create a snapshot).

Posted on August 4, 2013

The text seems to suggest to power off a droplet from the command line to create a snapshot. But it does show how to do it.



This textbox defaults to using Markdown to format your answer.

You can type !ref in this text area to quickly search our full set of tutorials, documentation & marketplace offerings and insert the link!

These answers are provided by our Community. If you find them useful, show some love by clicking the heart. If you run into issues leave a comment, or add your own answer to help others.

In Ubuntu:<br/><code>sudo shutdown -h now</code>

>poweroff

Sites all down after clicking Power Off >> Take a Snapshot >>Power Cycle.

The developer cloud

Scale up as you grow — whether you're running one virtual machine or ten thousand.

Get started for free

Sign up and get $200 in credit for your first 60 days with DigitalOcean.*

*This promotional offer applies to new accounts only.