Reinstall Ubuntu OS on a Droplets

January 18, 2015 12.9k views
jasetkh
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jasetkh

Hi, I already have a Ubuntu installed on a droplet in Digital Ocean and I liked to wipe up the Ubuntu and set up a clean one. Please advise how do I do that? Thanks Jase

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breinbaas September 28, 2017

I had the same question and found a different answer;

There is a new option now (2017) where you can choose to install a clean droplet again, look for Rebuild Droplet in the Destroy menu.

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gndo January 18, 2015

Here's a typical procedure:

  1. Shutdown (by command line) or power off the system (from DO control panel)
  2. Take a snapshot of your current droplet (just in case you forgot something to preserve)
  3. Delete the droplet and wait a few minutes even after it says complete.
  4. From the DO control panel select "Create Droplet" icon, and configure your droplet. Your IP is not guaranteed to remain the same, but there's a good chance that it will.
  5. Keep the snapshot you made until you feel comfortable with the new droplet.
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  • sshkrv October 17, 2018

    but is there a way to do it without changing ip address?

    • richardkhedges February 1, 2019

      In the 'Destroy' section, you can rebuild the droplet with a new image. This will remove all data on the droplet so make sure everything is backed up first.

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