Virtualizor can schedule supported power actions when the provider enables the timer feature. Use it for a defined maintenance operation, taking care to distinguish a graceful stop from an immediate forced power-off.
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What you need before you begin
Confirm the VPS, intended action, exact date and the timezone used by the panel. Notify affected users and avoid scheduled backups, deployments or database work. Arrange independent monitoring so you will know whether the action completed.
01 Schedule a VPS power action in Virtualizor
- Open the VPS management page and choose Self Shut Down, the power-timer feature, if available.
- Review existing timers before adding another. An earlier pending timer can still affect the server even if you add a later one.
- Enter the required date, hour and minute in the panel timezone. Select the precise action: start, shutdown, restart or forced power-off where offered.
- Prefer a graceful shutdown for planned maintenance. Review any restart or startup arrangement needed afterward; a shutdown timer alone does not promise a later start.
- Submit the timer and reread the saved schedule. Record the corresponding local time for the people carrying out the work.
02 Example: convert a maintenance time before saving the timer
Suppose the panel uses UTC and your maintenance team uses a fixed UTC+1 time. A planned shutdown at 02:00 on 15 November in the team's timezone must be saved as 01:00 on 15 November UTC in that panel.
Write the server ID, action and both timestamps into the maintenance note before saving. Check the actual panel timezone instead of assuming that it follows your browser. If the conversion crosses midnight, also change the date.
Reopen the saved timer and verify the intended graceful shutdown action. Arrange the subsequent startup and application checks separately. If the maintenance window changes, edit or remove the old timer before creating a replacement so it cannot interrupt the server later.
How do I verify the scheduled VPS power action?
Confirm the timer list shows the correct server, action and future time. After the scheduled event, review the power state and actual application availability. A queued timer is not evidence that the operation has run successfully.
Troubleshoot unexpected results
If the timer option is missing, it may be disabled for your service. If a timer does not run, check the panel timezone and task history before creating another. Cancel obsolete timers after a maintenance plan changes so they do not unexpectedly interrupt a recovered server.