How to reinstall or repair your server

Reinstalling rebuilds your server from scratch on the same plan — same game or a different one, your choice. It’s the tool for a fresh start, a version or location change, or fixing a server that’s got itself into a bad state. Your plan, price and any Performance Boost carry straight over.

A reinstall wipes everything on the server

It permanently deletes the current world, files and backups, then builds a clean server in their place. If you want to keep anything, download a backup to your computer first — once you confirm, it’s gone.

When to reinstall

• Start fresh — a brand-new world on the same game, without the old files hanging around.
• Change the version — jump to a newer (or specific) Minecraft version, or a different modpack version.
• Move location — rebuild in a region closer to your players for a lower ping (see Why is my server lagging?).
• Fix a broken server — if a server won’t start, is corrupted, or a bad config has it stuck, a clean reinstall is the reliable reset.
• Switch to a different game — same button; see Switch games for that path.

Reinstall the same game

1. Open your server at panel.qubesquad.com and go to the Settings tab.
2. Scroll to Reinstall / Swap Game and click the button.
3. Leave your current game selected.
4. Choose your options — the flavour (e.g. Paper vs Vanilla, Oxide vs Vanilla), a version or modpack version, the location, and a name.
5. Click Continue.
6. To confirm, type the server’s name, then click Destroy & rebuild.

The old server is destroyed and a fresh one is built. It moves through installing and then starts up — you can watch the live log in the Console tab, and the page updates itself when it’s ready.

Reinstall vs Restart vs Cancel — which do I want?

These are easy to mix up, so here’s the difference:

Action	What it does	Your data
Restart (power button)	Reboots the server — the everyday fix for glitches	Kept
Reinstall (this guide)	Rebuilds a clean server on the same plan	Wiped, billing continues
Cancel / Delete (Danger zone)	Ends the server and the subscription for good	Wiped, billing stops

If your server is just misbehaving, try Restart first — it keeps everything and fixes most hiccups. Reach for a reinstall only when you actually want a clean slate.

A server that failed to build

If a new server shows as failed (paid, but something went wrong during setup), you don’t have to cancel it — a reinstall gives it a clean rebuild. If it fails again, click Get help and we’ll look into it.