{"id":22437,"date":"2025-03-04T20:35:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T19:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000337806-how-do-i-enable-disable-vnc-for-my-server\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T16:37:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:37:55","slug":"103000337806-how-do-i-enable-disable-vnc-for-my-server","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000337806-how-do-i-enable-disable-vnc-for-my-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Enable\/Disable VNC for My Server?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 dir=\"ltr\" id=\"Overview:\"><strong>Overview:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">You can quickly enable or disable VNC access to your server with the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Customer Control Panel<\/u><\/a><\/u>. This guide will walk you through the steps to enable or disable VNC as needed.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"fd-toc\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">Table of Contents:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#How-do-I-enable-VNC-on-my-server\" rel=\"nofollow\">How do I enable VNC on my server?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#How-do-I-disable-VNC-on-my-server\" rel=\"nofollow\">How do I disable VNC on my server?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\" id=\"How-do-I-enable-VNC-on-my-server?\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">How do I enable VNC on my server?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Login to the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Customer Control Panel here<\/u><\/a><\/u>.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Click on &#8220;Your services&#8221; from the blue &#8220;control panel&#8221; table on the left hand side of the page:<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103194933582\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103194933582\/original\/tpbB5fHwFp7hax51KkjH7gxhN1IbKYYslg.png?1741084324\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Click the &#8220;Manage&#8221; button next to the server you want to enable VNC for:<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib\" data-id=\"103194951300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103194951300\/original\/V7QTgY2NI1hN_ZjfdKo0yxAufVdjF5iahQ.png?1741085816\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">From the drop-down that opens, click &#8220;Control&#8221;:<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103194935128\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103194935128\/original\/mymQ3k7w5kz-OTrBy77her4ovJdLUOTzmA.png?1741084449\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">You should be taken to the VPS\/VDS control page. Click the blue &#8220;Manage&#8221; button next to the server you want to enable VNC for:<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib\" data-id=\"103194948463\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103194948463\/original\/Dmsu3gwTTQbew_TxtXs_1oh_hyNKWoCBSg.png?1741085554\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Click &#8220;Enable VNC&#8221; from the dropdown-menu:<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103194945450\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103194945450\/original\/qOrdYGZD0ykukzENY1DC9I7EdQlAWey3-A.png?1741085303\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">A new window will open asking you for confirmation to enable the VNC. If you&#8217;re happy to continue, click the &#8220;Enable&#8221; button:<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib\" data-id=\"103194949830\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103194949830\/original\/vS4d-S0GZz-zUwXIjCdse2OFyXTg4_8AyA.png?1741085668\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Another window will open telling you that the VNC access has been enabled but you will need to reboot the server for this change to be applied:<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103194954921\/original\/MAIqBLKvb7xgrRbGBbpEyb-ojhZCazxSKA.png?1741086142\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103194954921\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Finally, reboot your server. If you&#8217;re not sure how to do that you can follow our <u><a href=\"https:\/\/help.contabo.com\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/103000270047-how-can-i-reboot-my-server-\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u>guide her<\/u>e<\/a><\/u>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\" id=\"How-do-I-disable-VNC-on-my-server?\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">How do I disable VNC on my server?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Login to the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Customer Control Panel here<\/u><\/a><\/u>.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Click on &#8220;Your services&#8221; from the blue &#8220;control panel&#8221; table on the left hand side of the page:<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103194933582\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103194933582\/original\/tpbB5fHwFp7hax51KkjH7gxhN1IbKYYslg.png?1741084324\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Click the &#8220;Manage&#8221; button next to the server you want to disable VNC for:<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103194951628\/original\/bvkSb7DgCXBLpnWBMLpTIbhCZDdoAOW0hg.png?1741085840\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103194951628\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">From the drop-down that opens, click &#8220;Control&#8221;:<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103194935128\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103194935128\/original\/mymQ3k7w5kz-OTrBy77her4ovJdLUOTzmA.png?1741084449\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">You should be taken to the VPS\/VDS control page. Click the blue &#8220;Manage&#8221; button next to the server you want to disable VNC for:<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103194950135\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103194950135\/original\/PUXbTuaVU9bGSgtMksYPBL8IOuchdX4gRA.png?1741085702\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Click &#8220;Disable VNC&#8221; from the dropdown-menu:<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103194938363\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103194938363\/original\/CMetHnK8L9kaT4dmkNtX8lJKjTQYpHKdGQ.png?1741084737\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">A new window will open asking you for confirmation to disable the VNC. If you&#8217;re happy to continue, click the &#8220;Disable&#8221; button:<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib\" data-id=\"103194951946\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103194951946\/original\/eu76aNZqLJGSHn4vrRrWbcBAqjz6lshQvA.png?1741085870\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Another window will open telling you that the VNC access has been disabled but you will need to reboot the server for this change to be applied:<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103194941461\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103194941461\/original\/dYkoFr_9RTEB3j8LOYQcshjKPFvT5K_xag.png?1741084999\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Finally, reboot your server. 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