How to Power Off a Droplet From a Command Line (To Create a Snapshot)?

This post will teach you how to take a snapshot and turn a droplet on and off using a command line.

Steps to Power Off a Droplet from a Command Line and Create a Snapshot

Go to the command line and type the below syntax:

sudo shutdown -h now

or

sudo poweroff

After that, go to the Power page and power it off here too. This won’t have an effect on your droplet but the web interface will be taken into sync.

Now go back to the Snapshot page and click on the Take Snapshot button.

That’s it!