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Yes, you can now rebuild your servelet with a different OS template. For example, you can rebuild and change your servelet's OS from Ubuntu to CentOS. For higher plans, you can also rebuild your servelet to paid templates such as Windows, however additional charges will be applied. Please take note that all the data inside your servelet will be destroyed during reinstallation.

Below are the steps on rebuilding your servelet with different OS template:

1. Log in to our portal and then go to your servelet's control panel: Services > Simple Menu > your servelet's hostname and then stop the servelet by switching the status slider from ON to OFF by clicking on the "ON" button (see screenshot below). You will receive a warning to confirm: "Are you sure you want to Power OFF this VM?". Click "OK". Wait up to several minutes until the servelet is in OFF state.

2. Once the servelet has been turned off, click on the Rebuild button as shown on the screenshot below.

3. You will be given an option to rebuild with the same OS template, or with a different OS template (as per screenshot below). Choose the first option if you want to rebuild your servelet with the same OS template. If you would like to change your OS template upon rebuild, choose the second option: "Reinstall with new template".

4. Select the new OS template you would like to reinstall, and then click on "Re-Install VPS" button. See screenshot below.

5. You will then see a notification stating that the VM rebuild has been scheduled. Wait for several minutes.

6. If your servelet is still in OFF state after reinstallation, turn back ON your servelet. It will be up and running with the new fresh OS template.

You will see on your servelet's control panel that the OS template has been changed. Take note that the root password is also changed, you can see the new password from your servelet's control panel.

For certain OS templates, you would need to manually mount the data-disk and add the entry into /etc/fstab.