How to reboot a Mac mini

Reviewed on June 23, 2025

This page shows how to reboot your Mac mini from the Scaleway console. This is useful if your Mac mini is unreachable, or you want to reboot it remotely.

Before you start

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

A Scaleway account logged into the console
Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
A Mac mini

Click Apple silicon in the Bare Metal section of the side menu. A list of your Mac minis displays.
Click the Mac mini you want to reboot. Your Mac mini information page displays.
Scroll down to the Reboot Mac mini section, and click Reboot.
Click Reboot Mac mini to confirm.
Important
Rebooting a Mac mini is similar to pulling the electrical plug on a running computer, which can cause data corruption. To avoid data loss, save your documents before rebooting the machine.

Note

Mac mini and macOS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. IOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used by Apple under license. Scaleway is not affiliated with Apple Inc.