---
title: "Restart project"
method: POST
path: "/api/vps/v1/virtual-machines/{virtualMachineId}/docker/{projectName}/restart"
tags: ["VPS: Docker Manager"]
---

# Restart project

`POST /api/vps/v1/virtual-machines/{virtualMachineId}/docker/{projectName}/restart`

Restarts all services in a Docker Compose project by stopping and starting
containers in the correct dependency order.

This operation preserves data volumes and network configurations while refreshing the running containers. 

Use this to apply configuration changes or recover from service failures.

## Path parameters

- `virtualMachineId` integer, required
- `projectName` string, required

## Response `200`

Success response

- VPSV1ActionActionResource
  - `id` integer — Action ID
  - `name` string — Action name
  - `state` 'success' | 'error' | 'delayed' | 'sent' | 'created' — Action state
  - `created_at` string, date-time
  - `updated_at` string, date-time

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthenticated response
- `422` — Validation error response
- `500` — Error response

---

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