# Reset and Reboot Procedures Have you tried turning the device off and on again? Sometimes all that is needed is a reboot. This can be done for the skaarOS / the full Blue Pill / or per package. --- #### Blue Pill Reboot On the Settings page, click the Reboot button in the System Information section. This will restart the entire unit. [![reboot.jpg](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-04/scaled-1680-/reboot.jpg)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-04/reboot.jpg) --- #### Package Restart You can restart an individual package on the Packages page. Click on the status of the package (being Running or Stopped) to be restarted. [![packages-page.jpg](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-04/scaled-1680-/y2Npackages-page.jpg)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-04/y2Npackages-page.jpg) Then click 'Restart' in the pop-up. [![restart.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/restart.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/restart.png) --- #### Reactor > Clear config directory If a configuration has crashed Reactor, and you can only access the 'Packages' and 'Settings' pages, you may need to erase the content of the cofiguration directory.
Note: This will ERASE ALL CONFIGURATIONS on the device.
On the Packages pages, click 'Reactor'. Then click 'Clear config directory'. Finally click 'Confirm and restart'. [![clear-config.jpg](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-04/scaled-1680-/clear-config.jpg)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-04/clear-config.jpg) --- #### Factory Reset If you think you really messed up the Blue Pill in some way, you can do a full Factory Reset of the unit.
Note: This will ERASE EVERYTHING you have done on the Blue Pill device.
In the System Information section there is a Reset button. Press it and follow the prompts. You can even hold down \[Shift\] on you keyboard and press 'Reset'. This will initiate 'Hard System Reset'. [![reset.jpg](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-04/scaled-1680-/reset.jpg)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-04/reset.jpg) --- #### No access to Reactor webpage If you are not able to access Reactor webpage at all, then you have two options: 1. Press paperclip into 'Config Button' hole on back of device > hold it for 5 secs. This will reset IP address to DHCP - and enable the Wifi module, allowing you to access it using a wireless connection. Please read the wiki 'Accessing Blue Pill > Wi-Fi Access Point' for this: [https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/books/blue-pill-reactor/page/accessing-blue-pill-1be](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/books/blue-pill-reactor/page/accessing-blue-pill-1be) 2. Do a complete Reflash of the software. This will replace the entire software-image-file. A guide is provided in this article: [https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/books/blue-pill-reactor/page/reflash-blue-pill-devices](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/books/blue-pill-reactor/page/reflash-blue-pill-devices)