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# Changing the account password
## When should you change your account password?
If you receive notifications about data breaches affecting services where you've used the same or similar passwords, please change your [VPS Control Panel](https://virt.crunchbits.com/) account password immediately. This will prevent bad actors from accessing your metal account.
You should also change it when you see any suspicious activity anywhere you've used the same or a similar password. Even if the strange activity is later on linked back to you doing something, it's always better to be safe than sorry!
## Changing password from the dashboard
### 1. Go to your account settings
Start by logging into our [VPS Control Panel](https://virt.crunchbits.com/). Then On the dashboard, click on the `Account` button.
### 2. Change your password
Navigate to the `Password` \[1] tab, then enter your `Current Password` in field 2, and your `New password` into field 3. Afterward, re-enter the `New password` in field 4 as shown in the image.
### 3. Confirm the password change
Now, simply click on `Update Account Password` and done!
## Changing your password if you’ve forgotten it
In case you no longer have your old password and need to reset it, open the login page for our [VPS Control Panel](https://virt.crunchbits.com/) and click on `Lost Password?` as shown in the image below.
### 1. Getting the password reset email
On the Lost Password page, enter your registered email address in Field 1 and click on the `Reset` Button \[2].
### 2. Resetting your password with the reset password link
Open your email inbox and find the email from `noreply@crunchbits.com` with the subject `Reset Password Notification.`
Next, Open that email and look for the password reset link and click on it.
On the password reset form, double-check field one to make sure the email address is correct and enter the new password you would like to set in fields 2 & 3.
### 3. Saving your new password
Once you've entered the new password you would like to set, click on the `Reset Password` button and you've successfully reset your password!
You can now go back to the login page and log in to the panel using your new password.
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