Hostinger CLI

Manage VPS and DNS for hill90.com using scripts/hostinger.sh.

CLI: bash scripts/hostinger.sh <service> <command> [args]

CLI Structure

code

hostinger.sh vps      get | start | stop | restart | recreate | snapshot | action | actions | metrics | scripts
hostinger.sh dns      get | update | validate | delete | reset | sync | verify | snapshot

VPS Commands

Get Details

bash

bash scripts/hostinger.sh vps get

Lifecycle

bash

bash scripts/hostinger.sh vps start
bash scripts/hostinger.sh vps stop
bash scripts/hostinger.sh vps restart

Recreate (DESTRUCTIVE)

bash

# Rebuilds OS — destroys all data
bash scripts/hostinger.sh vps recreate 1183 'password'
bash scripts/hostinger.sh vps recreate 1183 'password' 2395  # with post-install script

Snapshots

bash

bash scripts/hostinger.sh vps snapshot create   # overwrites existing
bash scripts/hostinger.sh vps snapshot get
bash scripts/hostinger.sh vps snapshot restore

Actions

bash

bash scripts/hostinger.sh vps actions                      # list recent
bash scripts/hostinger.sh vps action get <action_id>       # check status
bash scripts/hostinger.sh vps action wait <action_id>      # poll until done
bash scripts/hostinger.sh vps action wait <action_id> 300  # custom timeout

Monitoring

bash

bash scripts/hostinger.sh vps metrics
bash scripts/hostinger.sh vps scripts    # list post-install scripts

DNS Commands

View Records

bash

bash scripts/hostinger.sh dns get

Update Records

bash

# From JSON file
bash scripts/hostinger.sh dns update records.json

# Inline JSON
bash scripts/hostinger.sh dns update '{"overwrite":true,"zone":[{"name":"@","type":"A","ttl":3600,"records":[{"content":"1.2.3.4"}]}]}'

Validate Before Applying

bash

bash scripts/hostinger.sh dns validate records.json

Delete Record

bash

bash scripts/hostinger.sh dns delete www A

Sync A Records to VPS IP

bash

# Reads VPS_IP and TAILSCALE_IP from secrets, checks idempotency, validates, applies
bash scripts/hostinger.sh dns sync

Verify Propagation

bash

bash scripts/hostinger.sh dns verify

DNS Snapshots

bash

bash scripts/hostinger.sh dns snapshot list
bash scripts/hostinger.sh dns snapshot get <snapshot_id>
bash scripts/hostinger.sh dns snapshot restore <snapshot_id>

Reset (DESTRUCTIVE)

bash

bash scripts/hostinger.sh dns reset   # resets ALL records to defaults

Common Workflows

Full VPS Rebuild (4 Steps)

bash

make recreate-vps                    # 1. Rebuild OS (auto-rotates keys, auto-gets IP)
make config-vps VPS_IP=<ip>          # 2. Bootstrap OS (Ansible)
make deploy-infra                    # 3. Deploy Traefik, Portainer
make deploy-all                      # 4. Deploy app services

DNS Sync After Rebuild

bash

bash scripts/hostinger.sh dns sync     # idempotent — skips if already correct
bash scripts/hostinger.sh dns verify   # check propagation

Safety Snapshot Before Changes

bash

bash scripts/hostinger.sh vps snapshot create
# ... make changes ...
bash scripts/hostinger.sh vps snapshot restore  # rollback if needed

Make Targets

Target	Runs
`make snapshot`	`hostinger.sh vps snapshot create`
`make dns-view`	`hostinger.sh dns get`
`make dns-sync`	`hostinger.sh dns sync`
`make dns-verify`	`hostinger.sh dns verify`
`make dns-snapshots`	`hostinger.sh dns snapshot list`
`make dns-restore SNAPSHOT_ID=123`	`hostinger.sh dns snapshot restore 123`

Constants

Key	Value
VPS ID	1264324
Template	1183 (AlmaLinux 10)
Domain	hill90.com
SSH Hostname	remote.hill90.com
API Base	https://developers.hostinger.com

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
`HOSTINGER_API_KEY`	from secrets	API key (auto-loaded from SOPS)
`HOSTINGER_VPS_ID`	1264324	VPS instance ID
`HOSTINGER_DOMAIN`	hill90.com	Domain for DNS operations