# Plex Media Server Controls from iOS **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [March 2, 2016, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-controls-from-ios/137403 "2016-03-02T09:00:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kylerphillips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@kylerphillips](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kylerphillips)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-controls-from-ios/137403/1 "2016-03-02T09:00:36Z")
Hey Plex! I currently have my Plex Media Server available outside of my network - it would be great to be able to **shutdown** my media server or restart my media server for example straight from the iOS application - correct me if this is currently possible? ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-controls-from-ios/137403/2 "2021-07-17T01:17:02Z")
2021 clean-up: duplicate > [@Restart Server/PMS button for admin User from GUI](https://forums.plex.tv/t/restart-server-pms-button-for-admin-user-from-gui/291389): > > Hi Guys, I know it won’t happen that often, but sometimes a “restart server” feature within the GUI would be very useful. Instead I have to go into the shell to restart the PMS only. As an example of what you could use it for, the certificate has been updated. What do you think?