diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/CleanupUnreachableServers.php b/app/Console/Commands/CleanupUnreachableServers.php
index 615dc21d20..f6b3ee9f6f 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/CleanupUnreachableServers.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/CleanupUnreachableServers.php
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ class CleanupUnreachableServers extends Command
     public function handle()
     {
         echo "Running unreachable server cleanup...\n";
-        $servers = Server::where('unreachable_count', '>=', 3)->whereHas('notificationThrottles', fn ($query) => $query->where('notification', Unreachable::class))->where('updated_at', '<', now()->subDays(7))->get();
+        // The localhost server is the Coolify host itself, so the cleanup never touches it.
+        $servers = Server::where('id', '!=', 0)->where('unreachable_count', '>=', 3)->whereHas('notificationThrottles', fn ($query) => $query->where('notification', Unreachable::class))->where('updated_at', '<', now()->subDays(7))->get();
         if ($servers->count() > 0) {
             foreach ($servers as $server) {
                 echo "Cleanup unreachable server ($server->id) with name $server->name";
diff --git a/app/Models/Server.php b/app/Models/Server.php
index 736d63aed5..2ac649ce98 100644
--- a/app/Models/Server.php
+++ b/app/Models/Server.php
@@ -1438,6 +1438,15 @@ $siteAddress {
         return $this->settings->force_disabled;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * On self-hosted, only the unreachable cleanup disables a server, so a working connection can enable it again.
+     * On Cloud the flag enforces the plan server limit, and a transferred server stays an archive.
+     */
+    public function canBeReEnabled(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->settings->force_disabled === true && ! isCloud() && ! $this->isTransferredAway();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Server was migrated away from this Coolify instance (source side).
      * Must not be revalidated or re-enabled as a live managed host.
@@ -2544,6 +2553,11 @@ $siteAddress {
 
     public function validateConnection(bool $justCheckingNewKey = false)
     {
+        // A validation enables a disabled self-hosted server again, but only when the connection works.
+        $isReEnabling = $this->canBeReEnabled() && ! $this->hasPlaceholderIp();
+        if ($isReEnabling) {
+            $this->forceEnableServer();
+        }
         if ($this->skipServer()) {
             return ['uptime' => false, 'error' => 'Server skipped.'];
         }
@@ -2564,6 +2578,9 @@ $siteAddress {
 
             return ['uptime' => true, 'error' => null];
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            if ($isReEnabling) {
+                $this->forceDisableServer();
+            }
             $error = $e->getMessage();
             if ($error === SshMultiplexingHelper::HOST_KEY_CHANGED_MESSAGE && ! $this->recordHostKeyMismatch()) {
                 $error = 'SSH host key verification failed, but the server still sends the trusted host key.';
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/server/show.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/server/show.blade.php
index 31b6fae612..938725d50f 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/server/show.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/server/show.blade.php
@@ -221,6 +221,14 @@
                             </x-callout>
                         @endif
 
+                        @if ($server->canBeReEnabled())
+                            <x-callout type="danger" title="Server disabled" class="mb-4">
+                                Coolify disabled this server because it was unreachable for more than 7 days. Coolify does
+                                not connect to it. Correct the connection settings, then click
+                                <strong>Validate connection</strong>. When the connection works, the server is enabled again.
+                            </x-callout>
+                        @endif
+
                         <div class="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2">
                             <x-forms.input canGate="update" :canResource="$server" id="name" label="Name"
                                 required :disabled="$isValidating" />
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ForceDisabledServerReEnableTest.php b/tests/Feature/ForceDisabledServerReEnableTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6218a61b1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/ForceDisabledServerReEnableTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Models\InstanceSettings;
+use App\Models\NotificationThrottle;
+use App\Models\PrivateKey;
+use App\Models\Server;
+use App\Models\Team;
+use App\Notifications\Server\Unreachable;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Process;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
+
+uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    InstanceSettings::forceCreate(['id' => 0]);
+    config(['constants.coolify.self_hosted' => true, 'constants.ssh.mux_enabled' => false]);
+    Storage::fake('ssh-keys');
+
+    $team = Team::factory()->create();
+    $this->server = Server::factory()->create([
+        'team_id' => $team->id,
+        'private_key_id' => PrivateKey::factory()->create(['team_id' => $team->id])->id,
+    ]);
+    $this->server->forceDisableServer();
+});
+
+it('enables a disabled self-hosted server again when the validation connects', function () {
+    Process::fake();
+
+    $result = $this->server->validateConnection();
+
+    expect($result)->toBe(['uptime' => true, 'error' => null])
+        ->and($this->server->settings->fresh()->force_disabled)->toBeFalse()
+        ->and($this->server->settings->fresh()->is_reachable)->toBeTrue();
+});
+
+it('keeps a self-hosted server disabled when the validation cannot connect', function () {
+    Process::fake(['*' => Process::result(errorOutput: 'ssh: connect to host 192.0.2.1 port 22: Connection refused', exitCode: 255)]);
+
+    $result = $this->server->validateConnection();
+
+    expect($result['uptime'])->toBeFalse()
+        ->and($result['error'])->not->toBe('Server skipped.')
+        ->and($this->server->settings->fresh()->force_disabled)->toBeTrue();
+});
+
+it('does not enable a disabled server on cloud, where the flag enforces the plan limit', function () {
+    config(['constants.coolify.self_hosted' => false]);
+    Process::fake();
+
+    expect($this->server->validateConnection())->toBe(['uptime' => false, 'error' => 'Server skipped.'])
+        ->and($this->server->settings->fresh()->force_disabled)->toBeTrue();
+    Process::assertNothingRan();
+});
+
+it('does not enable the archive of a transferred server', function () {
+    $this->server->update(['server_metadata' => ['transfer' => ['status' => 'transferred']]]);
+    Process::fake();
+
+    expect($this->server->validateConnection())->toBe(['uptime' => false, 'error' => 'Server skipped.'])
+        ->and($this->server->settings->fresh()->force_disabled)->toBeTrue();
+    Process::assertNothingRan();
+});
+
+it('never disables the localhost server in the unreachable cleanup', function () {
+    $localhost = Server::factory()->create(['id' => 0, 'team_id' => $this->server->team_id, 'unreachable_count' => 50]);
+    $localhost->forceFill(['updated_at' => now()->subDays(8)])->saveQuietly();
+    NotificationThrottle::record($localhost, Unreachable::class);
+
+    $this->artisan('cleanup:unreachable-servers')->assertSuccessful();
+
+    expect($localhost->settings->fresh()->force_disabled)->toBeFalse();
+});