Restart VM Instance in Google Cloud After Clicking "Stop" - wordpress

I am having a mild panic attack and could use some help.
I was emailed by Google telling me I need to change my machine type in my VM Instance. So I logged in, it told me I needed to stop the instance to make that change. I stopped the instance and then realized I'm not using the deprecated F1-Micro, so I just hit Play to restart the instance.
It restarts, has the reassuring green symbol, but my wordpress site can't be accessed.
I tried connecting via SSH and it seems like the data is there, I can navigate to the wordpress folder.
Can someone please advise on what I need to do to get the site running?
Thanks!
EDIT: More Info
Checking status of NGINX server shows it is "active (running)"
When visiting the web address, it loads for a very long time and then goes to an error page that just says "This site can't be reached the site took too long to respond. try checking connection and the proxy and the firewall. ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT"

I found the issue.
The Google documentation suggests your IP address will remain. Whether that is standard or not, my IP address changed, so once I updated my DNS records I was back online.

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It's 99.9% related to your networking. That's what it turns out to be for pretty much everyone asking this question.
Most likely either a port isn't forwarded correctly, or your firewall prevents the connection. Try and use an external service to verify if the port is open. (Do a search for "Port open check"). Also, check your firewall to have the worldserver listed as an exception in the right folder.
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With no apparent motive, stoped working and I can't access to it, neither the front panel or admin panel.
I can't access via FTP o SSH console.
The VM on Google cloud still running as far as I can see.
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This page with SSH troubleshooting steps might be able to help you.
The issue could be solved by trying these troubleshooting steps. I think it is likely that the first one might be the cause of your issue since you mentioned it did work before.
Does the instance have a full disk? Try to expand it!
Is the firewall correctly setup, check your firewall rules and ensure that the default-allow-ssh rule is present.
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Your domain name tannerplauche.com works fine for me. Apparently, it's just propagation time on your end. When you change the DNS, the changes do not take effect instantly. Normally, your local ISP's server updates data every 24-48 hours. Once the cache on the local ISP's server is cleared, you will see the website on your end as well.
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Determine the most likely point of failure
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