You click on "start a bounty" on an eligible question. From the [bounty FAQ on MSO](http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/16065/how-does-the-bounty-system-work): "A bounty can be started on a question two days after the question was asked." ![bounty][1] As of this posting, your only [unanswered question](http://serverfault.com/questions/274007/how-do-you-reboot-a-server-when-you-are-not-local-to-it) is 1 day old, and not eligible yet. [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/Ah3Yi.png