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With the Start/Stop feature in Compute, you can control when your instances are active. If you need to take a break, save on costs, or just pause a project, you can stop an instance and resume it later—no need to recreate anything.

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View your instances

  • Go to your Compute dashboard.
  • Select the Instances tab.
  • Here you’ll see all of your instances—running or stopped—with details like uptime, resource usage, and hourly cost.
To create a new instance, click Create new instance in the top-right corner. Start Stop Instances 1 Pn

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Stop an instance

To stop billing and pause usage:
  • Click the ••• next to the instance you want to stop.
  • Select Stop from the dropdown.
The instance status will update to Stopped, and you will no longer be billed. Your configuration and data will be saved. Start Stop Instances 2 Pn

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Start a stopped instance

To resume activity:
  • Find your stopped instance in the Instances tab.
  • Click the ••• next to it.
  • Select Start.
Start Stop Instances 3 Pn Review the configuration details, then click Start instance to confirm. Start Stop Instances 4 Pn The instance will return to a Running state and billing will resume. Start Stop Instances 5 Pn

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If resources aren’t available

If the network can’t allocate resources immediately, you’ll see a message asking you to try again later. Your data and settings will remain safe while you wait.
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