There may be times when you need to stop an application without deleting it. You can suspend an application on the application’s Settings page. This can be useful if you need to troubleshoot issues or test parts of the application without it running.

Suspending the application doesn’t change or remove anything from it. Connections to the application remain in place but will not work while the application is suspended. You will not incur any costs for the application during the suspension.

On the Settings page, click Suspend application.

Suspend an application in MyKinsta.
Suspend an application in MyKinsta.

Confirm the suspension by clicking Suspend application again in the modal/pop-up.

When you’re ready to restart your application, go back to the application Settings page and click Resume application.

Resume an application in MyKinsta.
Resume an application in MyKinsta.

Click Resume application again in the modal/pop-up to confirm the restart.

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