Computer Lifecycle
Stop computer
Shut down a running computer.
POST
Stop computer
Stops a running computer. Its disk is archived to object storage, so files, installed software, and configuration are all kept. Its host and IP are released, so a stopped computer costs no compute.
A successful stop leaves the computer in status
Stopping is idempotent only for a computer that is already
frozen. That is the value GET /computers/{id} reports afterwards, and the state start restores from.
The archive is written and verified before the computer is torn down, so a failed stop leaves the computer running rather than stranding it with neither host nor archive. On start the computer boots on a freshly chosen host with a new IP address, new ports, and a new VNC / Desktop API token. Processes and other in-memory state are not preserved. Only the disk survives.
Path parameters
string
required
Computer UUID or
instance_id. Both resolve to the same computer.Response
boolean
true when the computer was stopped, or was already frozen.frozen. Any other non-running status returns 409 rather than succeeding. That includes stopped, which the reconciler writes when a computer is missing from its host.