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Skip or delay an autostop scheduled shutdown

A platform engineer or project admin can schedule a time for dev boxes in a pool to stop automatically, helping ensure efficient resource use and cost management. If you use a dev box in a pool with an autostop schedule, you can manage the scheduled shutdown of your dev box. You can delay the shutdown or skip it altogether. This flexibility lets you manage your work and resources more effectively, so your projects remain uninterrupted when necessary.

Dev boxes that support hibernation hibernate on schedule instead of shutting down. Otherwise, they shut down.

Change scheduled shutdown from the dev box

If your dev box is in a pool with a stop schedule, you receive a notification about 30 minutes before the scheduled shutdown giving you time to save your work or make necessary adjustments.

Delay the shutdown

  1. In the pop-up notification, select a time to delay the shutdown, like Delay 1 Hour.

    Screenshot showing the shutdown notification and delay options in the dropdown list.

  2. Select Delay.

    Screenshot showing the shutdown notification and the Delay button highlighted.

Skip the shutdown

You can also choose to skip the next scheduled shutdown altogether. In the pop-up notification, select Skip.

Screenshot showing the shutdown notification with the Skip button highlighted.

The dev box stays on until the next scheduled shutdown time.

Change scheduled shutdown from the developer portal

In the developer portal, you see the scheduled shutdown time on the dev box tile. Delay or skip the shutdown from the more options (...) menu.

Screenshot showing the dev box tile, with the shutdown time highlighted. In this example, the shutdown time is 6 30 p m.

Delay the shutdown

  1. Locate your dev box.

  2. On the more options (...) menu, select Delay scheduled shutdown.

    Screenshot showing the dev box tile and the more options menu with the Delay scheduled shutdown option highlighted.

  3. In the Delay shutdown until dropdown list, select the time that you want to delay the shutdown until. You can delay the shutdown by up to 8 hours from the scheduled time.

    Screenshot showing how to delay the scheduled shutdown until 7 30 p m.

  4. Select Delay.

Skip the shutdown

  1. Locate your dev box.

  2. On the more options (...) menu, select Delay scheduled shutdown.

  3. In the Delay shutdown until dropdown list, select the last available option, which specifies the time 8 hours after the scheduled shutdown time. In this example, the last option is 6:30 pm tomorrow (skip).

    Screenshot showing the final shutdown option that skips shutdown until the next scheduled time.

  4. Select Delay.

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