# stop

The baremetal stop command stops a bare metal server in your project. This command allows you to power off or shut down a specific bare metal instance using the specified project ID and server name.

## Usage

```
cldkctl baremetal stop [flags]
```

## Aliases

```
stop, st
```

## Steps

Follow the steps below to run and view the result of this command:

1. Ensure that you already have a valid **Project ID**. Refer to the Project List section to obtain your project ID.
2. Identify the **bare metal server name** that you want to stop. Refer to the Baremetal List section to find the server name.
3. Run the following command in your terminal:

```
cldkctl baremetal stop --project [project ID] --name [bare metal server name]
```

4. Replace `[project ID]` with your actual project ID and `[bare metal server name]` with the name of the instance you want to stop.
5. Once completed successfully, the terminal displays the success message **"Bare metal instance successfully stopped"**

## Flags

{% hint style="info" %}

1. This command supports [global flags.](/guidance-for-individual/cloudeka-api-list/global-flags.md) Refer to the Global Flags section for details.
2. The bare metal instance must be in a running state before it can be stopped. If the instance status is failed, the stop process cannot be executed successfully.
   {% endhint %}

| Flag                 | Description                         |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| -h, --help           | Help for baremetal stop command.    |
| -n, --name string    | Specify the bare metal server name. |
| -p, --project string | Specify the project ID.             |


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