Schedule Cluster On or Off
- Capella Operational
- how-to
You can schedule when your cluster is on and off to save costs.
Turning off your cluster turns off the compute for your cluster but the storage remains. All of your data, schema (buckets, scopes, and collections), and indexes remain, as well as your cluster configuration, including users and allow lists.
When you turn your cluster off, you will be charged the OFF amount for the cluster
Private endpoint charges still apply when your cluster is off. To avoid charges, delete your endpoints and turn off Private Endpoints before you turn off your cluster.
Variable backup and data transfer costs still apply when your cluster is off. |
Public API
You can also schedule your cluster to turn on or off using the Management API v4.0 Reference: |
When a Cluster is Turned Off
Linked App Services |
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Application and client connections |
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Replications |
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Backups and scheduled backups |
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Maintenance |
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Schedule Cluster On/Off
To schedule your cluster:
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Log in to your account and click Operational.
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Choose your cluster.
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Click on the Settings tab.
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In the navigation menu, click Schedule On/Off.
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Choose your timezone for your schedule from the drop-down list.
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Choose the day and time ranges you want your cluster to be on.
To add different time ranges for different days, click + Add Scheduling Row to add new rows.
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Click Start Schedule.
Capella will not turn off the cluster if a cluster backup is running, if maintenance is running, or if maintenance is scheduled within 1 hour. If a cluster that is off requires maintenance, the maintenance begins when it turns on. |
Edit Cluster Schedule
To edit your cluster schedule:
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Log in to your account and click Operational.
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Choose your cluster to go to your cluster page.
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Click on the Settings tab.
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In the navigation menu, click Schedule On/Off.
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Click Edit Schedule.
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Edit your timezone, day, and time ranges as needed.
To add different time ranges for different days, click + Add Scheduling Row to add new rows.
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Click Start Schedule.
Delete Cluster Schedule
You cannot recover a deleted schedule. |
To delete your cluster schedule:
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Log in to your account and click Operational.
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Choose your cluster.
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Click on the Settings tab.
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In the navigation menu, click Schedule On/Off.
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Click Delete Schedule.
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Type "delete" to confirm and click Delete Schedule.